Example sentences of "[adj] and were [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The row behind leaned forward to ask what was so funny and were told the story . |
| 2 | In a report released in late March Hills outlined a long list of trade practices which she alleged were unfair and were hampering the growth of US exports to Thailand . |
| 3 | There was widespread support for his contention that both the Congress and the judiciary were corrupt and were obstructing the government 's economic structural adjustment programme . |
| 4 | The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR ) announced on Feb. 21 that it was allocating $1,000,000 in emergency funds for the refugees , which it estimated now totalled at least 100,000 and were crossing the border at the rate of 1,000 a day . |
| 5 | He believed the reform measures had been too radical and were undermining the fabric of Japanese society . |