Example sentences of "were [vb pp] [prep] a [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Middle Ages were punctuated by a series of earlier revivals usually centred round courts like those of Charlemagne and Frederick II . |
| 2 | The new group — ‘ the Disestablishment ’ as they were christened in a series of articles in the Financial Times — was highly fluid . |
| 3 | Repeated attempts to start up a newly refitted reactor were delayed by a series of minor faults , including a small fire , insulation problems , and pump failures . |
| 4 | Many of the women and children were placed in a barracks at Peggetz , just east of Lienz . |
| 5 | They are back in play now at 88p , but were floated at a quid each in 1983 . |
| 6 | Peasants and miners were formed into a militia and given several days training , then stationed behind earthworks hurriedly thrown up on beaches , such as at Seaton , which became ‘ a handsome fence forbidding any foe 's invasion ’ , or in the iron age forts . |
| 7 | Oral hearings were justified as a means of enabling the General Assembly , as supervisory body , to obtain detailed information about conditions in the Territory . |
| 8 | All sacrifices were intended as a means of obtaining the forgiveness of God . |
| 9 | Casmance separatists fighting for the independence of the southern province were blamed for a series of attacks in mid-1990 in which civilians as well as armed forces personnel appeared to be the targets , with 13 deaths reported by the end of July . |
| 10 | These protests were added to a series of crippling miners ' strikes which had begun in early March . |
| 11 | A total of 135,000 Russian people were evacuated from a 100km radius around the accident zone . |
| 12 | Instead of the blue uniform , which sat well on his big frame , he was sporting a hideous shirt patterned with palm trees and his plump buttocks were compressed into a pair of fawn slacks , the cut of which would have flattered a slimmer figure but was less than kind to his own . |
| 13 | All samples were assayed at a 50% dilution in immunoassay buffer and corrected for dilution after subtraction of the assay detection limit . |
| 14 | The increases were met by a series of strikes and protest demonstrations which , together with the threat of a national strike , led the government to withdraw the second price rise on Dec. 10 . |
| 15 | Coward and Lawrence ( though he was obviously the brighter , better-read and more inquisitive of the two ) belong to an all-but vanished world in which celebrity , success and acclaim were seen as a means of validating one 's existence . |
| 16 | The proposed continuation schools were seen as a means whereby the newly-discovered young workers would be given a ‘ liberal ’ education , involving a version of civic ethics which emphasized both occupational adaptability and community service . |
| 17 | They were declared in run-down industrial and/ or commercial areas , and were seen as a means of stabilizing economic activity . |
| 18 | The eastern marches were seen as a means by which internal German social and economic pressure could be relieved , where economic expansion was far more feasible than competition with France and Britain . |
| 19 | ODDBALL mum Doreen Reilly and her son Michael were robbed of a £29,000 nest-egg stashed in their CAR — after saving 40p on a parking fee . |
| 20 | At least 24 people died and 300 were injured after a series of tornadoes and storms ripped across Texas , Louisiana , Mississippi , Alabama , Georgia , Tennessee and Kentucky on Nov. 21-22 . |
| 21 | Newlyweds whose wedding present list notched up more that £600 in sales of Wedgwood tableware were presented with a pair of free air tickets to Paris . |
| 22 | During the evening , which also included a fashion show by Splashout , of the High Street , the organisers Alton Lions were presented with a £1,100 cheque by Ray Simmonds of Bass Brewing as the company 's sponsorship for this year 's carnival . |
| 23 | If you were reborn as a fish , which fish would you be ? |
| 24 | If you were reborn as a fish , which fish would you be ? |
| 25 | If you were reborn as a fish , which fish would you be ? |
| 26 | If you were reborn as a fish , which fish would you be ? |
| 27 | If you were reborn as a fish , which fish would you be ? |
| 28 | Mainplanes were separated by a series of sturdy , upright , interplane struts , while similar struts formed mounts for the three 650hp Rolls-Royce Condor III liquid-cooled engines located mid-way between the upper and lower mainplanes . |
| 29 | Among the immigrant Irish , ‘ wakes ’ were exploited as a means of bringing in contributions , some of which vanished down the throats of relatives and friends in need of consolation . |
| 30 | Scottish Enterprise said it had carried out an audit at Lothian and Edinburgh Enterprise Ltd after the allegations were made in a series of unsigned documents passed to the press and the SE chairman , Prof Donald MacKay . |