Example sentences of "[pron] were [vb pp] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This drive to help people back to work is equally evident in the success of the Job Search Seminars which were held this year and funded by Employment Services . |
| 2 | ‘ Where are the four Marine Commandos who were killed this evening ? ’ |
| 3 | They were among 11 workers from the Bindery section of the company who were told this week that they no longer had a job . |
| 4 | And you were allocated this house in The Chantry ? |
| 5 | Enquire : ‘ If you were offered this job would you take it ? ’ |
| 6 | In fact , you were the first woman I 'd made love to in quite a long time , and I have n't even been interested in anyone since you were offered this job here and accepted it . |
| 7 | Erm you see we were given this test , right , it was on gravity or something |
| 8 | The figures we were given this morning indicate that in within the Greater York area , the increase would be from sixteen point three to twenty point six . |
| 9 | which had been occupied by soldiers , this was our first hut , well by then I was working for the Corporation and of course by virtue of my job with the chief architect I got this house and we were offered this house about two years later for two thousand pounds and we said oh we would n't be staying here for more than ten years in any case and we would n't be bothered to buy it , but then my husband started in business you see soon after he came back and we eventually got the shop and , of course it 's very convenient because we 're only a stone 's throw from the shop you see , so we stayed here |
| 10 | We were resolved this nonsense had to stop . |
| 11 | Some of these children , if they were given this attention over a two year period , could overcome this and go into the secondary school able to cope and take their place alongside the other children , and this is desperately important . |
| 12 | ‘ They were shriven this morning , Friar , ’ the soldier interrupted . |
| 13 | They would not exchange a word until they were settled this way . |