Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the mare basins were excavated the fragmentary material beneath them must have been compressed to a higher density than before . |
| 2 | And only two — Joshua and Caleb — were to enjoy the promised land . |
| 3 | More specifically , they were to support the Conservative party as being the most likely to tum back the revolutionary tide . |
| 4 | Diocletian ( reigned 284–305 ) was one of five sons of Illyrian peasants who were to wear the imperial purple . |
| 5 | We were to mount a dummy attack on the R.A.F. airfield at Heliopolis , just outside Cairo , a distance of about a hundred miles across open desert … . |
| 6 | Whilst Robert Legg Snr and his cronies were enjoying a short-lived grandeur within the ill-fated United Company of Undertakers , the Upholders ’ Company continued to support those members who furnished funerals as part of their everyday trade , though their list of admissions does not identify persons trading as coffin-makers or undertakers though they did admit upholders and mercers , who included funeral furnishing as a sideline to their main trade . |
| 7 | By the latter half of the century , the majority of books on child care — which were enjoying a tremendous popularity — strongly recommended breast-feeding and described it as the normal practice ( Fildes 1980 ) . |
| 8 | I wandered along the sandy beach and saw just how mums and dads with kiddies and gran and grandad too , were enjoying a REAL family holiday in the sun . |
| 9 | On 30 June 1989 , Captain Knowles and Warrant Officer Fowles were visiting the Army 's transit training camp at Scarborough to ensure that 35 Signal Regiment ( V ) from London on their annual summer training camp were enjoying a satisfactory standard of catering . |
| 10 | Attention would only be conditionally offered to Ollie if Stan was in the room , and if the family were enjoying a quiet cuddle with Stan , he would have to be rejected in favour of Ollie if he appeared . |
| 11 | ‘ The chances are a thousand to one that you might stay here for ten seasons and never see a boatman in a hurry , ’ quoted Sir Thomas loudly to his brood , waving a lordly hand towards William and Joe who were enjoying a quiet chew of tobacco at the end of the pier . |
| 12 | At the same time both the Constituency Labour Parties and the Labour League of Youth were enjoying a rapid increase in membership and many of their new recruits were more interested in what was happening in Europe than in the traditional problems of unemployment and labour conditions . |
| 13 | The bar room was warm and inviting as always , and just enough people to be comfortable were enjoying the cosy environment . |
| 14 | In the schools , French became a compulsory language at the very moment when Arab nationalists were enjoying the linguistic triumph of Arabic over the Turkish of the now broken Ottoman Empire , a victory which had important political implications for the concept of Arab unity . |
| 15 | Ed and Johnny were enjoying an unimaginative platter of boiled sprouts . |
| 16 | Potatoes were enjoying an unprecedented popularity amongst all classes of society ; in the houses of the aristocracy they were being marinaded in champagne , poached in wine and decorated with truffles . |
| 17 | We were seeing a steady growth in fee income of around 15% in the Newport office , and when we made the decision to move , there was n't a single indicator that we might see a downturn . |
| 18 | But the demands of a growing membership were outstripping the voluntary nature of the Campaign . |
| 19 | The objectives were to hit the main source of supplies to the Vietcong and to undermine the morale of the North Vietnamese people . |
| 20 | Made of strong willow cane , the cone-shaped traps were about five feet in diameter at the mouth tapering to a point Once the unfortunate salmon had entered the trap , it was doomed Yanto hoped the recent tide had yielded a fish which he would grab before the traps were checked the following morning . |
| 21 | Well and that 's we were delayed a whole month in tidying the whole because it was such a rotten wet Summer , we could n't get the tiles . |
| 22 | However , the basic grammatical distinctions here are the categories of first , second and third person , If we were producing a Componential analysis ( for which see Lyons , 1968 : 470-81 ) of Pronominal systems , the features that we seem to need for the known systems would crucially include : for first person , speaker inclusion ( + 5 ) ; for second person , addressee inclusion ( + A ) ; and for third Person , speaker and addressee exclusion ( - S , A ) ( see Burling , 1970 : 14-17 ; Ingram , 1978 ) . |
| 23 | By 1500 BC , the metal workers of Crete were producing a large range of cooking and storage utensils , including some large cauldrons made by riveting together several bronze sheets : some fine examples were found at Tylissos . |
| 24 | He was asked by the Production Manager , J D Pearson , to redesign any part of the engine where the unskilled and semi-skilled staff were producing a high proportion of scrap . |
| 25 | We were producing an annual report |
| 26 | Barriers and warning lights were put up and further warning lights were placed a short distance away . |
| 27 | And half the people who hired items were given no verbal advice on choosing and using them . |
| 28 | The Crimean Tatars , however , were officially exonerated of the charge of disloyalty much later , in 1967 , and they were given no general right to return to their former homelands , not least because the territories they had left had now been settled by other nationalities . |
| 29 | At a meeting with the consortium more than a week ago , Caledonian directors said they would help only if they were given a controlling interest in the pit . |
| 30 | The Black and Ambers pack , with Clive Brooks at number eight , were given a thorough work-out in the early stages . |