Example sentences of "was well [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Mountbatten used to drink Guinness in the bar down there , and he was well liked by the locals . |
| 2 | A decline in the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases in men who have sex with men was well documented in the mid-1980s in various developed countries , including the Netherlands , the United States , and Britain . |
| 3 | Orkney wives were generally much happier outside than inside and this was well illustrated in the figures for taking over the paperwork ( 7% ) and those for attending sick stock ( 32% ) . |
| 4 | The reading was well attended by the students , but the occasion was short on material comforts . |
| 5 | The speech was well received by the delegates and a motion was carried unanimously to send a fact-finding team to Zimbala in six months ' time to monitor the situation with a view to readmitting the country to the United Nations . |
| 6 | writes : The Guinness PLC Annual General Meeting held on May 26th was well received in the circumstances by the City and shareholders alike — there were few surprises . |
| 7 | Being a rather mean and frugal man , he employed a local stonemason who was well versed in the designs of the great architects of the day such as James Gibbs . |
| 8 | My aversion to officers , especially those dressed in the dull green of the Wehrmacht , was already well established when , the war over , I ran into an old schoolmate of mine who was well versed in the ways of the then flourishing black market . |
| 9 | She was well acquainted with the families of Paradise Street . |
| 10 | As a former congressman himself , he was well acquainted with the dangers facing the executive 's proposals when they reached Capitol Hill . |
| 11 | Rogers was well known to the police and she believes it was this fact which led to a court appearance for a minor offence . |
| 12 | Henreid was well established in the hearts of female filmgoers when , impeccable in a white linen suit , he appeared in Casablanca . |
| 13 | The stag stood back again snorting and shaking its head , but the rough material was well tangled in the antlers and stayed put . |
| 14 | The bar was well patronised by the locals . |
| 15 | This was well correlated with the values obtained from those with BrdUrd labelling in the 10 rats in whom both methods were used ( r=0.72 , p=0.001 ) . |