Example sentences of "of [pron] were [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite the initial support of the boycott by international operatic stars — most of whom were at the time on contract to work with him — Barneboim 's case did not excite much public sympathy in France . |
| 2 | Passengers at the time amounted to several thousands on the SVR Gala , most of whom were at the northern Bridgnorth end of the line , enjoying rides behind 56014 and 59101 which was earlier named ‘ Village of Whatley ’ . |
| 3 | Among visiting ploughmen this year will be Ray Robson and Adrian Brewer from England , both of whom were at the World Match at Limavady two years ago . |
| 4 | The students at Beida , some of whom were on the verge of taking to the streets , probably feared the possible repercussions and with the end of term imminent , they decided that open protest was not worth the risk . |
| 5 | The staff of both periodicals were approached by many artists , some of whom were on the list and many more who were not . |
| 6 | On the spur of the moment the other day I asked a seminar group of sixteen PGCE students ( a third of whom were over the age of thirty ) after a three-week preliminary block of school experience , whether they thought that schools were ( a ) fine as they were ; ( b ) in need of some modifications ; ( c ) failing a sizeable proportion of young people ; ( d ) seriously failing all young people . |
| 7 | Nine patients experienced minor leakage , six of whom were over the age of 50 ; such leakage , however , was of mucus only and of minor degree in five of the six patients , and the sole patient who experienced minor faecal leakage was assessed within six months of operation and has in fact improved after longer follow up . |
| 8 | Odd-Knut said that the locals , many of whom were in the fishing and related trades , were incensed . |
| 9 | It was such sayings as these that inspired the dervishes some of whom were in the armies of the Khalif and impressed the British soldiers as no other warriors ever did . |
| 10 | Does my right hon. Friend appreciate that this is wonderful news for Glasgow and for Scotland and a great tribute to the work force and management , some of whom were in the House this week to meet an all-party group ? |
| 11 | Seven out of ten of these employees worked for the seven largest employers , all but one of whom were in the motor vehicle , mechanical engineering and electrical engineering sectors . |
| 12 | Traces of explosives were found on the clothing of the three accused , two of whom were in the back seat of the vehicle and one in the front passenger seat . |
| 13 | Twelve members of dissident groups , six of whom were from the Association for the Defence of Political Rights ( Adepo ) and four from the Free Art Association ( Apal ) , campaigning for a multiparty system and free elections , were arrested before or during the Congress . |
| 14 | The two of them were at the bottom of Heymouth Brae where official transport was ferrying people up and down , and to and from the railway station . |
| 15 | What White and Bernard also omit to make clear is that , while the great majority of the ordinary members of the church may well have been largely indifferent to theological issues , many of them were at the same time both outraged and alarmed by a number of alien liturgical practices , which were a unique and highly visible feature of English Arminianism . |
| 16 | The girls said some of them were on the pill , others were n't because their mams and dads do n't know and they dare n't go to the family planning clinic . |
| 17 | He would never forget how Samuel Reichmann and his partner , Emmanuel Hollander , had been fined for trading with the Germans by the Jewish Court of Tangier , and how one or both of them were on the blacklist of the British Consulate . |
| 18 | Most of them were on the lean side because of the hard life they led and the long walks they took over hilly country to reach their fields . |
| 19 | if both of them were on the same level there would be no falls , there would be no power . |
| 20 | It 's like all the , you know , the office , and they said all of them were on the opening today , all , all the stores . |
| 21 | Going around the Sections posts could take a fortnight , for many of them were beyond the ‘ 60-mile line ’ . |
| 22 | QPR vs Cov got about 7 mins ( and most of them were about the resignation and hardly any football ! ! ) |
| 23 | The great majority of them were with the management and unions of the railways , the remainder with politicians , civil servants and others closely involved with the railways and their industrial relations . |
| 24 | Most of them were from the barbaric tribes nearer the frozen Hub , which had a sort of export trade in heroes . |
| 25 | In the dream all three of them were in the garden of the house outside Oxford . |
| 26 | Eight He was eighty nine when he died , and er both of them were in the family tradition , journalists . |
| 27 | Fuzzy Logic has 125 owners … all regulars at Prestbury Park and nearly all of them were in the paddock to see their very own horse getting ready for its first run … its trained by Nigel twiston Davies and his assitant Peter Scudamore |
| 28 | Three of them were among the first to be evacuated by the Red Cross from the notorious Banja Luka camp . |
| 29 | Two of them were among the first documentaries to be made about the war , and thus have considerable historical importance . |
| 30 | Lower Ormeau Community Festival Committee organised a week long series of events , most of which were during the day . |