Example sentences of "[det] [was/were] [vb pp] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the Indian Mutiny of 1857 they remained steadfastly loyal to the Crown , and for this were accorded a permanent 15-gun salute by the Viceroy . |
| 2 | To this were added the effects of the transformation of the social structure by industrialization and urbanization in the more advanced areas ( Austria , the Czech lands , etc . ) . |
| 3 | If to this were added the effects of a special pension at 60 for those who were unemployed , a new invalidity pension , the raising of the school-leaving age to sixteen and a uniform forty-hour week , a total of 2,000,000 jobs would be redistributed to the unemployed . |
| 4 | Some were given a glucose drink to start their day while others had to make do with a ‘ dummy ’ drink with no nutritional content . |
| 5 | Some were allowed a relative degree of freedom , but others , like the Dutch East Indies , were kept under direct military rule , largely due to the importance of their natural resources . |
| 6 | When this was discovered the respondent was arrested on 19 October 1990 . |
| 7 | This was made the payoff in the Sunday Correspondent 's interview with the PM , though it has since emerged that the sequence of the conversation was altered . |
| 8 | The chip Shop is going to extend into the vacant shop next door and this was given the go ahead for a trial period of one year . |
| 9 | The Chip Shop is going to extend into the vacant shop next door and this was given the go ahead for a trial period of one year . |
| 10 | But that particular day she did n't know beforehand , this was planned a few weeks in advance as you can imagine . |
| 11 | This was followed a week later by a dinner , then a ball , and after that regular outings took place , culminating in an invitation to spend the weekend with his parents in Berkshire . |
| 12 | In April Elsie Streek and Myrtle Mott entertained elderly and disabled people with a day of movement and display organised by Thameside Institute ; this was followed a few days later by an afternoon with the Woolwich Salvation Army Group . |
| 13 | At first the students achieved a certificate on qualifying , but this was called a diploma from 24 June 1808 . |
| 14 | At best , a family might be given two shillings weekly if , after being willing to submit to a very strict investigation into their financial position ( this was called a ‘ Means Test ’ ) they were found to be at starvation level . |
| 15 | This was called a branching programme as distinct from a linear programme which contained no loops . |
| 16 | It was the custom at that time that when a worker married he was allowed to make himself a chair in the company 's time ; this was called a ‘ marriage chair ’ . |
| 17 | In the final report this was called a ‘ circle of disability ’ : . |
| 18 | The second session began in March and finished at the end of July , and this was called the Summer Term , though in fact it was still extremely cold and wintry when term began . |
| 19 | On the other was the abbey of St Martial and the castle of the Viscount ; this was called the citadel , the castrum . |
| 20 | On the Von Neumann computer this was called the arithmetic register ( AR ) ; but it is more commonly referred to as the multiplier-quotient ( MQ ) or quotient ( Q ) register . |
| 21 | This was called the ‘ Cuban Crisis ’ and could have meant the start of World War Three . |
| 22 | On an outside wall of this was painted a Madonna and Child . |
| 23 | No , this was done a long while ago , |
| 24 | This was confirmed the following morning , and that evening , not devoid of relief , we went back to our own beds . |
| 25 | On top of this was scrawled the man 's name ‘ John Irvine ’ and a list of victuals and wine bought from his own pocket at a tavern called the Sea Barque near the Town Wall in Leicester . |
| 26 | It may have been an attempt to clear the wood of all the trees , but before this was achieved the attempt was abandoned . |
| 27 | In neither form of action could the plaintiff be sure of recovering his goods in specie since the judgment in trespass was for damages and in detinue gave the defendant the option of giving up the goods or paying damages but it is unlikely that this was considered a defect and it should be noted that the remedy of specific restitution of chattels has remained unusual right up to modern times . |
| 28 | For Tsongas this was considered a reward for his diligent and intelligent campaigning in the state , whilst for Clinton it represented a powerful resurgence for a campaign which , in early February , was being widely written off as doomed . |
| 29 | Many framework knitters were said in 1778 to work from 5 a.m to 10 p.m. in summer , but this was considered a departure from the more usual start at 6 a.m and finishing at dusk in the winter . |
| 30 | In Prince Charles 's circle this was considered the norm . |