Example sentences of "of [n mass] were [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But by March that year the Chiefs of Staff were recording a victory for their view of the Middle East , and were arguing that this implied that Britain must hang on to the right to return to bases in Egypt , even in the absence of agreement . |
| 2 | The minor disputes between the two countries , over reparations for damaged embassies in Tehran and London and some other outstanding debts , seemed all but settled and a group of MPs were visiting the Iranian capital . |
| 3 | ‘ I ca n't single out any bad ones in particular — they all performed more or less the same — but a lot of people were taking an extra day , guaranteeing 48 hours and taking 72 hours . |
| 4 | 6 months ago , hundreds of people were dying every day . |
| 5 | Crowds of people were rushing the other way , towards the conflagration , to try to stem the fire before it spread to the other wooden buildings by the river . |