Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thick pink towels were stacked on a rack , other pink towels were over a rail . |
| 2 | Torches were stacked in a niche at the head of the tunnel . |
| 3 | The Middle Ages were punctuated by a series of earlier revivals usually centred round courts like those of Charlemagne and Frederick II . |
| 4 | KOMIKs were developed as a result of the work of SIDT 's SEI ! theatre group , which performs theme-based dramatisations of issues being discussed in workshops . |
| 5 | In the west and Wales , large numbers of churches were developed as a result of late/post-Roman Christianity by so-called ‘ Celtic Saints ’ . |
| 6 | CYNICS might argue that ‘ green ’ or environmental funds and their ethical counterparts were developed as a marketing tool to attract the conscientious investor . |
| 7 | The objectives would be achieved more readily ‘ if courses were developed on a unit basis ’ . |
| 8 | In a semi-literate age politicians are fragile ; they live by and through institutions which were developed at a time when speech-writers were unknown and MPs were elected on policies evolved without feedback , positive or negative , from market researchers . |
| 9 | The pictures were developed from a film found in a camera belonging to Elizabeth Over , 30 , murdered on a lonely beach at Sodwana Bay , in Zululand . |
| 10 | In the course of the project , assessment materials were developed in a variety of modes . |
| 11 | The handsome wrought-iron gates of the Palace were erected as a memorial to Edward VII . |
| 12 | On 2 September , troops opened fire when barricades were erected by a group protesting against a sharp increase in the cost of living and the government 's failure to convene a national conference to discuss the country 's political future . |
| 13 | Groups of questions on similar tasks were prefaced by a statement of their nature ( e.g. " The next two questions are about change from 50p " ) . |
| 14 | Chi-squared , Fisher 's exact , Student 's t , and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used to detect significant differences among vaccine groups ; 95% confidence intervals ( CI ) for proportions were calculated on a logit scale and converted to the original scale , and 95% CIs for GMTs were calculated with the method of normal approximation . |
| 15 | Effects of cimetidine and histamine of the cells were calculated as a percentage of the untreated controls . |
| 16 | Regression coefficients and their standard error were calculated with a CYBER 855 computer for those variables which entered and remained in the regression equation . |
| 17 | The Mantel-Haenszel estimate of the overall odds ratio and its variance were calculated from a set of studies by the Robins-Breslow-Greenland method . |
| 18 | Even greater passions were aroused by a spy case of absolutely no strategic significance whatever , the case of Alger Hiss , who was finally jailed in January 1950 , after two years of allegation and wild rumour . |
| 19 | Two forms of injection were arranged by a statistician who was not involved in the study . |
| 20 | Pastel walls formed a tasteful background to a selection of mounted Sara Moon prints , fresh flowers were arranged in a crystal vase , and there was a pink shade on the small desk lamp . |
| 21 | In the front window was a display of paint-brushes which were arranged in a fan . |
| 22 | THE advantages of two Royal Bank services — Electronic Data Interchange and Royline — were explained to a group of solicitors and accountants during an evening presentation at Walsall Branch . |
| 23 | As far as the primary phase of schooling was concerned , the plan of development favoured the same activities as were listed in A Framework for the School Curriculum , except that more attention was devoted to history and geography , to expressive arts , and to science , and to the need for clearly structured and progressively demanding work in these areas of the curriculum . |
| 24 | This set off a major rebellion in which Russian settlements were sacked with a death toll of over 2,500 . |
| 25 | A short report in the Financial Times for 19/20 December 1992 states that women who were sacked from a mushroom farm after refusing new contracts that they alleged had made cuts in their pay , had been given permission by the Court of Appeal on 18 December 1992 to carry out a leaflet campaign to persuade shoppers not to buy the farm 's produce . |
| 26 | Every leg of every bed stood in a jar of water to frustrate the ruthless ants , while the ‘ hospital corners ’ of the bedding were aligned with a draughtsman 's precision — even though the linen , I noticed , was yellowish and patched . |
| 27 | Children were recognized as a cause for long-lasting happiness , so they are included in the vision of the happy family . |
| 28 | Very soon , however , his natural good looks were recognized by a film producer , and by 1919 he had appeared in three short silent dramas , despite a casting card reading ‘ does not screen well ’ . |
| 29 | The book also records the 1972 National Federation of Fish Friers conference at the Park Hotel , Tynemouth , where the president 's banquet and ball cost £2.50 and delegates were entrailed in a debate about what to do with chicken giblets . |
| 30 | Nearly 300 litres of diesel oil were spilled into a tributary of the River Tamar in Plymouth yesterday after vandals released the fuel from a tank in a timber yard . |