Example sentences of "[noun] [coord] were [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Venetians had already gained control of the Montenegrin coast and were developing the trade between the Adriatic ports and their Ottoman-held hinterland which was to bring them so much wealth during the ensuing centuries . |
| 2 | They were players who carved out their own special niche but were denied the ultimate honour . |
| 3 | A consortium of Morgan Stanley , Barclays de Zoete Wedd and Gordon Capital bought a 9.5% stake and were offering the 6.5m shares for sale at $15.50 each . |
| 4 | Mike the Rhodesian and I were on ‘ corvée ’ duties one afternoon and were carrying the dustbins out to the shed behind the cookhouse where all the rubbish was deposited , which was home to a lot of stray cats and some aggressive rats . |
| 5 | Either the herbs naturally present were suppressing the disease organism or were helping the fish to suppress the symptoms of the disease |
| 6 | They had reached the beginning of Western Road and were passing the Cork & Muskerry Railway station . |
| 7 | Trouble was , by the time I came on , they 'd finished their chickens and were eating the baskets . ’ |
| 8 | Some lecturers at Edge College of Higher Education have also joined the action day and were picketing the college . |
| 9 | I remind that we put in a housing investment bid for a hundred and twelve million pounds and were given the right to buy thirteen million . |
| 10 | Could she give us just a handful of examples of people who were moved from geriatric beds into the private sector in the early stages of the development of the policy and were given the assurance that she says was publicly given that the Government had no intention of meeting fees , however high ? |
| 11 | Police said last night they had found no more devices and were reopening the city centre . |
| 12 | The engine leapt , shouted , and was tamed , and in less than a minute we had taken off from the little beach and were circling the island . |
| 13 | When his sons returned to Tahiti and were asked the fate of their father they said : |
| 14 | Essex and Norfolk were obvious and attractive areas for development beyond the more urbanised counties and were to become the main foci of his activity until the outbreak of the war in 1939 and throughout its duration , although not in the way he envisaged in 1936 . |
| 15 | Martha and Tilda were in the position of having no spending money , but this was less important when they were not attending school and were spared the pains of comparison , and they felt no bitterness against their mother , because she had n't any either . |
| 16 | Last night police roped off the area of the find and were searching the undergrowth . |
| 17 | His parents then called from the USA and were given the false impression that British Consul staff were co-ordinating the search , when they actually had no regular contact with the Spanish authorities involved . |
| 18 | Both Willibrord , English apostle to the Frisians , and Wynfrith , were consecrated bishop by the pope in Rome and were given the names of Roman martyrs whose feasts fell around the time of their consecration : Willibrord Clement and Wynfrith Boniface . |
| 19 | He collaborated with Vero Driffield , an engineer , in research into photography ; they published many papers and were awarded the progress medal of the Royal Photographic Society in 1895 . |
| 20 | In Australia a group of academics acted as consultants to the federal Department of Health , Housing , and Community Services and were given the freedom to consult and encourage participation by as wide a range of people as possible . |
| 21 | The Turks had invaded the Aden Protectorate from the Yemen and were fighting the British forces not far away at Lahej . |
| 22 | An RUC spokesman said a police patrol spotted the suspect van and were clearing the area when the warning came , just minutes before the bomb exploded , showering people with glass and debris . |
| 23 | The chosen premises were at Rawdon near Leeds and were named the " Ernest Ayliffe Home " , in recognition of his service to the BDDA . |
| 24 | ‘ By then I reckon you had your back to the stage and were facing the barrel of the gun . |