Example sentences of "of [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | As the first group of pulses were directed to the satellite high above the Indian Ocean , mixed up with all the other transmissions going out to the Far East , they were snatched out of the ether by the NSA 's giant aerials at Morwenstow 60 miles up the coast to the east of Goonhilly , and compared with the watch lists of ‘ interesting ’ numbers on their computer memories . |
| 32 | Hundreds of journalists were tried in the purges — ‘ l'épuration ’ — that followed the Liberation : more perhaps than any other profession , journalists paid the price of collaboration . |
| 33 | A neat stone arch and a flight of steps were built at the entrance and these have survived . |
| 34 | From the observation post on the Residency roof Mr Ford reported that new contingents of sepoys were streaming into the enemy lines from every direction . |
| 35 | Twenty-nine pairs of shoes were launched at the teacher in charge . |
| 36 | A number of barges were hidden in the trees along the lakeside and Mandeville and Santerre ordered these to be brought together . |
| 37 | Additionally , a slightly higher proportion of blacks were sentenced in adult rather than juvenile magistrates courts and of these a higher proportion of blacks were tried in the crown courts . |
| 38 | The genesis of these provisions was the widespread belief that the operations of share-pushers were damaging to the integrity of the markets , and contrary to the public interest . |
| 39 | Similarly , in 1898 , 12,395 tons of potatoes were distributed by the GWR network , mainly to the North and Midlands . |
| 40 | Black boxes the size of video-cassettes were welded on to 3,000 cars and hundreds of loops were buried in the roads . |
| 41 | To ease the pressure , a truckload of Commandos were taken to the rear where they could relax for a couple of days . |
| 42 | The Independent of July 5 claimed that the Khmers Rouges were fighting within 80 km of Phnom Penh and that large numbers of refugees were flooding into the capital . |
| 43 | Tajik Radio also reported a tank attack in the Yavansky region , and unconfirmed reports suggested that thousands of refugees were stranded near the border with Afghanistan . |
| 44 | Around 70pc of lambs were sold through the auction and the big meat exporters were now buying in the markets as well as the big supermarkets . |
| 45 | It was the night of the school disco and a group of parents were standing in the corner as the kids enjoyed themselves on the dance floor . |
| 46 | A variety of models were suggested for the forms which these political institutions might take . |
| 47 | This rich group of textiles were made by the Banjara gypsies of India , whose predecessors are thought to have been the world 's original gypsy stock . |
| 48 | One µl ( 25 pmoles ) of linkers were added to the double stranded cDNA together with 1 µl of 10 mM ATP and 1 Weiss unit of T4 DNA ligase . |
| 49 | A pair of slippers were balanced on the rim of the stage , alongside a keg of beer and two huge loaves of bread . |
| 50 | As the centre of Paris moved west , masses of workers were evicted from the city centre , some to move along with the new factories to the banlieue . |
| 51 | Hundreds of workers were brought into the area from London . |
| 52 | Groups of Palestinians were waiting in the area in the hope of being hired for a day 's casual labour . |
| 53 | Gastric mucosal homogenates were prepared as described earlier , serum samples were collected , and the activities or the concentrations of antioxidants were measured by the methods described next . |
| 54 | The families of guests were drifting along the river bank towards Donald Steuart 's a quarter of a mile upstream . |
| 55 | Exuberant groups of guests were dancing on the terrace in the evening light . |
| 56 | Led by the deputy head , a number of assaults were mounted upon the unsatisfactory situation . |
| 57 | The first round of reviews were considered by the GATT Council at its regular meeting on Dec. 12-14 . |
| 58 | Two days of celebrations were planned for the visitors — some from as far away as Canada and Australia — including a funfair , helicopter rides , fireworks and dancing and numerous side stalls . |
| 59 | Clouds of flies were crawling over the faces of the dead Germans . |
| 60 | Some 64,186 tonnes of insecticides were used on the republic 's cotton crops in 1975 ; this fell to 30,083 tonnes in 1985 , as the environmental implications of their use became evident , and to 2,586 tonnes in 1991 , following the end of the centrally planned system . |