Example sentences of "[coord] [was/were] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Either the herbs naturally present were suppressing the disease organism or were helping the fish to suppress the symptoms of the disease |
| 2 | I decided that she either had friends or family nearby or was pacing the streets in desperation ! |
| 3 | When his sons returned to Tahiti and were asked the fate of their father they said : |
| 4 | The more detailed proposals were forthcoming in 1972 , and were to initiate the consultation process over ‘ partnership in validation ’ . |
| 5 | Could she give us just a handful of examples of people who were moved from geriatric beds into the private sector in the early stages of the development of the policy and were given the assurance that she says was publicly given that the Government had no intention of meeting fees , however high ? |
| 6 | LEAs could provide nursery schools and classes ; they could provide or finance holiday classes , camps , play schemes , swimming baths , community centres and recreation facilities ; and were given the responsibility ( never implemented ) to ensure that all young people up to age 18 , and not otherwise in education , received part-time further education by attending a ‘ county college ’ for the equivalent of one day a week . |
| 7 | In Australia a group of academics acted as consultants to the federal Department of Health , Housing , and Community Services and were given the freedom to consult and encourage participation by as wide a range of people as possible . |
| 8 | I remind that we put in a housing investment bid for a hundred and twelve million pounds and were given the right to buy thirteen million . |
| 9 | Both Willibrord , English apostle to the Frisians , and Wynfrith , were consecrated bishop by the pope in Rome and were given the names of Roman martyrs whose feasts fell around the time of their consecration : Willibrord Clement and Wynfrith Boniface . |
| 10 | Well , we got to the commune ( in two buses hired for the participants in our course ) at 9 o'clock , and were given the sort of welcome-for-foreigners which we have got used to elsewhere . |
| 11 | Trouble was , by the time I came on , they 'd finished their chickens and were eating the baskets . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ By then I reckon you had your back to the stage and were facing the barrel of the gun . |
| 13 | Last night police roped off the area of the find and were searching the undergrowth . |
| 14 | The engine leapt , shouted , and was tamed , and in less than a minute we had taken off from the little beach and were circling the island . |
| 15 | In a report released in late March Hills outlined a long list of trade practices which she alleged were unfair and were hampering the growth of US exports to Thailand . |
| 16 | The Venetians had already gained control of the Montenegrin coast and were developing the trade between the Adriatic ports and their Ottoman-held hinterland which was to bring them so much wealth during the ensuing centuries . |
| 17 | They had reached the beginning of Western Road and were passing the Cork & Muskerry Railway station . |
| 18 | There was widespread support for his contention that both the Congress and the judiciary were corrupt and were obstructing the government 's economic structural adjustment programme . |
| 19 | Police said last night they had found no more devices and were reopening the city centre . |
| 20 | Martha and Tilda were in the position of having no spending money , but this was less important when they were not attending school and were spared the pains of comparison , and they felt no bitterness against their mother , because she had n't any either . |
| 21 | Mike the Rhodesian and I were on ‘ corvée ’ duties one afternoon and were carrying the dustbins out to the shed behind the cookhouse where all the rubbish was deposited , which was home to a lot of stray cats and some aggressive rats . |
| 22 | The Gulamalis received their rent for the first three months , then nothing for four months , and were told the computer was broken , the accounts were being moved , the cheque was in the post , and so on . |
| 23 | The row behind leaned forward to ask what was so funny and were told the story . |
| 24 | He collaborated with Vero Driffield , an engineer , in research into photography ; they published many papers and were awarded the progress medal of the Royal Photographic Society in 1895 . |
| 25 | Some lecturers at Edge College of Higher Education have also joined the action day and were picketing the college . |
| 26 | He believed the reform measures had been too radical and were undermining the fabric of Japanese society . |
| 27 | An RUC spokesman said a police patrol spotted the suspect van and were clearing the area when the warning came , just minutes before the bomb exploded , showering people with glass and debris . |
| 28 | The parents were then encouraged to go and check on the sister to let Mary see that they were concerned about her and were giving the sister attention . |
| 29 | The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR ) announced on Feb. 21 that it was allocating $1,000,000 in emergency funds for the refugees , which it estimated now totalled at least 100,000 and were crossing the border at the rate of 1,000 a day . |
| 30 | The news media were alerted and were following the police convoy . |