Example sentences of "they [was/were] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gerry Kerr who steered the Glenavy side to a mid-table position in Division I A of the Amateur League after they were relegated the previous season , has been told his services are no longer required . |
| 2 | They were to create the Indian diasporas of Guyana and Trinidad , of the Indian Ocean islands and the Pacific , and the smaller Chinese colonies in Cuba , Peru and the British Caribbean . |
| 3 | They were renouncing the wholesale cruelty which , with a uniform and general severity of punishment treated all , the unfortunate dupe as well as the designing knave , alike as guilty . |
| 4 | No sooner had Courtaulds read the comments by our Metro 's previous keeper , Jill Stanton — that the material had developed ‘ bobbly sweater syndrome ’ ( 25 July ) than they were inspecting the offending objects with microscopes and pronouncing themselves shocked and baffled . |
| 5 | Ratagan had procured beer for them from somewhere with magical ease , and they were supping the malty liquid from brimming tankards as they went . |
| 6 | However , since tests are always used by different people in different settings , it is also necessary to know something about the extent to which the same tester may achieve stable scores , when the test is given to the same person on different occasions , or the extent to which the scores from different testers would be comparable if they were to test the same individual . |
| 7 | Accordingly , they were asked the direct question : " Would you describe this as science fiction ? " |
| 8 | I caught up with the others as they were entering the front door of the house . |
| 9 | She and Charles worked hard and , despite the fact that they were pursuing the same course , without rivalry . |
| 10 | ‘ Perhaps they were looking the other way . ’ |
| 11 | I knew all about them when they were called the Savage Sausages and they used to play the Powerhaus singing ‘ Louie Louie ’ through a 20 watt PA … |
| 12 | ‘ If they were to persuade the greater number of those living in Northern Ireland to agree with them , then Her Majesty 's Government would present no obstacle , ’ said Sir Patrick . |
| 13 | They they began laying their hands on them and they were receiving the Holy Spirit . |
| 14 | The apostles came down to Somaria , they laid hands on them and they were receiving the Holy Spirit . |
| 15 | When sa , they began laying hands on them and they were receiving the Holy Spirit . |
| 16 | And so we see there in verse seventeen , that they began laying their hands on them and they were receiving the Holy Spirit . |
| 17 | Back in the showroom reception , with its open-fronted cabinets displaying Emblem 's complex products , its wide mahogany desk and array of exotic potted palms , they were discussing the planned project . |
| 18 | About a year later one of the boys met an old lady who lived not far from the pond and they were discussing the strange happenings when the lady said , ‘ I can tell you a bit about it , ’ and she then proceeded to tell them about the crazy motorcyclist . |
| 19 | I most grateful to the minister for giving way and it 's good to see the government er at last acknowledging the justice of the amendments to do exactly what we 're proposing now that we put in to most of the committees like the building societies c c c b b bill a and like the banking bill when they were discussing the nineteen eighties but Lord Justice Bingham also recommended er and I quote , the determination of the correct relationship between client , auditor and supervisor raises an issue of policy more appropriate for decision making by parliament than by the bank and the accounting profession . |
| 20 | However , when they were discussing the historical development which led to capitalism , as they do in The German Ideology and Formen , they stress , by contrast , the continuity in structure between different stages and the universality of the historical process . |
| 21 | They were discussing the latest political crisis , and so paid no attention to the blushes of the cringing lass , as Mum spread soap on her . |
| 22 | There had been rioting down by the docks , some said , but no one knew exactly where ; and Mrs Norris swore they were throwing the dead into mass graves , and half of them good Catholics without the last rites . |
| 23 | They were named the best Scout and Guide band and took the main award for the best band overall . |
| 24 | Cayley attracted his friend Sylvester into studying invariants ( the term " invariant " is due to Sylvester ) and these two did so much research on the subject that they were named the Invariant Twins . |
| 25 | The TA bring up the rear , dressed in their lightweight trousers , boots and shirts ; many a member of staff and Regular recruit wishes that they were dressed the same , as the sun is high in the sky and their No 2 dress is somewhat warm . |
| 26 | Jack was on call , and they were passing the wee small hours of Saturday morning in idle conversation when the phone rang in the staff-room . |
| 27 | They were passing the last of the houses now . |
| 28 | It was only when Cairo confirmed their names and service numbers that they were given the honoured status of the first Eighth Army troops to meet up with the First Army . |
| 29 | The two families , who have had no contact and do not plan to meet , face a week of agony before knowing if they were given the right child . |
| 30 | The church had important links with the butchers of Prague and they were given the first chapel on the left at the W end in honour of their defence of Prague , once in 1611 against the troops from Passau , and again in 1648 , against the Swedes . |