Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another volley of musketry hammered from the French who were firing blind into the tall crops . |
| 2 | While many of the bolts were placed prior to the issue of the BMC policy document , they still break the tradition against placing bolts or pegs on grit for any reason . |
| 3 | He found that there were reasons to believe that bodies were placed supine below the pyre and that the average temperature achieved was about 900° C , but the quantity of fuel required was not determined . |
| 4 | Huge cresset torches were placed high on the walls , the tables had been covered with white linen and the only plate used was of the best thick silver . |
| 5 | The plaintiff argued that the prior disclosure was irrelevant as the share sale agreement contained clauses stating that the warranties were given subject to the matters set out in the disclosure letter but that no other information whether actual , constructive or imputed would affect any claim made by the plaintiff or reduce any amount recoverable . |
| 6 | In the towns money soon ceased to circulate in a meaningful manner ; workers were given rations ; all state services were provided free ; school meals were given free to the children , even theatre tickets were distributed among factory workers free . |
| 7 | They were withdrawn due to the fact that there was a lack of demand and a poor quality of supply . |
| 8 | They were withdrawn due to the fact that there was a lack of demand and a poor quality of supply . |
| 9 | During a visit to Taiwan on Oct. 27-29 , Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore also made it clear that " substantive relations " with Taiwan were to remain unchanged despite the resumption of ties with China [ see also p. 37780 ] . |
| 10 | Discussion of the inter-war years usually centres on industrial change , but North Shields resembles the rest of the North East here in that while it is true that the 1920s saw a good deal of structurally induced unemployment which reflected the position of traditional basic industries , and the 1930s saw the impact of work recession , these same basic industries began to recover in the run up to the Second World War in the mid-1930s and were to remain basic to the area until the early 1960s . |
| 11 | Now erm this is this is archetypical group behaviour , but whatever it is , it can not necessarily reflect erm that individual 's own erm peculiar self as it were using peculiar in the in the strict sense and proper to them , because as we 've seen what happens in a group is , is , is the individual . |
| 12 | ( Judy Thomas points out , however , that if anything were to go wrong during the evening the agency would n't be legally responsible . ) |
| 13 | The cars were painted khaki with the red cross in a prominent position . |
| 14 | The clouds were scudding low over the rooftops ; it was pouring with rain and the streets were flooded . |
| 15 | After that , it was simply a matter of having a strong wind , the sailors climbing up and down the rigging , adjusting the sail to catch every breeze and puff of air while look-outs were posted high above the mast . |
| 16 | Four others were scattered motionless on the green turf some thirty yards away . |
| 17 | A further eight patients with villous adenomas but no evidence of malignant change were deemed unsuitable for the study and were given laser treatment only . |
| 18 | These provisions were deemed discriminatory under the EC Equal Treatment Directive and consequently the 1989 Employment Act raised the age limit to 65 years for women . |
| 19 | Yet both collaboration and conflict usually worked to the detriment of the church , so that at the end of Edward 's reign clerical morale and independence were seriously impaired and dangerous fissures were becoming apparent between the clergy and laity , and between Englishmen and the papacy . |
| 20 | Window displays were becoming controversial within the company ; Laura liked to see windows full of antiques and atmosphere , but increasingly found herself at loggerheads with more prosaic minds who wanted products and price-tags . |
| 21 | Tans were becoming associated with the real Sharon territory which could lead to their demise as a coveted status symbol . |
| 22 | The publican 's aggressive stance towards the headmistress touched on deeper currents which were becoming condensed in the affair . |
| 23 | True , the Liberal Nationals were becoming indistinguishable from the Conservatives , while National Labour was too small to be able to exert very much influence upon the massed ranks of Conservatives , although the prestige of the Prime Minister , Ramsay MacDonald , gave it — as Marquand shows — an influence far greater than its mere numbers would have warranted . |
| 24 | For their part , the Communists , and even more their Soviet and Comintern masters , were becoming impatient with the Premier 's uncooperativeness and low credibility as a war leader . |
| 25 | They were aware of a number of pre-school children who did not have adequate access to resources or support when parents and professionals were becoming aware of the possible extent and implications of the disability . |
| 26 | This left-wing revival among the electorate took place at a time when some devoted socialists were becoming disillusioned with the prospects of actually accomplishing any sort of social revolution during the war itself . |
| 27 | This is why , though the ideas were becoming common from the late eighteenth century , effective alternative and oppositional formations became common only in the second half of the nineteenth century and increased markedly towards the end of the century . |
| 28 | More black boxers were becoming active during the same decade . |
| 29 | In the third century B.C. they were still cooperating with the Greeks in Egypt , but they were becoming unpopular with the natives . |
| 30 | Their economy and population were both suffering , but also they were becoming wary of the Dzhungars ' increasing strength . |