Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] every " in BNC.
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1 | The runs were hosed down every day — which meant the dogs got very wet feet and the little ones got wet tummies . |
2 | The preservationists , pinning their faith to moral superiority and persuasive argument , were beaten back every time . |
3 | Bomber Command itself was situated at High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire and from there the orders were sent out every day to each Group Headquarters , indicating which target had been selected for that night 's operation , and the Groups then sent on the information to the Commanding Officers at each of the air fields , or ‘ out-stations ’ . |
4 | Er we used to have the the works magazine that was come out every month . |
5 | The immunisation was carried out every four weeks and 10 ml of blood was collected one week after each injection and analysed for reactivity against PT-gliadin by dot blotting . |
6 | And your homework was handed in every er so often , you know , you may have homework , English . |
7 | The research of the great ecologist David Lack ( 1954 ) showed for example that in many bird species of temperate zones , individuals were reproducing as fast as they were able and that the subsequent population was cut back every year by winter mortality . |