Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [adv] [conj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The couple were listed simply as Extract 41 — the 41st wedding to take place in registrar Molly Croll 's district this year . |
| 2 | DEALINGS in Davies and Newman , the struggling Dan-Air airline , were halted yesterday while talks continue on a possible link-up with Virgin tycoon Richard Branson ( above ) . |
| 3 | The plans then were delayed considerably whilst discussions were pursued with the Scottish Office and the Treasury over the financial details . |
| 4 | A number of thick pillars , shrouded in a miasmic fuzz of mould , were placed around as roof supports while , in the centre of the chamber , was a circle of more squared-off pillars , as if someone had decided to use a megalithic circle as a set of buttresses . |
| 5 | Some examples of such arrangements were given above as illustrations of the way in which governmental functions may be performed by non-governmental bodies . |
| 6 | The company also made records for the ‘ World-echo ’ and ‘ Siemens ’ labels , and they were given away as Christmas presents in giant Christmas crackers made by Mead & Fields Ltd . |
| 7 | The vital organs , the stomach , the intestines , the lungs and the liver , were withdrawn carefully and whole . |
| 8 | Manchester United lost to Sheffield United in the week and at Old Trafford this afternoon they were struggling again when Everton scored twice in the first half through Newell and Everton ; Everton the winners by two goals to nil . |
| 9 | Thus the three parts of the research number allowed for subsequent analysis of all the referrals received ( a ) as a group , ( b ) according to whether they were received in or out-of-hours and ( c ) according to the nature of the referral received . |
| 10 | From the ivory tower of a teaching hospital this may seem unfair , but Dixon may be surprised to learn that of the 60 or so practitioners participating in the Gloucester Independent Dentists ' Group , fewer than half were drawing more than 80% of the government 's target net income before the reduction in fees , which , incidentally , was 17.5% gross rather than the publicised 7.5% . |
| 11 | So we went back in and things were patched up and Mum made a pot of tea and tried to make amends by promising to do her best to make the wedding the best in the district . |
| 12 | He and I were eating heartily when Byron threw down his fork and cried , ‘ Oh for the horrors of polite society again ! |
| 13 | The aims of the study were to find out if chemiluminescence is raised in the colonic mucosa of patients with ulcerative colitis and correlates with disease activity , and to elucidate the sources of the chemiluminescence . |
| 14 | Trade links were opening up as Russia could no longer trade with Germany in war time . |
| 15 | In this analysis hospitals 1 and 2 were the county 's main consultant units , all the other consultant units were grouped together as hospital 3 , and all the general practitioner units were grouped together . |
| 16 | According to Judge Ovidiu Zarnescu , president of the Central Electoral Bureau , at the start of the campaign 5,716 candidates were nominated either as independents or by one of the 73 political parties for the 387 elective National Assembly seats and 1,584 candidates were nominated for the 119 Senate seats . |
| 17 | The Tarvarians were laughing openly and Rostov cursed under his breath . |
| 18 | I appreciate that yesterday the funeral ceremonies were carried out but Masses were also sung for the souls of two other men , Brampton and Vechey , and I have news of them . |
| 19 | Traffic flows generally speeded up as highway improvements were carried out and congestion spots , often alleged to be caused by fixed-track trams , were removed . |
| 20 | In the evening abdominal and perineal shaves were carried out and Mr Reynolds then had a bath . |
| 21 | The questionnaires were designed so that responses would be given in one of three ways : a yes-no answer ; a comment ; or a choice from either three or five possible responses . |
| 22 | Even if the brain were designed so that components could be easily removed , there is the issue of what we can conclude about the functions of its components from knowing the effects of removing one of them . |
| 23 | The first of several , annual Parliamentary ladies ' golf matches , between lady relations of Members of the Houses of Lords and Commons , were reported on as Henley had at least two ladies who were eligible to play — Mrs. Kate Fleming , wife of the Club President and Henley 's M.P. , Mr. Valentine Fleming , and Mrs. Cecil Norton . |
| 24 | Images of London 's wartime blitz were conjured up as children taught their parents how to use gas masks . |
| 25 | The Northern Rebellion began with a march upon Durham cathedral , where Protestant furnishings were torn down and mass was celebrated . |
| 26 | Billy kissed me on the cheek an' I got all silly an' decided 'e was too forward , ’ she said , not divulging to Annie what happened later , when they were walking home and Billy tried to make love to her . |
| 27 | But they were caught out when accounts assistant Anne Riley , disgruntled at being sacked , told chairman Douglas Bishop of their alleged antics . |
| 28 | The scores from the returns were added together and Chelmsford still remained on top , led by Katie and her colleagues Annie Marie , Kate and Karon . |
| 29 | Wheels , rods , cranks , and other components were added so that boys ( girls were never specified in the advertising ) , with instruction manuals , could build the illustrated models . |
| 30 | They were paraded around while householders took their pick , a routine familiar to refugee children who had passed through Dovercourt . |