Example sentences of "were [vb pp] [to-vb] [prep] [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At Alfort , for instance , the professors were constrained to reply to the same charge as was levelled at Coleman — that of neglecting animals other than the horse . |
| 2 | It would be easier to convince senior managers that Unix is a viable platform if all systems were seen to work in the same way , regardless of what was underneath . |
| 3 | The men were believed to belong to the same group which attacked an army outpost near Kraka , 37 miles south of the capital , on Monday , killing seven people . |
| 4 | The assistants were asked what help and training they needed in order to carry out their duties more effectively , and both head and class teacher were asked to comment on the same issues independently . |
| 5 | Moscow and Petrograd papers were allowed to continue at the same volume but the rest of the press was to be reduced eventually to 232 papers , 158 of them guberniia and 74 uezd . |
| 6 | But , although they nearly ran out of steam and were forced to settle for a less than emphatic 27–24 margin of victory as the ‘ Boks came back at them , Sean Fitzpatrick 's side — with the Jones boys Ian and Michael , Zinzan Brooke and Frank Bunce outstanding alongside their skipper — were worthy of being the only New Zealand side ever to go through South Africa undefeated , albeit on an abbreviated tour . |
| 7 | The cost of warships is unknown , but something can be done with the byrnies which every eight hides were ordered to provide in the same year . |