Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [verb] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its somewhat irregular shape and measurements were presumably counteracted as the building rose above ground level . |
| 2 | Our Flag printed New Year messages in 1914 from Lansdowne , Bonar Law , Selborne , Austen Chamberlain , Long , Carson , Smith , Steel-Maitland , Lord Edmund Talbot , and George Younger , in that order ; the last three were presumably included as Party Chairman , Chief Whip and Scottish Whip , but the rest of the list may be taken as indicative of a rough order of precedence at that time . |
| 3 | However , Paine 's observations were duly recognized when Florey and his colleagues published their substantial text on antibiotics in 1949 . |
| 4 | The grant payable depended upon the number of children who could read , write , and do arithmetic to the satisfaction of the individual inspector , and therefore it was not unnatural that every effort was made by the managers of the school , to see that the inspectors ’ tastes in such other matters as food and drink were duly considered when he visited them . |
| 5 | All of the babies were successfully trained before they could walk although there were sporadic accidents if the potty was completely out of sight . |
| 6 | And er but at er there you 'd got to go for the other two years , and some parents were rather wondering whether that left you late in the queue for a job , because jobs were very difficult . |
| 7 | The absence of Essex and Lancashire brought a new look to the boys ' championship and matches were keenly contested before Kent claimed the title . |
| 8 | Professor T , R. Lee said that people were exercised about the dangers to life from railways when they were new , but they were eventually seen as negligible , with the implication for some that the same sequence would happen with nuclear energy . |
| 9 | Losses from the PCW case were eventually settled after contributions were made by Lloyd 's , the syndicate investors , brokers and other agents in the London insurance market . |
| 10 | Charges were eventually brought after he confessed to fellow inmates while serving a prison term for another offence . |
| 11 | All these prevalence rates were strikingly increased when compared to matched non-diabetic controls except that of hypercholesterolaemia in males . |
| 12 | And all the time , like pipes dripping , weakening and preparing to burst in the attic , around the house hearts were slowly breaking while nothing was being said . |
| 13 | The two fleets were vigorously engaged when suddenly disaster befell the British . |
| 14 | The latter were widely regarded as corrupt and impure ( see for example the views on Cockney cited in note 1 , above ) . |
| 15 | It was recognized that there were distinct social orders within the community , but these were widely regarded as ‘ natural ’ and their relationship was defined as an organic one : each had his or her part to play , be it ever so humble . |
| 16 | The proposals were widely regarded as unrealistic , with adverse criticism ( at varying strengths ) from the Law Society , the Lord Chancellor 's Advisory Committee on Legal Aid , NACAB , the Legal Action Group and others . |
| 17 | Up to this time many astronomers had regarded Venus as the Earth 's twin , and that beneath the clouds , which were widely regarded as consisting of water , there were oceans and perhaps vegetation and animals . |
| 18 | A small proportion ( about 20 ) of the 660 people living in the hospital in 1984 were widely regarded as presenting such serious challenges that it had been planned to move them to new sub-regional institutions rather than community services . |
| 19 | These seven , led by Walter Sisulu , had since their release addressed major pro-ANC rallies inside South Africa , acting as if the organization were no longer banned , and were widely regarded as constituting an effective " internal ANC leadership " , although the organization denied the existence of differences of approach . |
| 20 | If , as is argued here , the representatives of the state at the local level were widely viewed as indigenous , what prompted nationalist agitation ? |
| 21 | One of the key themes of the campaign was the degree to which the country 's recently re-established democratic process would be safe in the hands of any of the traditional party leaders , all of whom were widely perceived as personifying a political culture traditionally steeped in patronage and money . |
| 22 | Reforms were widely seen as essential if the current deadlock in trade negotiations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ) were to be broken [ see p. 38411 ] , but the Commission 's proposals were criticized on July 15-16 by EC agriculture ministers , notably by the Netherlands and the United Kingdom on the grounds that they favoured inefficient smaller farmers . |
| 23 | The framework for an Asian Free Trade Area ( AFTA ) , and formation of a " non-institutional " discussion forum to be called the East Asian Economic Caucus ( EAEC ) , were widely seen as diluting the proposals put forward by Malaysia at the beginning of the year [ see p. 38101 ] for an East Asian Economic Grouping ( EAEG ) . |
| 24 | These findings were widely accepted as ‘ true ’ and universally representative . |
| 25 | The media were widely distrusted as agents of the white power structure , too willing to accept the accounts of white officials in preference to accredited black representatives . |
| 26 | Both results ( running counter to the trend in the East German elections of March 18 — see pp. 37300-02 ) were widely interpreted as indicative of West German voters ' concern at the costs and pace of the German unification process . |
| 27 | Collor 's proposed constitutional reforms were widely interpreted as entailing a diminution of the powers of the Congress , which in late July had inflicted on him his worst legislative defeat , rejecting by 329 votes to 111 his " provisional measure " ( medida provisória ) granting pay rises to the armed forces and " unconstitutional " selective and differentiated increases for public servants . |
| 28 | and William III as central characters — Cry Treason ( 1940 ) , We Stood For Freedom ( 1941 ) , and The Mighty Years ( 1943 ) — were widely acclaimed as being among the best historical novels of their time . |
| 29 | Mr Hunte conferred subsequently with other ICC officials , principally Sir Colin Cowdrey , the chairman , and drew up penalties which were widely considered as being too mild . |
| 30 | The allegations against Sessions , which related to the misuse of government cars and aircraft and were claimed to have originated from an anonymous letter , were widely denounced as having been politically inspired in an attempt to intimidate the FBI and discredit its inquiry . |