Example sentences of "[noun prp] were [verb] [art] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Retired coal miners and men from the general population in North Nottinghamshire were sent a dyspepsia questionnaire to fill in , and those with upper gastrointestinal symptoms were invited for gastroscopy and biopsy . |
| 2 | At the very moment when they were writing about these problems , Marx and Engels were writing the seminal texts in which the political solutions were expounded . |
| 3 | One 200-strong theatre audience who found themselves trapped in the chaos on Tuesday were given an impromptu hour-long concert by Tom Jones . |
| 4 | The Japanese were successfully entering into many of the most sensitive markets in the EC ( e.g. cars , consumer electronic equipment , computing equipment ) , and the NICs were becoming an increasing threat to many of the industries of the member states . |
| 5 | The dogs who attacked Becky were destroyed the same day . |
| 6 | Hick pouched his fourth catch with the ease of a Hammond , and Pakistan were denied a 200 total . |
| 7 | On 30 June 1989 , Captain Knowles and Warrant Officer Fowles were visiting the Army 's transit training camp at Scarborough to ensure that 35 Signal Regiment ( V ) from London on their annual summer training camp were enjoying a satisfactory standard of catering . |
| 8 | Maidenhead were given an award for providing a constant stream of contacts which are very well qualified . |
| 9 | It would therefore follow that unless Molla Yegan were using the title though in fact an ex-kadi , he must have become kadi again in the years alter returning with Molla Gurani . |
| 10 | When Aimar v , Viscount of Limoges , suspected that his wife and his uncle Archambaud of Comborn were having an affair he went to war against his uncle and made his first attack without warning . |
| 11 | Well no he went out but they somebody ran in there and h well B Brian and I think Pat and David were having a drink with him and I think they suddenly thought well he 's been in there a long time . |
| 12 | To Abbott and Hornsby were added the names of Captain Lawrence , with whom Wilson had been associated in the formation of the Certificated Officers ' Union , Maurice Darby , the originator of the first Glasgow branch who was alleged to have gone over to the Shipping Federation in 1890 , Robert Pleasance , former secretary of the Tower Hill branch who had been expelled from the union in the same year , and a Thomas Carey , an official of the NSFU discharged for unsatisfactory conduct in 1911 who , Wilson claimed , immediately became involved with the Federation and , while still in its pay , assisted Lewis in setting up the British Seafarers ' Union . |
| 13 | With last month 's Winter Olympics receiving over 160 hours of television programming and three weeks of heavy newspaper , magazine and TV coverage , rugby enthusiasts in the United States were given a vivid lesson as to the power of being associated with the Olympics in making sporting heroes out of previously little-known athletes . |
| 14 | These trips to the United States were to become a regular event , part of his routine as it were , and there was a sense in which he was returning home . |
| 15 | Fifty-two of those earning $500,000 in the United States were paying no federal tax at all . |
| 16 | Edward and Arthur Hardy were spending a short farm holiday at Horsmonden , a 2½ hour train journey away from Margate . |
| 17 | Ed and Johnny were enjoying an unimaginative platter of boiled sprouts . |
| 18 | And Arsenal were offering an unusually high salary for a football manager — £2,000 . |
| 19 | Gurder and Angalo were having a blazing row when Masklin got back . |
| 20 | Donald Carr , chairman of the panel , said : ‘ Surrey were given a warning last year for repeated offences and that is why the matter was reported to the disciplinary committee . ’ |
| 21 | TOUCHE ROSS , the pace setters , and defending champions Kelburne were given a timely reminder last week that this season 's Torrie Stockbrokers ' National Men 's League has a long way to go , as they both sustained their first defeats of the season . |
| 22 | These stated that Angell and Pownall were to consider the competition conditions , and to : |
| 23 | Q Associates Ltd from Newbury in Berkshire were showing the MiLAN family of LAN communications products , transceivers and printer servers . |
| 24 | A goal down with only two minutes to go , Juventus were awarded the spot-kick when striker Paolo Di Canio was brought down . |
| 25 | READERS with longer memories will recall that Crystal Palace were dubbed The Team Of The Eighties by some people who should have known better and promptly began the decade with a 0-0 draw against Norwich . |
| 26 | By 1500 BC , the metal workers of Crete were producing a large range of cooking and storage utensils , including some large cauldrons made by riveting together several bronze sheets : some fine examples were found at Tylissos . |
| 27 | To be fair , Down were fielding a scratch squad and goalkeeper Ashley Gibson was blameless as he denied Instonians at least half a dozen more goals with an outstanding display . |
| 28 | And if Richard were to resign the duchy then some interesting prospects would open up . |
| 29 | When Gray and Mr Trelawney were helping the captain , I climbed quickly out of the stockade and ran into the trees . |
| 30 | IN OUR June edition we wrongly stated that Sutton Coldfield RFC were bringing a £500,000 civil action against a referee who presided over a game in which the club 's colts captain , Ben Smolden , broke his neck . |