Example sentences of "were [vb pp] [prep] the local " in BNC.
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| 1 | Practice ski lessons were arranged at the local dry ski slope . |
| 2 | Last year 17 schemes were completed on the local network with a further 5 on trunk roads ( Table 27 ) . |
| 3 | Large advertisements were placed in the local press appealing to members to ‘ roll up in your thousands … and vote ‘ Cooperation for Cooperators ’ . |
| 4 | Again different results were found in different places , although there did seem to be some agreement on a broad division between those ‘ helpful ’ pressure groups that gained access to the policy-making process and those ‘ unhelpful ’ , or ‘ unreasonable ’ , groups whose actions were treated by the local authority with suspicion and dismissal . |
| 5 | It was not appropriate for the son to care for her but it became too much for the daughter-in-law , who was admitted to psychiatric hospital with a nervous breakdown , and the problems were referred to the local area social service office . |
| 6 | ‘ The Boys ’ , as they were known , formed their own team rather than play in established youth sides but were dismissed from the local league for fighting and violent play . |
| 7 | The works were owned by the local rector , William Levett , tenanted by Ralphe Hogge and worked by an exiled French specialist , Peter Baude . |
| 8 | Some squatters were incorporated within the local housing orbit , some were n't . |
| 9 | Battle and a whole belt of Wealden parishes produced no response at all ; since the data were collected by the local parish clergy , the low level of response is hardly surprising , farmers as a rule having a dim view of requests for information which might lead to a rise in taxes or tithes . |
| 10 | The clerks handing out ballot papers at your polling station yesterday were selected by the local electoral registration officer : in most instances , they were taking the day off from their town hall desk at the rate of £61.02 each . |
| 11 | Remarks were made by the local rivals , not about dancing standards as the Mites were inevitably highly experienced and could not be faulted , but more was made of their apparent roughness : |
| 12 | Packed meetings of BAND ( Billingham Against Nuclear Dumping ) were chaired by the local vicar and the group was supported by all the local political parties and MPs . |
| 13 | A big pie was not something that could be made in a field and cooked on a bonfire , it would require skill and expertise in the use of large ovens and these were available as they were used by the local manufacturers of earthenware pipes : |
| 14 | About 30 journalists turned up at the Thai border village of Pong Nam Ron , about 200 miles east of Bangkok , yesterday morning , but were told by the local Thai military commander that he knew of no Vietnamese prisoners . |
| 15 | Twice the number of indecent assault on females were noted in the local newspapers , but this still remains a disproportionately small proportion of the total number of such offences . |
| 16 | these were known as the local limit . |
| 17 | Substantial proportions were provided by the local authorities and the Department of Industry , and the largest share of all , one-third , was accounted for by private developers ( figure 3.1 ) . |
| 18 | The results were announced at the local centres ' conference , and the presentations of the Trophy to the winner and prizes to the runners-up were made by the President at the conference dinner . |
| 19 | Then we sussed out that bread and milk were delivered to the local restaurants really early . |
| 20 | Tithes of reed were reserved for the local priest on the Somerset Levels , and Chaucer 's monk cast an entirely practical eye on the local birdlife : ‘ he liked a swan best , and roasted whole . ’ |
| 21 | The m public consultation meetings and the exhibition were advertised in the local press and I believe on the radio as well , so word of mouth I think in , in the event did overcome that but I can understand people 's feeling that they were excluded and it was not deliberate , it was an oversight . |
| 22 | The results of the travel survey have been published in the June issue of C and B News , and copies were sent to the local councillors , Hugh Fraser ( Region ) and Beth Brereton ( District ) . |
| 23 | Richard Hirst , personnel manager for marine and yacht , and receptionist/telephonist Jean Heron , were named fittest people on site after employees were screened by the local health authority . |
| 24 | Reports of any major events were published in the local press and occasionally short articles about the work . ’ |
| 25 | They were donated to the local Kurdish Refugee Association , run by Ruth Hilali . |
| 26 | But yesterday Mr Fallon said his comments were aimed at the local education authority and not the schools themselves . |