Example sentences of "were [vb pp] [prep] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The thick fingers were spattered with blobs of bright paint . |
| 2 | From that time , a long series of rigorous studies were developed in cognizance of the methodological problems , many of the recent ones using the WFS surveys and computerized data processing and analytical techniques ( see for example , Wray , 1971 ; Fedrick and Adelstein , 1973 ; Wolfers and Scrimshaw , 1975 ; Spiers and Wang , 1976 ; Gray , 1981 ; Baldion , 1981 ; Swenson , 1981 ; Carlaw and Vaidya , 1983 ; Fortney and Higgins , 1983 ; Hobcraft , et al , 1983 ; Martin et al , 1983 ; Cleland and Sathar , 1984 ; De Sweemer , 1984 ; Palloni and Tienda , 1986 ) . |
| 3 | Like the triumphal arches these were erected in honour of victorious generals . |
| 4 | Bowel habits , irritable bowel syndrome symptoms , and whole gut transit time were calculated from records of three defectations . |
| 5 | Briefly , the count of argyrophil cells and the count of raster points coinciding on the mucosa were calculated in areas of standard length and whole thickness of mucosa . |
| 6 | Relative retention times and response factors were calculated by comparison of authentic standards to coprostanol . |
| 7 | The CIs for the rate ratios were calculated by means of a formula for determining the confidence interval of the ratio of two normal means . |
| 8 | Suemitsu Ito , a property developer and former Itoman board member , and Ho Yung Chang , an Osaka businessman , were indicted on charges of criminal breach of trust . |
| 9 | Jesus waved in the direction of one of the stalls where fish were arranged on beds of ice . |
| 10 | Margaret , daughter of the illustrious Lord Florent Count of Holland and Mathilde , daughter of Henri Duke of Brabant , Sister of William , King of Germany , being forty-two years of age , was delivered on the Friday before Easter , at nine o'clock in the morning , in the year 1276 , of 365 babies male and female which ( in the presence of several great lords and gentlemen ) were arranged in front of the font and were all baptized by a bishop , the males being christened the same name , namely Jean , and the females Elizabeth . |
| 11 | In common with Descartes , Boyle developed a mechanical philosophy in which the properties of bodies and the interactions between them were explained in terms of material particles and their motions . |
| 12 | Indeed , if local authorities were listed in terms of expenditure , 89 authorities would appear amongst the top 500 British companies . |
| 13 | Malaria was known to be associated with marshes : it was often called marsh fever , but the connection was not understood until certain mosquitoes were recognized as carriers of the disease and as alternative hosts of plasmodia . |
| 14 | When the court 's judgement was reviewed by the Armed Forces Ruling Council ( AFRC ) , Nigeria 's principal decision-making body , on Oct. 31 , however , the death sentences were commuted to terms of life imprisonment . |
| 15 | Reservoirs at Sulby and Naseby , both in valleys of feeders to the Avon , were completed as part of the main construction programme in 1914 and 1921 respectively ; the head of Naseby was raised in 1934 and ‘ New Sulby ’ , better known as Welford Reservoir , came into use in 1837 . |
| 16 | Applied geology mapping Engineering geological interpretations of the soils and rocks of the Wrexham and Stoke-on-Trent areas were completed as part of the applied geological mapping of these areas for the Department of the Environment . |
| 17 | The narrowing on its own was unlikely however to reduce speeds significantly , so pinch points were placed at intervals of about 50m along the road . |
| 18 | We were placed on top of the leading beast ; and our art was to bring them home by words only , no reins to be used . |
| 19 | The planks were placed on top of some metal barrels and we were all standing in a hexagon . |
| 20 | Hours before the announcement , large wagers were placed in favour of his son William becoming next king . |
| 21 | Four minor English politicians were placed in control of the seven ministries of the overthrown Northern Ireland government . |
| 22 | The king did not lack military resources , but they were useless if the men who were placed in command of them defected to the enemy . |
| 23 | But , in a sinister turn of events , firemen were stoned by gangs of youths as they tried to deal with several out-of-control bonfires on Merseyside . |
| 24 | Since it preferred to sulk in its residences in the Faubourg Saint-Germain , it was inevitable that the posts at court were given to descendants of the Imperial nobility , either civil or military . |
| 25 | Both these numbers were given as part of a short questionnaire about their driving histories . |
| 26 | Gran Gelato Ltd v Richcliff Group Ltd held that misstatements by a landlord 's solicitors in replies to inquiries could not result in an action ( of negligence ) against the solicitors , but that such replies were given on behalf of the landlord . |
| 27 | Portions were given in scraps of paper and eaten with the fingers , the locals expertly peeling a boiled potato like a squirrel with a nut . |
| 28 | Local Communist Parties were authorized to approach their Labour Parties in an attempt to make electoral agreements , and in the November 1934 Municipal elections the bulk of Communist candidates were withdrawn in favour of the Labour Party . |
| 29 | In military terms the imperial era came to an end when the last British troops were withdrawn from East of Suez in 1972 , but politically it had ended sixteen years earlier at Suez . |
| 30 | Charges of government mismanagement were compounded by reports of corruption among food wholesalers , lorry owners and trawlermen . |