Example sentences of "[noun sg] were [vb pp] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With the carriage were displayed the necessaire , and an assortment of items which has originally been retained by von Keller as souvenirs and which were eventually acquired by Madame Tussaud . |
| 2 | Tanzanians were brought up with their own musical , dance and oral traditions but at school or college were taught the language , culture and even the history of the colonial power . |
| 3 | But members of Durham County Council 's social services committee were told the site built without Department of Environment grant aid was extremely basic and fell short of the type of accommodation provided on county council-owned sites . |
| 4 | Members of Durham County Council 's social services committee were told the site was extremely basic . |
| 5 | When she set sail for her homeland in 1952 Eva and another Australian girl were given the job of looking after twelve children from the Fairbridge Society on the voyage . |
| 6 | The more important members of the household were given the crisp , tasty top halves — earning themselves the name ‘ upper crust ’ . |
| 7 | ( In fact , shares were not offered to the public , but instead the management were offered the chance to organise a management buyout . ) |
| 8 | Late in 1970 the substantial remains of Lancaster I EE173 of 207 Squadron were discovered in Lake Krumme in the suburbs of West Berlin and after the German authorities salvaged the aircraft , the RAF Museum were offered the opportunity to keep such items as might be useful for the restoration of R5868 . |
| 9 | Since , under English law , the bank was not in contractual privity with the carrier until the bank took delivery of the goods , if the ship and cargo were lost the bank would have to sue the carrier in tort . |
| 10 | Thus a car which is so seriously damaged that its chassis is distorted could no longer be accurately described as new , even after being repaired , whereas if only the engine were damaged the car could be restored to newness by a new engine being installed . |
| 11 | As part of the Pest Control High Flyers campaign , winners of quarter three 's incentive were given the chance to fly . |
| 12 | The people who moved into the community were given the choice . |
| 13 | Souter stated after the ruling , moreover , that to have overturned Roe v. Wade would " subvert the Court 's legitimacy beyond any reasonable question ; if the Court were undermined the country would also be " . |
| 14 | Once the pioneers of a new level of development were given the chance to flourish , they radiated out into a whole range of orders and families to take advantage of all the various possible means of gaining a livelihood . |
| 15 | All patients referred to the ENP were given the opportunity to be seen by a doctor . |
| 16 | ‘ 20th Century Boy ’ is the moment where glam meets rock , where the oafish Sweet were shown the door and David Bowie 's hopes of being The Velvet Underground ( only attractive ) were dashed against the bejewelled rocks of his own ego forever . |
| 17 | It 's the legacy of the Irish Football Association 's promotion , whereby fans buying tickets for last night 's Latvia game were given the opportunity to purchase a similar amount for the Republic of Ireland 's visit in November . |
| 18 | In his career were mingled the hubris and the fall of both nuclear power and communism . |
| 19 | PLANS by Hearts to redevelop their Tynecastle Park ground were given the go-ahead yesterday , writes Audrey Gillan . |
| 20 | If , in accordance with the view I have just expressed , such a person or firm were given the right to apply immediately the notice was served for it to be rescinded , this remedy might well be of no effect if a press notice was issued at the time of service of the intervention notice , as was done in this case . |
| 21 | ‘ If a Labour government were elected the tap of investment would be turned off and jobs would dry up . ’ |
| 22 | PLANS for an £880,000 multi-purpose leisure scheme building were given the go-ahead yesterday . |
| 23 | Although most of the proposed changes in means-tested forms of support were confirmed the review would now realize only marginal financial savings . |
| 24 | An unhappy crowd were told the step had to be taken to attract more students and so protect the college 's long-term future . |
| 25 | All of these began work in the same week as the first Kindertransporte were given the go-ahead . |
| 26 | The lead is now sent to the Minsterley terminus of the Shrewsbury and Welshpool branch line , but if the Bishop 's Castle Railway were completed the ore destined for South Wales would be conveyed from Churchstoke Station via Craven Arms and the Central Wales Railway , thus effecting a saving of twenty miles in transit as compared with the present route . |
| 27 | When deaths from cancer were excluded the difference remained : 22 per cent against 9 per cent . |
| 28 | Rebleeding , or if absent , discharge , or death were considered the end points of the study . |
| 29 | After being taken round by a six or seven year old , parents visiting the school for the first time were given the opportunity to talk to me or to one of my colleagues . |
| 30 | In Jan. 1844 Robert Pearson and partner were paid the sum shown below for sawing wood : |