Example sentences of "and were [verb] with [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some officers broke ranks and were met with a volley of stones . |
| 2 | Tablets were provided by Merck , Sharp , and Dohme and were kept with the randomisation schedule in the hospital pharmacy . |
| 3 | Usually , they had a single mast stepped amidships and were rigged with a single square sail . |
| 4 | The replies to this question were interesting and were given with no prompting . |
| 5 | The pages were crisp and white and were filled with the most marvellous pictures of animals wearing clothes . |
| 6 | For that last half-hour of the day , the dunes became a deeper gold and were scored with the long shadows of palm trees , whose tops were so green that I fancied that if my arm had been long enough I could have plucked a leaf and eaten it as if it had been parsley . |
| 7 | All the children were at that time highly disturbed and were placed with the foster mother on a long term fostering basis . |
| 8 | The people were commanded to assemble and were faced with a simple choice : ‘ Elijah stepped forward and said to the people , ‘ How long will you sit on the fence ? |
| 9 | I think erm if you shopping performance the week before and if the programme have been sponsored by Kellogg 's Cornflakes then it 's possible that if you were in your local erm Sainsbury shop and were faced with a number of alternatives to buy , there is possibly a chance that you can buy Kellogg 's Cornflakes . |
| 10 | To study changes in rectal mucosa that might be attribtable to the effects of gluten , rectal biopsy specimens from untreated and treated gluten sensitised subjects were analysed morphometrically and by immunohistochemical techniques and were compared with a series of disease control mucosae . |
| 11 | An hour and a half into the debate all four for the first time gave succinct answers in agreement to one question and were rewarded with a cheer from the floor ! |
| 12 | Battling Leigh never gave up and were rewarded with a late try from Andy Collier , converted by Simon Baldwin . |
| 13 | In spite of lowering clouds and apocalyptic forecasts , plenty of hardy souls turned up to sample the culinary offerings of Brecknock 's answer tot he Roux Brothers , and were rewarded with a pleasant , rain free evening , and a meal that reached even dizzier heights than last year — the proportion of charcoal to edible meat having been somewhat reduced . |
| 14 | Malone finished strongly and were rewarded with a try by Stuart Hooks in the final minute which was converted by Bush , whose place kicking was impeccable . |
| 15 | Hereford rolled up their sleeves , gave it everything and were rewarded with an equaliser from Derek Hall … |
| 16 | Hereford rolled up their sleeves , gave it everything and were rewarded with an equaliser from Derek Hall … |
| 17 | Coleraine started brightly with Cook and Brian Donaghy both going close in the opening three minutes , but the Crues settled quickly and were presented with a golden opportunity to go ahead in the 12th minute . |
| 18 | ‘ We came across some people from Papua New Guinea who were selling handicrafts and were confronted with a boatload of western tourists — all convinced they could buy for a knock-down rate . |
| 19 | Right come the morning arrived and and somebody else I ca n't remember who though , and there we were all ready to go and were walking with the press into the massive great shed where they roll the paper and make it a massive place the size of a couple of football pitches , we were just going in the door and somebody said to me they 're no gon na be using their flash guns are they ? |
| 20 | He became assistant to the American J. H. Hammond and they undertook exploration for gold on the Witwatersrand and were associated with the mining ventures of Cecil Rhodes [ q.v. ] |
| 21 | These depths were determined by John Murray 's Bathymetric Survey of the Scottish Lochs in 1902–08 , and were found with a Kelvin wire sounding machine ; a sophisticated ratchet device in which a plumb line of piano wire is lowered from a rowing boat . |
| 22 | They both lost their wives , and were left with a child . |
| 23 | Kai Tak stretched ahead , runway strip in the harbour lit up in blue white and gold , and a second later they had cleared the buildings of the city and were landing with a faint jolt . |
| 24 | The biggest difference from the corresponding Corporation cars lay in the bogies , which were of Brush 's own design and were reversed with the driving wheels nearest the centre of the car . |