Example sentences of "[noun pl] were [prep] the [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The accommodation huts were on the same side of the walls as the hospital hut . |
| 4 | Its wharves were among the few where steam vessels outnumbered sailing ships at that time . |
| 5 | We used to work eight hour shifts — morning , evening and night — and of these the night duties were at the same time the most boring and the most exciting , depending on whether there was anything ‘ on ’ . |
| 6 | One in three householders believed bills were less than they would have been under the existing system ( of flat-rate charges ) , nearly one in five said bills were about the same , while more than one in three said they were higher . |
| 7 | Now the thing about this crew and the crews that you were talking about from the Hundredth Bomb Group , the , I guess the most famous crew from the Hundred Bomb Group is with the Roses Rivetus Now our crews were at the same time . |
| 8 | Shares in electronics companies were among the few attractive ones in the early 1980s , but by 1988 the National Economic Development Council was reporting that rationalization to meet foreign competition in this sector was overdue . |
| 9 | When she was n't explaining that she and the libbers were on the same side really , Mrs Travers took pains to point out that FAMILY had no quarrel with the poor or socially inadequate ; it was just that she wanted to pay tribute to the unsung millions of women ( and men ) who lived normal lives , did not swap roles , get divorces or abortions , become homeless or batter their children ( or their wives ) ; people who faced misfortune with re-sourcefulness and courage and without recourse to public funds . |
| 10 | Well , conditions were about the same , the goose irons , and the the floors that got cotton and all erm bits of material on , and everything . |
| 11 | The conditions were about the same , the wor people were very , very nice . |
| 12 | Inflation reached levels beyond the control of the authorities , and mines and bakeries were among the few concerns continuing to operate , as workers did not arrive to work or raw materials were lacking . |
| 13 | Sportsmen , journalists , newspaper photographers and local political figures were among the many walking in the cortege . |
| 14 | Er it was found that the status items were about the same for both . |
| 15 | We came to think that the two features were of the same date , as there was no construction trench cut into the rampart front for the insertion of the wall . |
| 16 | His two unmarried sisters were in the same line of business in Winchester Street , but whilst their tiny shop was always an advertisement for cleanliness , his was quite the opposite . |
| 17 | The latter came in to the same platform and so two trains were in the same section , in conflict with Rule B. |
| 18 | The three service chiefs were among the few officers unaffected . |
| 19 | When such details are examined it seems that , in spite of all their contrasts , these pavements were by the same craftsman/men . |
| 20 | Both country 's leaders were from the same generation Clinton is 46 , Major 49 and came up the hard way , she added . |
| 21 | The agreements were in the same form save that the periodical sums payable under one agreement did not correspond to the sum payable pursuant to any other agreement . |
| 22 | So long as both the computer 's screen fonts and the printer or typesetter fonts were from the same source this caused no great problems but if the two were mixed then real trouble could occur . |
| 23 | Although for the reasons stated they have thought it inappropriate to discuss in detail the reasoning of the Court of Appeal , their conclusion on this question of procedure is fortified by the fact that all four judges in the local courts were of the same opinion . |
| 24 | Not all the results were of the same high quality ; nevertheless the music they arranged reinforced the choreographer 's design by giving the plot atmosphere , local colour , continuity and flow as well as giving the dancing its rhythmic vitality , emotion and mood . |
| 25 | The two men were about the same age , nearing fifty ; both were of the lean kind with strong features and over-thin lips ; both were taciturn and found it difficult to put ideas into words . |
| 26 | The men were in the same position , but now they were looking at each other . |
| 27 | Oh yes , the interesting part there , in those days , was that the majority of the children were in the same boat , we were all poor and er m the Town Council had got this skating ring at Mansfield , roller skating ring , near the Gas Works , where they provided a school meal for all the children that could there during the hour lunch . |
| 28 | Suppose two electrons were in the same state , let us say both " here " . |
| 29 | Whilst it is true that the summit meeting of heads of state and government ( prime ministers and presidents ) in Stuttgart in 1983 adopted a Solemn Declaration of European Union , it would be a mistake to assume that the prime ministers and presidents and the European Parliamentarians were on the same wavelength . |
| 30 | Sated with a whole morning of freedom and indulgence , work seemed almost a pleasure , the more so in that my students were in the same post-prandial daze as myself All serious business was dispatched in the morning . |