Example sentences of "was [verb] [conj] [adj] [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was reported that over-ripe tomatoes and some oldish eggs had been tossed at the door of two southern commercial stations , which was a smear tactic we deplored with emphasis . |
| 2 | On the day after Aquino 's announcement it was reported that 28 congressmen and 22 governors had broken with the LDP and announced their support for Ramos . |
| 3 | This month it was reported that Chinese officials and technicians are equipping an Iranian nuclear facility near the southern Iran-Iraq border in Khuzestan , with uranium-enriching technology . |
| 4 | Here it was stressed that many streets and squares will in the future look very different from today , with each being treated individually , selecting an approach from a multitude of possibilities ( Figure 5.4 ) . |
| 5 | The whole area out here was paved and small stonecrops and sedums with white and yellow starry flowers grew up between the stones . |
| 6 | It was accepted that some specialists and a class of supplementary clerks would be needed , but they did not fit into the overall scheme . |
| 7 | Breath methane was measured and viable counts and metabolic activities of methanogenic bacteria and sulphate reducing bacteria determined in faeces . |
| 8 | This seems to have been revised twice , and by the third edition it was re-titled as Public Offices and Metropolitan Improvements , with an appendix added , comparing the cost of Hope 's plan with that of the Government 's . |
| 9 | The uneasy truce between Quebec police and the Mohawk Indians , established in the aftermath of the 11-week siege in mid-1990 ( in which one policeman was killed and many police and Indians injured ) , was broken on Jan. 8 when 13 officers and at least six Mohawks were injured in renewed fighting . |
| 10 | It was suggested that standard-sized boxes or crates be obtained for visitors to use for Herbarium sheets which needed to be moved around . |