Example sentences of "and [was/were] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A number of countries which were suspected ( principally by the USA and other Western countries ) of developing chemical weapons-including Libya , Iraq and Syria-were among a total of 22 countries taking part for the first time in the committee 's deliberations since the opening of the spring session , albeit as observers . |
| 2 | Naturally CZECHOSLOVAKIA have been more than pleased with the unexpected bonus of reaching the quarter-finals at the expense of Tunisia , who have several players featuring in French club rugby and were without a doubt one of the more stylish sides in the tournament . |
| 3 | Corbett and Ranulf immediately took their leave and were through the abbey gates travelling north to Leith just as the sun rose . |
| 4 | While the domination of the criminal market was well known within the profession nothing was done for two main reasons : first , solicitors were making a handsome living and were under no pressure to find or create alternative sources of income : and second , there appeared to be no way in which these cartels could be broken by ethical means : |
| 5 | Lord Hope did not accept the first submission on behalf of the pursuers , which was to the effect that when the completed application form was sent to the building society the pursuers had accepted an offer made by the society to consider the application , as , unlike in Hunter v General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Co , 19O9SC ( HL ) 3O , the building society in the present case had not given any undertaking to consider the application and were under no obligation to do so . |
| 6 | The Chelsea Waterworks Co. were authorised by statute to lay mains and were under a statutory duty to maintain a continuous supply of water ; it was an inevitable consequence that damage would be caused by occasional bursts and so by necessary implication the statute exempted them from liability where there was no ‘ negligence . ’ |
| 7 | The United States expert sought to re-assure the Commission that pre-trial discovery procedures in his country were all after the commencement of proceedings ( the relevance of this being , presumably , that it picks up the requirement of Article 1(2) of the Convention ) and were under the control of a judge . |
| 8 | You see , to let you understand , this was maybe about four or five years after nationalization and prior to nationalization of course , was under the L M S , Street Station and were under the L M S and was under the L N E R. But when I arrived at , I heard them talking about the Callie see , the Callie railway . |
| 9 | Because they had arrived independently and in twos and threes they had outstripped their organizers and were at a loss what to do . |
| 10 | These unfavourable contrasts were commonplace at the beginning of the decade and were at the heart of the centrist critique of two-party politics as then played . |
| 11 | We said good-bye to Stoyaeka and were at the warehouse at 07:30 where we were introduced to Josef who would co-ordinate the unloading of the trailer . |
| 12 | The United States and Japan , who spent less than 0.04 per cent and 0.07 per cent respectively on ODA to LDCs and were at the bottom of the league table of aid donors , undertook to increase their aid . |
| 13 | They heard the siren and were at the entrance ready to take over as soon as the boy was carried out of the ambulance . |
| 14 | During the war the Savoy Players were the resident drama group , and were at the theatre for the duration of the black-out . |
| 15 | Two years later , by the time the second edition was published , most of these had been rescued and were off the danger list . |
| 16 | Bright Yorkshire prospect Adil Ditta scored 58 for Middlesbrough but they too had to fight hard for runs and were into the last over before they achieved their win by a four wicket margin . |
| 17 | All subjects , including elderly people , lived at their family home and were on a balanced western diet . |
| 18 | The full-time farms surveyed were mostly given over to grass and were on the higher ground . |
| 19 | At last they decided to withdraw from the square and were on the point of departure when they were suddenly surrounded by a group of tough-looking soldiers , helmeted and armed . |
| 20 | It is easily done as both his acute psychiatry ward and the alcohol unit looked similar and were on the same site , but he was adamant he wanted our service . |
| 21 | Hypocrisy is a key element in this plot , too , with the difference that while they started near the top of society and were on the verge of receiving power at the very beginning , he — as a bastard son who is only just back from having spent nine years abroad ( the typical occupation for one who has no prospect of inheritance in his own country ) and is due to go again — starts very much lower down in society , virtually at the bottom . |
| 22 | George I and George II were Germans by birth and upbringing , and were on the throne simply because all the heirs with better hereditary claims were disqualified by being Roman Catholics . |
| 23 | A core staff of assistant manager , guest services director , food and beverages manager , head chef and housekeeper had already been appointed and were on the payroll , helping with preparations for the hotel 's opening . |
| 24 | We worked a wee half a week and were on the dole , Monday , Tuesday and Wednesday we 'd be on the dole , then work Thursday , Friday and Saturday morning . |
| 25 | They lived in Gordon Square , and were on the fringe of the Bloomsbury set . |
| 26 | Finally we climbed a bank and were on the road again , the smoothness of it lulling me into such a deep sleep that I never saw the barrier at the railway crossing , did not even hear them telling Ward the Jequetepeque had broken its banks a little further on . |
| 27 | There was evidence that passers-by were annoyed , and were on the verge of resorting to violence when the police intervened . |
| 28 | By now they had walked some distance along the Haymarket , and were on the edge of Piccadilly Circus where Dr Neil was relieved to see that Stair 's party had disappeared and the crowds there had grown less . |
| 29 | One official said that the two shared a similar background and were of a similar age and added that , knowing the Prime Minister , he was sure they would establish a rapport . |
| 30 | Originally many cattle in Ayrshire were black with a white stripe on the back and white flanks and faces , and were of the Highland or Galloway type , but these were locally displaced by Dutch cattle imported between 1750 and 1780 , with ( it is rumoured ) a few Alderneys coming into Scotland in 1756 . |