Example sentences of "and [was/were] [be] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1991 Wessex entertained the suspicion that they had been and were being swindled by Abbey and in particular by Mr. Tully and certain employees of Wessex and Abbey and others . |
| 2 | This quartet , clothed in black from head to foot in commando style woollen caps , roll-neck sweaters , trousers and combat boots , had their hands cuffed behind their backs , and were being escorted at gun point . |
| 3 | Negotiations were conducted in great secrecy when the manuscripts had already got as far as the freeport in Zurich and were being examined by two well backed dealers and by representatives of the Getty Museum . |
| 4 | A US armed forces spokesman , Lt-Col Greg Smith , said many of the 527 migrants were ill and were being examined by doctors after disembarking over the weekend . |
| 5 | They were loaded on to two trucks at the airport , and were being moved across the tarmac when one of the bodies exploded . |
| 6 | Both men were arrested and were being questioned at Northwich police station last night . |
| 7 | It is possible , however , that Christianity 's greatest early influence was on those of the Jewish faith who were already questioning the manner in which the scriptures were being used to justify the establishment of secular privileges , and were being cited in support of other controversial practices such as the use of the Temple for financial purposes . |
| 8 | Green 's research reported in Swann ( 1985 ) demonstrated that intolerant teachers gave least time and attention to Afro-Caribbean boys and Asian girls , while a major investigation , Education for Some , documented that academically able Afro-Caribbean pupils were finding themselves relegated to lower bands and were being entered for examinations below their abilities , with teachers perceptions playing an important part in the discriminatory misallocation ( Eggleston et al . , |
| 9 | They had been loaded on at Perm and were being shipped for slaughter and wool to Irkutsk , the great Cossack camp in eastern Siberia . |
| 10 | However , Soviet forces were still impressive and were being modernized across the whole spectrum . |
| 11 | The London buses by this time had taken on the look of the more modern style and were being driven by diesel engines , also they were capable of carrying as many as fifty-six passengers . |
| 12 | This was the time when Lucien Freud and the ‘ School of London ’ were being proclaimed as the lost leaders of British art — even of western painting — and were being bought by the Americans . |
| 13 | In the Operations Room , some of the female part-time watchkeepers were just coming on duty and were being briefed on the operations that were planned for the day and those that were already taking place . |
| 14 | These items had been acquired by the Quaker group and were being sold to Sir William . |
| 15 | Fears about the Securitate police surfaced with persistent rumours that their members were still in powerful positions and were being protected by the government . |
| 16 | The remainder were asymptomatic and were being investigated for abnormal liver function tests . |
| 17 | A working prototype of DEC 's Alpha-based RISC PC was spotted in Cannes , France , at the Dexpo Europe show a couple of weeks ago : it included a 150MHz CPU and was being touted at up to 250 MIPS . |
| 18 | This part closely resembled Brodrick 's best-known building , Leeds Town Hall , which was the result of a competition that he had won in 1853 and was being built at the time of the Government Offices competition . |
| 19 | The fourth had escaped towards the sea and was being hunted by two of his men . |
| 20 | Anyway , I explained to Auntie , I had joined the army , and was being sent to London ; and I wanted to see her , and get her blessings . |
| 21 | By 1830 , the mill had passed from the Clissold family and was being run by Evans , Robson and Severs , who were London-based textile merchants . |
| 22 | On the 42nd lap Levagh came up the straight between the grandstand and the pits in his silver Mercedes at about 240 kph ( 150 mph ) and was being followed by Fangio . |
| 23 | Martin Gilfellan had taken the car just a few minutes before the accident and was being followed by the police when he drove straight over a junction . |
| 24 | She said the oil had been broken down into small particles and was being absorbed by organisms at the bottom of the food chain . |
| 25 | The admission that compromise was possible is the first sign that the confident period of Hildebrandine reform — the period of intense conviction and hope of complete success — was coming to an end , and was being replaced by the age of negotiation , undertaken by lawyers and administrators , differing in their briefs , but alike in their methods , and understanding each other very well . |
| 26 | Sgt Newman 's father , Eric , 58 , suffered a mild angina attack after being told of the shooting , and was being cared for by a neighbour last night . |
| 27 | Cascarino , who had scored only once in nine appearances for Chelsea and was being barracked by a section of the crowd , admitted Allen 's goal put him under pressure . |
| 28 | She had started attending classes at the Blind Club , and was being prepared for her further loss of sight . |
| 29 | The man had been forced to his feet and was being held between two Security men , his head bowed in shame , his hands trembling with fear . |
| 30 | The teenager , who absconded while on remand , was traced to an address in Highbury , north London , and was being held at a west London police station , said Scotland Yard . |