Example sentences of "[noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The effects of the war locally are explored , as families with differing allegiances were set one against the other . |
| 2 | For example Alec Hume 's memoirs were described them as this little book about fishing , a beautiful evocation of a countryman in Downing Street who would always rather have been with his fly on the river Tweed on the Scottish Borders . |
| 3 | Okay , is n't it interesting , is n't depressing , that absolutely none of these things was taught you at school , except possibly the sport ? |
| 4 | Finally , someone once calculated that if the pillars and spires were stood one on top of the other they would be 5,300 metres high . |
| 5 | ‘ Ratepayers were told nothing about this before , yet they will be having to foot the bill . |
| 6 | After being rewarded for choosing A in the middle stage of training , the children were asked which of B and C they thought might bring reward . |
| 7 | Two others were offered it by their usual dealer . |