Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | The difficulties involved in producing a logically satisfactory theory of time were emphasized by Parmenides ' follower Zeno of Elea in his subtle paradoxes concerning motion . |
| 2 | The depopulated territories were given to Charles ' loyal vassal , the King of the Abotrites . |
| 3 | Preparations were counterstained with Harris ' haematoxylin , dehydrated and mounted in DPX . |
| 4 | Police and army vehicles were interspersed with civilians ' traps and tradesmen 's carts , the latter having to submit to careful scrutiny before being allowed to enter the Barracks square . |
| 5 | While no operational difficulties were reported during SeaDocs ' experiment , and while the fees per registration fluctuated between only $300 and $500 , SeaDocs failed to attract a sufficient number of traders and financial institutions to survive . |
| 6 | The attackers had shouted abuse at Mr Sheldon , his brother Peter , 18 , and Mr Cole , who were walking between friends ' houses in the Bruntsfield area of Edinburgh just before 2am . |
| 7 | The attackers had shouted abuse at Mr Sheldon , his brother Peter , 18 , and Mr Cole , who were walking between friends ' houses in the Bruntsfield area of Edinburgh just before 2am . |
| 8 | All the elements which were to appear in Watkins ' ley thesis , and others , were present in these earlier and contemporary researches : remains of old , straight tracks , churches on older pagan sites , beacons , meridional lines and astronomical orientation . |
| 9 | She watched with amazement as goats were pushed into guards ' vans ; she gazed with awe at the rough , dark faces that loomed in front of her out of the steam . |
| 10 | Second , a related point , Thessalian cavalry was the best in Greece : Xerxes had heard this ( Hdt. vii.196 ) and held a gymkhana there to see for himself ( actually the Thessalian horses were defeated by Xerxes ' own ) . |
| 11 | Industrial agreements on minimum wages were imposed by employers ' confederations , dominated by small firms , which set them ‘ at rates which employers could afford to pay ’ ( Kendall , 1975 p. 164 ) . |
| 12 | When the system 's first efforts were shown to Clarks ' cobblers , many a grey head was scratched and shaken . |
| 13 | With independence from French colonial rule , most of these overseas banking operations were nationalised by LDCs ' governments . |
| 14 | After last week 's defeat by Aston Villa , doubts were raised about Rangers ' ability to stay the pace . |
| 15 | MR JUSTICE HIRST said that the criteria in determining whether an overseas company had established a place of business in Great Britain were summarised in Palmers ' Company Law , 24th edn ( 1987 ) page 1658 . |
| 16 | Social security funds for workers to be made redundant reached 1,800 million dinars , and 3,100 million dinars were apportioned for banks ' recovery . |
| 17 | While parents and local burgermasters were complaining about Elvis ' swirling hip movements , the jiving in the aisles at Bill Haley concerts , the sexual implications of Chuck Berry 's movements and increasing violence in the American classroom as depicted more responsibly in Blackboard Jungle , the Corman film went straight for sensationalism with advertising which read ‘ From Teen Rebel to Mad Dog Killer . ’ |
| 18 | A free-kick was given against Elliott but Chelsea 's players — rightly or wrongly — were infuriated by Saunders ' part in the incident . |
| 19 | The available reserves of its accumulated profit were reduced by workers ' demands , and by high taxation too , so that there was little money for the much-needed capital investment in new plant and machinery or for research and development . |
| 20 | This year , the Royal had nine overseas pavilions , but 51 countries were represented on exhibitors ' stands and , contrary to the impression of John Rennie 's piece , we sold 97% of the space to a record 1546 exhibitors . |
| 21 | Of the new candidates 60 were supported by citizens ' committees , 56 by the Polish Peasant Party ( PSL ) , nine by the Democratic Left Alliance ( SLD ) , four by the Centre Alliance ( PC ) , four by the Christian National Union ( ZChN ) , and two by the Confederation for an Independent Poland ( KPN ) . |
| 22 | Two of their early shows were reviewed in Leeds ' Strawberry Match fanzine and the reviewer was highly perceptive . |
| 23 | I watched you make off along the cliff path , as if you were making for Otters ' Bay . |
| 24 | Standard examples were drummed into students ' heads . |
| 25 | As in the earlier lecture , therefore , the most positive valuation was given to Aeschylus , while the harshest words of all were reserved for Socrates ' pupil Plato , who translated into paradoxically artistic form his master 's rationalistic distrust of instinct and instinctive art . |
| 26 | Consequently , the following results were discovered for plaintiffs ' costs . |
| 27 | But , if equity shares or rights to them are to be issued in other circumstances , they first have to be offered to all equity shareholders in proportion to their holdings whether or not these were acquired as subscribers ' shares , bonus shares or pursuant to an employees ' share scheme . |
| 28 | However , the decision to allow the board to continue was cloaked in Ministers ' remarks suggesting that the statutory provision would be short-lived . |
| 29 | The operation , officially described as a humanitarian act to protect the health of the women and children in the camp , was criticized by immigrants ' groups and human rights organizations . |
| 30 | The Director of Studies expressed an interest in how much three dimensional ( 3D ) work was included in pupils ' experience and was dissatisfied with what he was told . |