Example sentences of "were [verb] an [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ed and Johnny were enjoying an unimaginative platter of boiled sprouts . |
| 2 | Potatoes were enjoying an unprecedented popularity amongst all classes of society ; in the houses of the aristocracy they were being marinaded in champagne , poached in wine and decorated with truffles . |
| 3 | We were producing an annual report |
| 4 | All four shops were found guilty , but were given an absolute discharge . |
| 5 | The cartel 's leader Pablo Escobar Gaviria remained at large , however , and several journalists were taken hostage , some of whom were murdered , to reinforce the traffickers demands that they be treated as a group and given political status like former guerrillas , who were given an absolute pardon on surrendering [ see pp. 37851 ; 37914 ; 37957-58 ] . |
| 6 | In 1992/93 each single person was , for example , given an allowance of 3,445 ; married couples were given an additional allowance of 1,720 over and above the single allowance and pensioners were given even higher allowances . |
| 7 | Originally the Great Western HST fleet consisted of 2 + 7 ( two power cars with seven trailers ) but in 1983 ten sets were given an additional trailer to work on the West of England line and to cover the prime business services . |
| 8 | The civic visitors were given an extensive tour of the showroom , factory , visitor centre and museum . |
| 9 | One hour before intubation subjects were given an oral dose of ranitidine ( 300 mg ) , and acid suppression was maintained throughout the experiment by intravenous ranitidine ( 50 mg/ hour ) administered by a cannula ( Venflon size 17G ) sited in a forearm veing ( Fig 1 ) . |
| 10 | The county council said all children with special needs were given an individual programme and the LEA looked for a wide range of experience when recruiting . |
| 11 | And Notts County had won four of their five league matches at Meadow Lane this season but they were given an early shock by today 's visitors Portsmouth . |
| 12 | Rats were given an intraperitoneal injection of BrdUrd ( 60 mg-kg body weight ) one hour before sacrifice . |
| 13 | Five rats from each group were given an intraperitoneal injection of 50 mg/ kg bromodeoxyridine ( BrdUrd ) one hour before death . |
| 14 | We were given an excellent welcome by our Danish colleagues and the weather was superb . |
| 15 | All patients who had not received diethylcarbamazine were given an adequate course . |
| 16 | Teaching staff were given an initial briefing , and a month later the full governing body and PTA were briefed in detail . |
| 17 | Swindon Town 's Second Division play-off hopes were given an initial lift by Gibson 's first goal for the club at Millwall . |
| 18 | SCHOOLCHILDREN were given an interesting insight into the exciting world of police work yesterday by their new community policeman John O'Neill . |
| 19 | Prizewinners and their families , teachers , sponsors , CIT Section Chairman and many guests were given an inspirational address by Sir James Duncan , Chairman TDG , one of the sponsors , and a Past President of the Institute , at a celebratory lunch at the Inn on the Park in London in June . |
| 20 | The hardships in the countryside in the 1930s were given an added bitterness by official rhetoric on the virtues of rural life . |
| 21 | Mr Major was told by Tory Ann Winterton that the 300 MPs and peers who viewed the material had been ‘ deeply shocked by what they saw ’ and were demanding an urgent review of the Obscene Publications Act . |
| 22 | But I thought if that 's how they run a business So then when they , they moved house I realized they were using an ordinary saucepan to do their chips in and I had visions of fat boiling over and cos it 's gas so I bought them one a very nice deep fryer as a housewarming present . |
| 23 | He explained the set-up ; Duncan and I were to pull an Aspel-laden rickshaw through the busy streets of Charing Cross — ignoring the irate rush-hour traffic , which was being held up by an army of floor assistants — to the steps of Charing Cross underground station . |
| 24 | Rising real incomes , especially for the young , minimal unemployment , and greater personal freedom from into which sportsmen , especially footballers , were to find an important place . |
| 25 | The Japanese were successfully entering into many of the most sensitive markets in the EC ( e.g. cars , consumer electronic equipment , computing equipment ) , and the NICs were becoming an increasing threat to many of the industries of the member states . |
| 26 | Indeed , Dr Thirsk has suggested that even before the end of the seventeenth century new consumer goods were absorbing an increasing share of the nation 's economic resources . |
| 27 | At one end of the Square , presided over by the statue of Beethoven , a group of Vietnamese were staging an anti-communist demonstration complete with public address system . |
| 28 | Supper and entertainment followed the matches , and the speeches , recitations and songs were considered an important part of the proceedings . |
| 29 | Det Supt Ron Coutts , depute head of Grampian CID , who is leading the investigation , said police were keeping an open mind as to who was responsible . |
| 30 | He said police were keeping an open mind as to who was responsible . |