Example sentences of "and [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the bell stopped , we all went into lines according to our classes , outside our appropriate entrance , and were marched into our classrooms . |
| 2 | The course organisers were informed about the study and its objectives and were asked for their cooperation in data collection . |
| 3 | The opposition were winning a lot of line-out ball at the back and were getting to our midfield . |
| 4 | The Austrians returned in his absence , and were assisted in their reconquest by the Russians and the Italians themselves who were never more happy , it seems , than when they were assisting one despot to overthrow another . |
| 5 | On 23 November , Pollitt and Campbell withdrew their support from the initial statement and were readmitted to their positions . |
| 6 | Several prominent political and religious leaders spoke at the service and were united in their calls for the government to take firm and speedy action against those responsible for the deaths . |
| 7 | Kleinwort and Hamilton led privileged lives : they grew up in large family houses with staff , attended public school and were assured by their family connections of places in the City . |
| 8 | The trees on every side of the magazine bent away from it and were stripped of their leaves . |
| 9 | The Youngs , whose Slipperclub had finished third , were embraced by the hyperjoyous Unwins and were invited to their table , leaving the poor Flokatis to seek solace with others whose hopes had died on the last bend . |
| 10 | If companies had to say how many died and were injured in their service each year , it might give the life and death of workers a higher priority . |
| 11 | Periodically revised and completed , these ‘ rules and regulations ’ bore the imprint of the administrative tradition that had hitherto governed broadcasting , and were criticized for their formalism — and insufficient recognition of the realities of broadcasting . |
| 12 | Doherty ( 39 ) , from the New Lodge area of Belfast , and 37-year-old Michael McKee , from the city 's Ballymurphy Road , escaped in 1981 and were sentenced in their absence . |
| 13 | From the Merovingians to the Habsburgs , European dynasties regarded themselves , and were regarded by their subjects , as enjoying a unique mandate from ‘ on high ’ . |
| 14 | He considered that all the world 's religions had originated from a single source and were the ‘ imaginations formed when such men were ignorant of their own nature , were devoid of experience , and were governed by their random conjectures which … were far from the truth ’ . |
| 15 | The strongest of Amelia Dorf 's guests had already been processed and were settling into their new shapes , raw recruits in his army of phantoms . |
| 16 | Dublin was the focal point of a Cambridge side who played the ball long , got it forward quickly and were condemned for their tactics . |
| 17 | What a transformation , suddenly the guard spoke English , we received the required stamps and were sent on our way after three hours of total frustration . |
| 18 | Such a pair belonged to Sir William Ingleby of Ripley , Yorkshire , in 1617 and were listed in his inventory as ‘ shipp sawceres ’ . |
| 19 | When the children were between four and seven years old , they were each given a task — a video-type game — and were assessed on their levels of cooperation and concentration . |
| 20 | Silver and gold are rare and were prized for their monetary value , appearance and resistance to corrosion . |
| 21 | ON COURSE : Twelve members of the Spectrum Inter Church Youth Worker Programme finished the course at The Wellspring Centre , Stockport , and were presented with their certificates by Father John Rafferty . |
| 22 | Mark indicates that the crowd at this stage recognised Jesus as Messiah but by the end of the week they had changed their minds and were calling for his execution . |
| 23 | On that night , Tuesday , 24 August 1773 , they talked of murderers being hanged — Lord Errol must have had a fund of such stories : he was the Lord High Constable of Scotland ; then they drank port , and were seen to their rooms by their host himself . |
| 24 | All over the island tall old trees crashed down , and less tall trees whipped about and were filleted of their leaves and branches . |
| 25 | The processes of Individual Performance Review and Personal Development Planning functioned only fitfully , and were distorted by their association with Performance Related Pay . |
| 26 | It seemed to be calling to them and Carrie thought of fairy tales she had read — you looked back at something behind you and were caught in its spell ! |
| 27 | Other companies found themselves over-borrowed and were encouraged by their bankers and shareholders to consider asset disposals as the simplest way to reduce debt . |
| 28 | But Liverpool appeared to have weathered the storm and were heading for their first clean sheet since their Cup final win in May when Spoliaric crashed home a left-foot drive on the hour . |
| 29 | An early passage separates this man , who does not want to be nothing , from the trading elders of his family — pessimists who could take risks , and were consoled by their religion . |
| 30 | On the death of Pepin le Bref , his sons Charles and Carloman immediately had themselves proclaimed as kings by their supporting nobles , and were anointed by their respective bishops . |