Example sentences of "were [vb pp] [prep] the [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , the active County Federation of WEA Branches and the collective strength of the members in the established branches such as Northampton , Kettering , Raunds , Rushden and Wellingborough ensured continuity of Tutorial Classes and other WEA courses and about thirty classes were arranged in the county in each year throughout the decade . |
| 2 | Only 35 houses were completed in the area in the last year yet the survey revealed 522 households needing different or additional accommodation within five years . |
| 3 | Further contracts for non-patented equipment were placed with the employer in 1983 and 1985 . |
| 4 | Early this week the boys were placed with the mother in the mother and baby home with the intention of rehabilitation to the mother . |
| 5 | Cigarettes were placed on the table in front of you which meant that they were for everybody . |
| 6 | A number of Jewish cemeteries were vandalized during the summer in Baden-Württemberg , and in December in Berlin . |
| 7 | The photo was one of a group of twenty-eight Rodchenko photographs which were given to the consigner in 1960 by Varvara Rodchenko , the artist 's daughter , and which raised £445,648 in total . |
| 8 | Though pineapples from Barbados were first brought to England in 1657 and more West Indian ones were given to the king in 1661 and 1668 , it is unlikely that the fruit was grown successfully in England until about 1690 at Hampton Court , then in the charge of George London [ q.v . ] , |
| 9 | Rumoured to have been locked in the safe at KISS FM when a couple of acetates were given to the station in advance of release , this is an ultra-obvious semi-Italio belter which should keep floors jumping . |
| 10 | In parliament he was wont to abandon an argument half-completed if he sensed that his point had been made ; the speeches that appear in Hansard were touched up by his staff , and his speeches in the country were given to the press in advance . |
| 11 | Frost , regarded in his time as the ‘ finest comic artist in the U.S. ’ were given to the Club in 1972 by Mr. R.S. Green . |
| 12 | Contradictory signals were given by the military in the aftermath of the demonstrations . |
| 13 | Major restoration campaigns were undertaken on the mosaic in 1619 , 1889 , 1956 and on a number of occasions with varying degrees of success since that date . |
| 14 | The reports , which criticised the accountants , were referred to the Institute in August 1990 and a committee of inquiry was appointed by the JDS executive committee in May 1991 . |
| 15 | This is not surprising since different numbers were assigned to the year in different places . |
| 16 | Approximately 27,000 cups of tea and coffee were consumed at the start in 1991 |
| 17 | The first students in Business Administration and Applied Computing were registered by the University in September 1992 . |
| 18 | In 1943 , he and his missionary colleagues were interned by the Japanese in a camp in Weihsien . |
| 19 | While a large number of the items taken from Germany are held in special State-run storage facilities and are easy to work with , the majority of works removed from Russia were scattered over the world in the post-war period ’ . |
| 20 | The Easter egg , overcome by heat , too much food , and an excess of wine , had to go and stand outside the door for a little fresh air , but came back full of verve and ready to tackle some of Willi 's bonbons that were scattered about the room in dishes in case anyone felt the need of more to eat . |
| 21 | The impact of the landing had pushed one man forward under his seatbelt and his legs were trapped beneath the seat in front . |
| 22 | The buses and coaches which had brought the marchers into town were parked opposite the entrance in a long line down the road . |
| 23 | Three wells were drilled in the area in the 1980's — all of which made small gas discoveries — although two are excluded from this award . |
| 24 | Two boys who were rescued from the fighting in Lebanon are back tonight at the hospital that rebuilt their bodies and gave them hope for the future . |
| 25 | Over 50 000 died and 200 000 were wounded before the armistice in November 1918 . |
| 26 | The beasts of the field , pedigree or otherwise , were included by the Bible in the plan of salvation . |
| 27 | Around 150,000 salmon were caught in the river in 1900 , but by 1920 catches had dropped to 30,000 . |
| 28 | Two wings were added to the infirmary in 1939 , with a new maternity department and an additional wing to the nurses ' home . |
| 29 | Thousands of the dazzling white birds were spaced across the summit in close proximity . |
| 30 | It might well be that upon their selection the Roman Catholics were appraised of the atmosphere in England and advised not to be too obvious in their worship , galling though that would have been to those proud and independent men . |