Example sentences of "[art] [noun pl] were [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | While the labourers were on the boat , he insisted that Melinda go into purdah . |
| 2 | Thus , claims Matthew Swainston , " the seamen were among the first , if not the first , of any class of working men to think in national terms " . |
| 3 | The solicitors were in the shadow of St Paul 's . |
| 4 | However , the flames were near the petrol tank and the fishing vessel was in danger of being blown up so the skipper had to give the order to abandon ship . |
| 5 | For the most part , from the reign of Valentinian I through to the early fifth century , the Burgundians were among the most loyal federates of the Empire , and they were proud of their connections with the Romans . |
| 6 | Two runs scored , and the Giants were in the World Series . |
| 7 | Like all prophecy , the signs were in the eye of the beholder , and perhaps another witness would have seen quite different forms In the blur . |
| 8 | At the end of August , the first German warplanes bombed Paris and also distributed leaflets warning Parisians to surrender : the Germans were at the gates . |
| 9 | The riders were in the field . |
| 10 | A recurring problem is cracks caused by the fact that the foundations were of the wrong depth or made from the wrong materials . |
| 11 | Although clear guidelines were set down for teachers on the minimum time commitment and core content of each of the projects , the organisation and management of the projects were at the discretion of the teacher . |
| 12 | The sun and the planets were in the midst of such a history and so , as the geologists had already established ( see The Age of Revolution , chapter 15 ) , was the earth . |
| 13 | Even as the operations were in the making , between 1984 and 1986 , they were dogged by an air of unreality and self-delusion . |
| 14 | Often , before the arrival of the hunters , somebody tipped off the clansmen that the authorities were on the way . |
| 15 | I wish you two lots over there would get your act together so that people who chair the meetings were of the right calibre for a chairman and not just because it was their turn . |
| 16 | The meetings were in the playground of the Bu Bakr school in the central settlement , Zawiya . |
| 17 | That the fishes were in the water . |
| 18 | The Yorkshire pudding with the beef was almost uneatable , and the vegetables were in the worst English tradition , watery and tasteless . |
| 19 | Ha ha ha ha how did it come about that you were on you were on one side very firmly and the employers were on the other side very firmly and sides had been had been drawn up ? |
| 20 | The accompaniments were in the capable hands of the Edinburgh Players who , led by Philip Taylor , opened proceedings with a workmanlike account of a Concerto Grosso by Geminiani . |
| 21 | Gabriel noticed how grey the hairs were on the back of Woolley 's neck . |
| 22 | Very few pupils left before completing a full five-year course , and 40 per cent of the total pupil population of all the schools were in the sixth form . |
| 23 | As built , the cars were in the red and white livery , but in 1933 , car 28 was painted in the new green and ivory colours , and the others followed . |
| 24 | All the shops were in the lower parts of tall , old houses and had curly , old-fashioned lettering on them , but for the furniture shop , which winked in faulty neon : |
| 25 | Because the clergy were on the whole ministering to the poor , many of them could not avoid being caught up in the unrest , violence and fear . |
| 26 | ‘ The knives were in the kitchen . ’ |
| 27 | The kids were in the house and Daddy was up in the roof throwing bikes down . |
| 28 | The Dragoons were in the district and to hide from them he retired to a small cave on the banks of the Lugar River , close to its junction with the Dippel Burn . |
| 29 | The stables were at the back of a courtyard and there was a crowd outside the door . |
| 30 | He reckoned the guards were in the small building at the easterly end of the runway . |