Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] [to-vb] [adv prt] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | High-sulphur content coal mining areas , such as the Mid-West , were expected to lose out in favour of lower-sulphur coal from the West Coast and abroad . |
| 2 | Often , as the night drew on , a number of people were seen to lie down in odd places , both in Partisan Street and on the Embankment . |
| 3 | It seems that when they were made to lie down in the back of the truck and their hands were tied behind them , Katrine remembers there being rags underneath her . |
| 4 | On 16th December 1991 , the building societies and bank bosses were called in by the Government for an emergency briefing and were told to come back in two days with solutions . |
| 5 | ‘ We raised the possibility of an MBO and were told to get back in our box , ’ says finance director Nick Pearch . |
| 6 | Once the students had agreed the language to be taught-lexis , structure and discourse function — they were asked to work out in pairs how they would plan to prepare a class for the Negotiator assessment . |
| 7 | Their enemies drove them out arid they were forced to live down in the marshes of Kelfazin . |
| 8 | We , at least , are a leaner and , I hope , a healthier organisation because of the changes we were forced to bring about in the workshop . |
| 9 | ‘ I do n't understand why they pose for the tourists , ’ she said , marvelling at how the huge hoods were wired to flare out in soft folds around each tightly wrapped skull . |
| 10 | In particular , they do not include patients who died or were lost to follow up in the prolonged interval between treatment and the onset of symptoms . |
| 11 | I think the department of Health was swayed rather more than it should have been by that lobby , because the sort of service that was intended to set up in Camberwell has not yet been set up . |
| 12 | The candidate who took third place in the first round , however , Manandafy Rakotonirina , was expected to stand down in favour of Zafy . |
| 13 | And Madge Grimsilk was seen to lean back in her chair instead of sitting upright and swallow a surprisingly large quantity of Willi 's excellent wine . |
| 14 | After various consultations with interested parties , it was decided to carry on in the traditional manner . |
| 15 | Ideas and information were exchanged , and an attempt was made to map out in very general terms what the two nations had in common in the Middle East . |
| 16 | The van having arrived at the weighbridge , she got out , but was instructed to get back in as she was ‘ part of the load ’ . |
| 17 | About 3 hours after her return to the ward she was helped to sit up in bed , propped up on pillows . |
| 18 | WELSHPOOL AND LLANFAIR No 14 ( SLR 85 ) was scheduled to return back in passenger service for the annual steam Gala last weekend , after a five year major overhaul . |
| 19 | Later she was assisted to sit up in bed . |
| 20 | Finance Ministers and central bank governors ( i ) commented that the United Kingdom was moving towards economic recovery , that recovery was under way in the United States , that growth was projected to pick up in Italy and France , and that in Japan and Germany growth had slowed from the rapid pace in 1990 to a more sustainable rate ; ( ii ) noted the importance of strengthening global savings ; ( iii ) reaffirmed the need for effective measures to avoid the recurrence of " recent irregularities that were revealed in some financial markets " ( a reference in particular to scandals in Japan — see pp. 38529 — and to the collapse of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International — see pp. 38396-37 ; 38355 ; 38545 ) ; ( iv ) called on the Paris Club to continue discussions on how best to implement promptly additional debt relief measures , on a case-by-case basis , which went well beyond the relief already granted under the " Toronto terms " [ see pp. 36123-24 ] ; and ( v ) noted that it was essential for developing countries to encourage private capital flows . |
| 21 | For this reason , Handy was forced to sell out in the late 1960s . |
| 22 | Auxiliary nurse , Eddie Gilfoyle , who is accused of murdering his wife , Paula , 32 , also said he was allowed to help out in surgical operations at the hospital where he worked . |
| 23 | It was only last summer that she was allowed to get back in the swing . |
| 24 | As she woke up she was encouraged to move around in bed and wiggle her toes . |
| 25 | There he was encouraged to stand up in front of other patients and describe his own particular addiction . |
| 26 | The Palace was determined to hit back in a growing battle with the national Press , TV and radio . |
| 27 | As for Mike Lawrence , it may have been his last test flight , but he was determined to go out in flamboyant style |