Example sentences of "were [vb pp] from their [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | None the less , a number of distinguished theologians , French Jesuits and Dominicans in particular , were dismissed from their teaching posts soon afterwards . |
| 2 | The pair were starring in Aladdin at Hull when £8,000 of gems , belonging to Janette Tough , who plays Jimmie , were stolen from their dressing room . |
| 3 | Mr and Mrs Ian Gilliemore , who were taken from their Hillman Avenger on the night of 24 September 1958 and subjected to scanning by a ‘ big light ’ from a group of midgets in the traditional green cloaks , reported seeing ‘ a sort of dancing light ’ just before the midgets struck . |
| 4 | There was growing concern yesterday for the fate of 11 US scientists from the Tropical Research Institute who were taken from their island laboratories on Wednesday . |
| 5 | Campbell were removed from their Party positions on 11 October . |