Example sentences of "and was [vb pp] [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 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 .
10 They just went in head first and was swallowed up in the road .
11 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 .
12 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 .
13 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 .
14 He rang the bell , and was asked in by the maid — only to be told that the family were at dinner .
15 Lower bruised his left leg and was stood down for the rest of the afternoon by the course doctors .
16 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 .
17 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 .
18 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 .
19 Payton , failed to return and was shot down by the A.A. defences at Hassani .
20 The initial draft received many letters of comment from both camps and was followed up with a public debate in Glasgow .
21 ‘ The aircraft turned over the breakwater and was followed out by the same intense gunfire .
22 I sat on it , and was pulled up to the island .
23 The even-money favourite was never moving in his best style and was pulled up before the 15th fence .
24 Trainer David Barons had no excuses for last year 's winner Seagram , who made no show and was pulled up before the third-last .
25 But one grey-haired uplander disappeared into a hole below a boulder and was pulled out by the hair and carried back towards Keltney on a stretcher of cut branches .
26 She overshot the glove and was pulled back by the creance .
27 The scale of fees has been simplified and was set out in the last Q.T. notes ( gold paper again ) £12 per annum for teachers living within 50 miles of their training venue £10 per annum for those outside a 50 mile radius
28 I visited the workshops in 1947 and was shown round by the engineer , a Mr Rostron , who was the son of Captain Arthur Rostron , master of the liner Carpathia , who rescued the survivors from the Titanic .
29 The Valencia trainer came on to the pitch and was ushered back towards the tunnel by Fernando Giner , a home defender .
30 Again the work was completed in Oxford , and was carried through by the leadership of a man who made no mistakes in seeking chemical collaboration or in letting matters drop for lack of it .
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