Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Several of the items in the accounts were made the subject of the objection numbered 1 , i.e. , ‘ unreasonable and/or improper amount . ’ |
| 2 | These vehicles were supported by steel underframes , mounted on six-wheeled bogies ; from the underframe between the bogies were carried the brake gear and the accumulators for lighting the saloons . |
| 3 | The Germans were denied the Channel ports , but the small , victorious British professional army was almost destroyed . |
| 4 | At the back of Odness the houses were called the Westness . |
| 5 | It is amazing that , although agriculture in general faces cuts , if the proposals were adopted the CAP could cost more over the next seven years than it does now . |
| 6 | On the second day of the hearing when the reasons were given the parties ' legal representatives were there with the exception of the representative of the guardian ad litem . |
| 7 | Since the last World War , soldiering , as a profession , had lost its romantic appeal , but in Vietnam the journalists were given the chance of acting out fantasies about themselves , war , love and death . |
| 8 | In the original DES document in which the proposals for the schools were outlined the overall aim was said to fit in with the Government 's aims set out in their document Better schools , ‘ to improve standards ’ being the key phrase . |
| 9 | No one could be sure and the shapes were given the non-committal name of stromatolite , a word derived from Greek meaning no more than " stony carpet " . |
| 10 | Having established which informants were the most experienced in the SF genre , all the informants were given the passage reproduced below . |
| 11 | The dismissals were announced the day after Girija Prasad Koirala , the general secretary of the Nepali Congress Party , had delivered a message to the King warning him that unless substantial powers were quickly turned over to the new government , crowds would be called back on to the streets of Kathmandu . |
| 12 | Before the sea-walls were built the place must have been a true sea-marsh , largely flooded whenever there was a particularly high tide , with islands of sandy soil bound by the tussocky marram grass defeating the sea here and there . |
| 13 | Before the guidelines were introduced the referral rate from general practitioners for examinations covered by the guidelines was 88.4/1000 registered patients ( table I ) . |
| 14 | The reserves were denied the honours in the Central League by the same process of calculation , but the third team won the Yorkshire Midweek League for the second year running . |
| 15 | Made of strong willow cane , the cone-shaped traps were about five feet in diameter at the mouth tapering to a point Once the unfortunate salmon had entered the trap , it was doomed Yanto hoped the recent tide had yielded a fish which he would grab before the traps were checked the following morning . |
| 16 | After the winners were named the pair found it hard to convince some that their glamorous subjects were not professional models but clients who had had new images created for them in Mrs Simmons 's Skinnergate studio . |
| 17 | When the prayers were ended the three girls kissed him goodnight in turn , and Rose went with him to their room . |
| 18 | None of the defendants was granted the right of appeal . |
| 19 | The project was so successful that the youngsters were awarded the school 's own annual Steelite Enterprise Trophy . |
| 20 | With betting banned , the punters were given the chance of a flutter by purchasing a prize draw ticket for each race . |
| 21 | Long before the Pyramids were built the arts and mysteries of brewing had spread across Europe ; far , far from the Valley of the Kings to the westernmost island in the known world — to the green and fertile land of Ireland . |
| 22 | ‘ Ladies and gentlemen , top marks have been awarded to the 3rd Shortfields Pack , whose tableau of Brownies through the years was thought the most original and apt . ’ |
| 23 | It was a shocking experience and to the abuses of the gaolers was added the deadly lottery of gaol fever and smallpox , pneumonia and diphtheria . |
| 24 | While many indigenous workers moved up into better-paid , pleasanter and more skilled jobs , the immigrants were left the dirty , hard and low-paid work in the foundries and textile mills , as transport or catering workers or in sweat shops and small factories thrown up by the post-war boom . |
| 25 | In the mysteries of the temples of Ancient Egypt and in Greece where the teachings were called the Hermetic Gnosis . |
| 26 | When the males were returned the level of fighting went down again . |
| 27 | Although the damages were shared the fact that an agreement had been reached with one of them , did not mean the debt was cancelled . |
| 28 | When the paintings were delivered the older couple were almost apoplectic at the sight of them and refused even to store them in their house . |
| 29 | Half the faces in the stalls were turned the wrong way , trying to see what the fuss was about in the back row . |
| 30 | The peasants were authorized to parcel out the private estates while legal ownership of all land was vested in the State ; factory committees were given broad powers to vet the actions of management ; the minorities were granted the right of self-determination ; each regiment was authorized to negotiate armistice terms . |