Example sentences of "and [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These were set in motion once fighting began and were kept in effect despite falls in prices . |
| 2 | Many lived in squalor and poverty , went short of food when times were hard and were kept from starvation only by the meagre income they gained from non-farming pursuits , whether sidework or the labour of family members working further afield on a temporary or permanent basis . |
| 3 | Mixtures of thymocytes and stromal cells rapidly reform ( within 12 hours ) into intact thymus lobes and were analysed for T-cell development in terms of lymphoid content and TCR , CD4 and CD8 expression after 9 days in culture ( Fig.2 ) . |
| 4 | Data obtained from each experiment approximated to a normal distribution and were analysed with Student 's t test for paired data . |
| 5 | Four biopsy specimens of the antrum and four of the gastric body were taken and were analysed by urease test , microscopy of a methyleblue stained mucosal smear , specific culture , and histology after modified Giemsa staining as described elsewhere . |
| 6 | The Croats first settled in their present homeland in the seventh century and were converted to Christianity in the first half of the ninth century , shortly after they accepted the suzerainty of the Holy Roman Emperor , Charlemagne , in 803 . |
| 7 | Despite their initial ferocity the victorious Agaw were eventually assimilated into the civilization they had sought to destroy , and were converted to Christianity . |
| 8 | The idea was certainly sensible as the club gained valuable experience , finished bottom , and were relegated to Division One . |
| 9 | Patients in one group were given Reflotron machines ( Boehringer Mannheim , Germany ) and were asked to measure their triglyceride concentrations at home , before meals and before going to bed , twice a week and to record the results in diaries . |
| 10 | The DJs heard six songs and were asked for advice on the first single . |
| 11 | Meanwhile , the remaining leaves fell from the sycamore in the square and were swept into oblivion by the stiff brooms of council employees . |
| 12 | They appeared before Harlow magistrates and were remanded in custody until Thursday . |
| 13 | They made no plea and were remanded in custody for seven days . |
| 14 | Mortalities from cancer ( cancer given as the underlying cause of death ) were calculated for each treatment and were adjusted for age by the direct method . |
| 15 | The waters nevertheless contained the possibility of life and were personified as Nun , the primordial deity . |
| 16 | The majority of the inhabitants of late medieval England lived close to the soil and were engaged in agriculture . |
| 17 | The first six of these seven items originally appeared as ‘ Sketches of London , nos. 4 , 12 , 14 , 16 , 18 and 20 ’ in The Evening Chronicle ( see MORNING CHRONICLE ) between Feb. and Aug. 1835 under a common subtitle , ‘ The Parish ’ , and were collected in volume form in Sketches by Boz , First Series , ( Feb. 1836 ) . |
| 18 | These houses , the homes of the first pottery makers on Crete , had rectangular rooms and were made without stone footings . |
| 19 | Once again we received a warm welcome at Cresswell and were treated to coffee and some rather nice chocky biscuits in the Board Room . |
| 20 | Visiting women , on the other hand , were always welcome and were treated to leg-rubbing and purring with as much friendship as was shown to its new owner . |
| 21 | Four people aboard the yacht were thrown from their bunks , and were treated in hospital for cuts and shock . |
| 22 | The examples below fall into the latter category and were created by school librarians and teachers in the MISLIP project . |
| 23 | In 1877 they republished Knowlton 's old pamphlet The Fruits of Philosophy and were prosecuted for obscenity — in the end unsuccessfully . |
| 24 | The Mk2As featured integral construction and were fitted with air brake and dual heating facilities ( steam now isolated ) . |
| 25 | ‘ The other horses were tied , ’ he said , ‘ but something happened and they ran off and were followed on foot . |
| 26 | Many of those first placed in charge of rural posts proved unsuitable , and were dismissed for abuse of power . |
| 27 | Pliny the Elder , writing in the later first century AD , says that about the time of Vulso 's triumph statues of wood and terracotta ceased to be used at Rome and were replaced by luxuria from Asia Minor . |
| 28 | In 1910 , the electric signal bells were giving trouble and were replaced by cord operated bells . |
| 29 | Adverse events were noted a at each installation of B G C and at the time of the first cystoscopy and were scored for severity and the highest score was then re recorded and appears on this erm histogram which relates to frequency as a symptom . |
| 30 | ‘ I am sorry , ’ he muttered ‘ We were returning from Woodstock and were chased by war dogs . ’ |