Example sentences of "[noun pl] were [verb] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The royal martyr 's sufferings were compared with those of Christ , ‘ Blessed Lord ’ , ran the central prayer at Matins , |
| 2 | The words were said with such good humour and aggressive sureness that it would have been impossible to take offence . |
| 3 | These words were treasured by those present at the death-bed and recorded for the benefit of those unavoidably absent . |
| 4 | The words were uttered with such chilling disinterest that Isabel 's stomach turned over and her legs started to tremble . |
| 5 | The words were uttered with such venom that Sabine 's head jerked back in shock . |
| 6 | Words were painted along each arm , but she was too far away to be able to make them out . |
| 7 | Those characteristics were known to that keeper or were at any time known to a person who at that time had charge of the animal as that keeper 's servant or , where that keeper is the head of a household , were known to another keeper of the animal who is a member of that household and under the age of sixteen . ’ |
| 8 | Briefs on these two aspects were provided to all Scottish MP 's serving on the Committee stage of the Bill . |
| 9 | Written guidelines were wanted for all tasks so that there are no recriminations when things go wrong . |
| 10 | Three fans were placed in this category on the basis of lengthy observation and in accord with what were taken to be the appropriate criteria for judging such people . |
| 11 | Ari Vatanen has come second and Colin McRae sixth … a good performance … but the British fans were hoping for more as Tim Russon now reports |
| 12 | How did people think that prebiotic organic compounds were formed before this discovery in outer space ? |
| 13 | With the idea of competitive antagonism as a guide and the success of PAS as an encouragement , many other compounds were investigated in many laboratories . |
| 14 | The backs of my legs were trembling at that time , but this was probably as much due to the cold as to the feeling of betrayal that had invaded my being . |
| 15 | Comity considerations were viewed with much more favour , and reference was made to the Second Restatement of Foreign Relations Law of the United States which , in a recent revision , had identified factors to be weighed in cases of discovery abroad : |
| 16 | I wanted to know how many different styles were represented at any one time ? |
| 17 | Minor award schools were categorised as those which had already achieved some success in terms of library/resource awareness within the school , and appropriate developments in library provision , even though they might still be underfunded for meeting those aspirations . |
| 18 | The schools were blamed for this and new courses — such as TVEI ( Technical and Vocational Educational Initiative ) and CPVE ( Certificate of Pre-Vocational Education ) — were introduced into schools themselves as well as into the gap between school and work . |
| 19 | A systemic electrical signal was recorded with all of the plants shown in D and E ; no systemic electrical signals were observed with any of the plants shown in B and C . |
| 20 | It so happened that two different remedies were sought in this case , but the decision on the issue of standing would have been the same even if the applicant had sought two declarations in different terms . |
| 21 | Several steps were taken in this respect : . |
| 22 | ‘ Apparently , the offices were sold to another company … |
| 23 | At the time the analysts and the client were somewhat concerned that it was not practicable to implement fully either of the FAOR technical solutions , as expectations had been raised about the final outcome before the implications of these solutions were known in any detail . |
| 24 | The two radical solutions were described in such extreme terms that the middle ground was made to seem huge and inviting , far larger than it actually was . |
| 25 | It seems evident from the widespread popularity of the enactment of the hunt that simple timber arenas were provided in all large and probably even in small settlements , for they were part of the activities at the seasonal festivals . |
| 26 | Their successor units were misused with less reason . |
| 27 | The wing span was increased by 3ft 3 and a half in. , the cabin lengthened by 1ft 6in. , twin wheeled undercarriage units were installed on all members , and many other improvements initiated . |
| 28 | Traders were plunged into another whirl of selling , taking the lira back down to five-month lows of around 964 to the German mark . |
| 29 | Many new castles were built during this period , particularly in the north . |
| 30 | The strongly centralized administration gave Jews opportunities to enter the king 's service as policemen and tax.collectors ; foreigners were preferred in such posts . |