Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [was/were] [vb pp] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the previous chapter a distinction was made between the attitudinal function of intonation and several other functions that were given the collective names of syntagmatic functions . |
| 2 | He took a leading part in the formation of the Institute of Marine Engineers and was elected the first president in 1889 . |
| 3 | Although severely wounded , Atkinson rescued five seamen and was awarded the Albert medal . |
| 4 | The Sigma 38 Panda Nova sailed by Derek Matthews from the Royal Dee Yacht Club completed the trip in just over 11 hours and was declared the winner of Class A on corrected times by an eight minutes margin ahead of Alec Rawlinson 's Pellegrina . |
| 5 | Sir Robert said Mr Hale , who had worked for BR for 30 years and was called the captain of the ship in the Hidden report , had indicated he wished to take early retirement . |
| 6 | The experiments that were set the ‘ preconceptual ’ children would offer no problems to the children at this stage , but they still can not engage in abstract thinking . |
| 7 | In 1933 , just after the port was completed , it handled 2,700,000 tons , was second only to Copenhagen among Baltic ports and was ranked the ninth largest European port . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | In our opinion not all of the pouch excisions performed would not be necessary ; in some of the earlier cases of fistulas that were encountered the pouch might now be salvaged . |
| 10 | Outside the university , in July 1915 he became a chairman of the Glasgow munitions tribunal , but he proved ill-suited to handling its rowdy proceedings and was dismissed the following year . |
| 11 | I went to the British Association of Psychotherapists and was given the name of a woman who used the Kleinian method . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | He sailed through five interviews and was offered the job subject to two references . |