Example sentences of "were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] the end " in BNC.
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| 1 | Numerous prizes , generously donated by sponsors , were given out at the end of the day . |
| 2 | National Guardsmen and military police flown in from the USA to help stem looting in the immediate aftermath of the hurricane were withdrawn gradually towards the end of the year . |
| 3 | The 63 was one of a handful of four-wheel-drive cars that saw brief service in 1969 before they were parked in at the end of the blind alley into which their manufacturers had ventured . |
| 4 | It is likely the alterations were carried out towards the end of a relatively prosperous period , before a collapse in trade , between 1810 and 1820 . |
| 5 | Girls were dropped off at the ends of the roads where they lived , motor-cycles were pushed into front gardens and covered with PVC sheeting . |
| 6 | Enzyme determinations were done immediately after the end of the experiments . |
| 7 | Our pens were collected up at the end of each session , so we never got the same pen twice , resulting in the nibs being frequently crossed . |
| 8 | ‘ But John calmed down and things were settled amicably at the end of the day , ’ he said . |