Example sentences of "[noun pl] were [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Very few pupils left before completing a full five-year course , and 40 per cent of the total pupil population of all the schools were in the sixth form . |
| 2 | Halsey and his associates show that while about 50 per cent of the pupils in private primary schools were from the professional class in the age cohorts 50–59 and 30–39 years , the corresponding proportion for the youngest age cohort , 20–29 years , was almost 70 per cent . |
| 3 | The platform steps were of the fixed type and roller blind destination boxes were mounted at each end above the upper deck rails . |
| 4 | The differences between Mirror and Sun/Star readers were in the expected directions but quite small . |
| 5 | Not all memorable sightings were on the seaward side of the wall . |
| 6 | Staff at other travel firms were stunned as they heard clients were among the dead . |
| 7 | He reckoned the guards were in the small building at the easterly end of the runway . |
| 8 | Another three funds were in the top quartile of their sectors . |
| 9 | And over three years 11 funds were in the top quartile . |
| 10 | All these disputes were about the same theme : the nature of the Europe that the Six wished to construct and the proper relationship between the Community and the member states . |
| 11 | All the shops were in the lower parts of tall , old houses and had curly , old-fashioned lettering on them , but for the furniture shop , which winked in faulty neon : |
| 12 | Two patients bled before surgery could be carried out and two further subjects were among the three who declined surgery . |
| 13 | I planted the polystyrene marker , scattered some flake maize , sweetcorn and broken lobs around it , then headed back to shore where my two rods were at the ready for casting out . |
| 14 | In patients with Zollinger-Ellison sydrome associated with MEN 1 , all cell densities were above the highest control value ; 53% of these patients had diffuse hyperplasia and 47% linear hperplasia . |
| 15 | My eyes were on the far side of the valley where the track was clear and unbroken to the next turn above the main gorge . |
| 16 | He had his finger up to his lips as a warning to Colley , but his eyes were on the stranger standing in the doorway . |
| 17 | While all eyes were on the majestic bird above them , Tallis had seen the fluttering movement of a more sinister flock , in the high trees around the river . |
| 18 | His eyes were on the numerous doors lining the corridor , and he could n't help wondering what went on behind those doors . |
| 19 | All eyes were on the old T'ang , noting his sudden frailty , the way his shoulders hunched forward at this latest calamity . |
| 20 | Burun 's eyes were on the nearing dust cloud . |
| 21 | Scotland coach Allan Hosie said the Pacific tour had been a great success considering eight Scots were on the British Lions tour and other players were not able to make the trip . |
| 22 | An Armenian whose family came from Erzerum or Kars is neighbour to other Armenians whose parents or grandparents came from the same towns , just as Palestinians from Haifa — or from Mrs Zamzam 's village of Um Al-Farajh — now live in refugee camps next to those whose homes were in the same places , sometimes in the very same streets , in what was Palestine . |
| 23 | Curates in deacons ' orders did not ask evangelical Bishops how many of their clergy were of the catholic persuasion at half-past nine on August evenings , or indeed at any other time . |
| 24 | WWF members and supporters were amongst the first to receive full details of the new card . |
| 25 | The movement 's unofficial leader , Akilisi Pohive , and his ally , Laki Niu , were among the four commoners re-elected to the Legislative Assembly , and their supporters were among the five new members elected to the nine seats reserved for commoners . |
| 26 | The small packets were on the bottom shelf , medium on the middle shelf and large packets on the top . |
| 27 | Shells were among the first substances to be held in high regard despite being of very limited use for practical purposes . |
| 28 | Leeds last 2 goals were in the last 8 minutes . |
| 29 | The accommodation huts were on the same side of the walls as the hospital hut . |
| 30 | He was known for his rugged good looks , and his best roles were in the Forties films The Ox-Bow Incident , Laura and The Best Years Of Their Lives . |