Example sentences of "and was [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Men down the hole steadied it as it became horizontal and was heaved on to the shoulders of the men , about 150 in all .
2 Saline lakes of the Vestfold Hills oasis ( Figure 4.5 ) string out along a valley , formerly a marine inlet , which rose and was cut off from the sea 5000–8000 years ago when the local land ice melted ( Kerry et al . ,
3 The modest resettlement programme in rural areas which aimed to improve the grossly inequitable distribution of land prevailing during the colonial period was less effective than had been hoped , and was cut back by the stabilization measures taken in 1982–84 .
4 She raised the barrel skywards , and was tumbled over by a breaking wave .
5 He believed that if the paper made a big enough impact and was raved about by the industry , there would be a rush to save it even if it did n't sell enough to make a profit .
6 Because of his knowledge of languages Blake was recommended for a commission and was sent on to an officers ' training course at HMS King Alfred which in the spring of 1944 he passed and was appointed a sub-lieutenant in the RNVR .
7 But he immediately disagreed with the producer about the politics of the show , and was sent back to the Science Unit .
8 As priyayi he obtained an education in a Teachers ' Training School and was sent off to the little island of Bali .
9 Benny reddened at the stares , but Nan had left the two admirers and was bounding up to the back row .
10 Apparently the club lost its license and was shut down after a series of lawsuits stemming from car accidents involving drunk punters — and under American law , bar staff who serve drunk drivers are liable to get hauled up in front of the local beak of those people are later involved in accidents .
11 She read it idiotically at least three times , until she 'd convinced herself there was no hidden psychological message in the bare statement of fact , and then realised that someone had just come in the front door of the flat and was moving around in the hall .
12 Harry had come into the lower doorway at the right time , and was moving up between the tables to take his normal place among the young fellows of knightly family , his peers .
13 They just went in head first and was swallowed up in the road .
14 Behind the window , the putty face watched as a Moran , large and grey-speckled with red comb and wattles picked her way across the gravel carriage sweep , paused for a moment beside the bed of unpruned roses and was swallowed up in the shadows of the shrubbery .
15 The meeting on Jan. 8 , 1990 , was attended by 10,000-15,000 people and was broken up by the police , one person being arrested .
16 Hurt was celebrating an award which had been won by his TV series The Storyteller and was staggering around in a drunken haze when he turned on the paparazzi and yelled , ‘ Those bastards have been winding me up all night .
17 The box was always somewhere on the floor by his bed , and was tied up with a bow , as if it was a precious parcel or a gift intended for a special person ; the bow was tied from a length of scarlet nylon ribbon which Boy had seen in the dustbin outside a florist 's , and had stolen , and taken home and ironed , having sensed at once that its splendid colour made it suitable for the tying up of this very special box .
18 Well , at about half-seven he 'd gone into a restaurant in St Giles ‘ , Browns ; had a nice steak , with a bottle of red wine ; left at about half-nine — and was strolling down to The Randolph when he 'd met Mrs Sheila Williams , just outside the Taylorian , as she was making for the taxi-rank .
19 The Eighth Army had suffered a crushing defeat and was digging in along the Alamein line , only sixty miles to the west of the Nile .
20 Dana Gillespie : ‘ I 'd just come back from the States and was hanging around with a band called Ashton Gardner and Dyke .
21 He rang the bell , and was asked in by the maid — only to be told that the family were at dinner .
22 Lower bruised his left leg and was stood down for the rest of the afternoon by the course doctors .
23 He reckoned he had picked the wrong waves at the Hard Rock at Sunset , and was worn down by the sheer hard labour of surfing so long in such arduous conditions .
24 She was coming along the opposite pavement on foot and was looking up at the buildings as if she were not sure of being in the right street .
25 I sang in the choir at chapel and was called on as a boy soprano for various local concerts or for a solo or two at Bude parish church .
26 While so engaged an Italian transport aircraft , variously identified as a Caproni Ca310 or a Savoia S.81 , was intercepted and was shot down by the three Beaufighter pilots , Sqn.Ldr .
27 Payton , failed to return and was shot down by the A.A. defences at Hassani .
28 But Tsu Ma had turned already and was wading out into the deeper water .
29 The initial draft received many letters of comment from both camps and was followed up with a public debate in Glasgow .
30 ‘ The aircraft turned over the breakwater and was followed out by the same intense gunfire .
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