Example sentences of "they [was/were] [verb] [prep] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were displayed with an almost subversive indifference to the impression made upon the spectator . |
| 2 | Because those who re-offended went to prison automatically , without the possibility of a non-custodial sentence the next time they were convicted of an imprisonable offence , they might remain in custody for a longer time than would otherwise have been the case . |
| 3 | They were exploited by an economic system which was in 1880 increasingly characterized by capitalist organization , large-scale production for the market and specialization . |
| 4 | They were rejected by an outcry from within Britain and by the British Prime Minister . |
| 5 | After a few moments he realized they were flying on an interception course . |
| 6 | First they were based on an ‘ Age Participation Rate ’ ( APR ) defined as ‘ the number of young home initial full time and sandwich entrants to HE in a given year expressed as a percentage of the 18 year old population ’ . |
| 7 | They were killed in an accident just before I was married — Peter was my father 's friend . ’ |
| 8 | As well as the cash and the cup they were treated to an executive night out at the scene of their triumphs , the Superbowl at Stoke-on-Trent 's Festival Park . |
| 9 | They were prepared for an unyielding defence of their two flocks of 10,000 battery hens against the Ministry of Agriculture and the 10 burly ex-miners who form the ministry 's chicken-killing squad , ever-ready to wring a feathered neck . |
| 10 | The people of Ben Ami were not frightened but they were prepared for an enemy ; and visitors interested in the Arab–Jewish war of 1948 were well advised to present convincing explanations for their questions before they stirred memories too deeply . |
| 11 | They recognized that they were living in an immense natural vault , with many extra security features also built in . |
| 12 | The yield of clones grown with the grass species from which they had originally been sampled again exceeded that made when they were grown in an ‘ alien ’ sward , P < 0.00001 . |
| 13 | They were looking for an instrument of murder . |
| 14 | A couple of hours later , when the awkwardnesses had receded and giggling and fidgeting had given way to my acceptance as part of the furniture , they were engaged in an enthusiastic frank exchange about the qualities of teachers whom they had liked , whose lessons they had enjoyed and for whom they were prepared to concede the comment : ‘ Mr So and So was decent — yeah , well decent , were n't he Sue ? ’ |
| 15 | ( The curious names of Svalocin and Rotanev are due to the fact that they were christened by an otherwise obscure astronomer named Nicolaus Venator ! ) |
| 16 | If the only or main reason for your being sacked was an ‘ economic , technical or organisational ’ one , entailing changes in the work-force — the vague Euro-jargon of the 1981 Regulations is a reminder that they were inspired by an EC Directive — your claim will not succeed if you have been treated in a reasonable manner . |
| 17 | In Campbell and Palmer v Crest Homes ( Wessex ) Ltd ( 1989 ) unreported , Chancery Division , 13 November , the plaintiff vendors agreed to sell some development land to the defendant purchasers at the price the property might reasonably be expected to fetch on the open market at the relevant date on a sale by a willing vendor to a willing purchaser ; if the parties failed to agree the price within four weeks they were to refer to an independent surveyor to determine the price . |
| 18 | They were passing across an open portion of the bridge . |
| 19 | They were seen as an opiate , a worthless retreat from the real world . |
| 20 | As the chicks hatched , they were moved into an out-building and then , when fully fledged , up to the pool . |
| 21 | WHEN I first encountered South German wheat beers , in the early to mid 1960s , they were regarded as an old-fashioned , rustic style , favoured by old ladies with large hats . |
| 22 | You should be prepared for the fact that some of her views and opinions will be rather different from your own , remembering that they were formed in an entirely different social climate . |
| 23 | Following a precedent set by The Stone Roses , who broke free from the Silvertone label by claiming that they were tied to an unfair contract , Michael is to sue Sony on the grounds that his deal is restrictive and financially inadequate . |
| 24 | In the second half , Peebles raised their game after Chris Davis and Neil White had scored for Melrose , and they were rewarded with an excellent try by winger Robert Knox , converted by Mutch . |
| 25 | Participants attended free , but had to have paid their Society membership ; they were rewarded with an enjoyable day of open classes , display items and cheese-and-wine refreshments . |
| 26 | When the delegates assembled for the Special Conference on August 15th they heard a lot of revolutionary-sounding rhetoric from leaders who knew that they were kicking at an open door . |
| 27 | Simultaneously they turned to face one another and a moment later they were locked in an embrace . |
| 28 | What is clear is that a business can not claim that its terms were accepted by a trading partner if they were accepted by an employee whom it knows has no authority to accept them . |
| 29 | They were swarming in an endless moving blanket along every surface inside the shuttle . |
| 30 | They had conducted the same argument , at intervals , since the days after they had realised that they were isolated on an alien world . |