Example sentences of "and [adj] were [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Following that initial spate of concern , the ten years between 1976 and 1985 were declared the ‘ Decade for Women ’ . |
| 2 | Labour activists were rooted in particular localities and political traditions , and these were to provide the basis for labourist hegemony in the formal political arena of West Ham throughout the interwar period . |
| 3 | One has transferred to the communications department and all were offered the opportunity to work for the new contract firm . |
| 4 | Just as Britain pumped the proceeds of North Sea Oil into the US economy , the Dutch in the 1960s and 1970s were investing the proceeds of North Sea gas . |
| 5 | 21–7 Between 200 and 300 Glasgow Fair visitors were brought by the steamer " Islay " and more were expected the next two days . |