Example sentences of "was [vb pp] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the beginning of an Anglo-American dialogue was stopped short when the Egyptians suddenly pressed Dulles in July for an answer , yes or no , on the matter of financial aid for the dam . |
| 2 | With effect from the general election of 1965 West German electoral law was amended so as to impose stricter limits on variations in constituency magnitudes . |
| 3 | THE Queen 's speech was leaked less than 24 hours after it was recorded . |
| 4 | He said that the oil , which was spilled more than two months ago , had seeped into cracks and crevices along the coast and more had settled above the tide mark and on the sea bed . |
| 5 | A RAPE trial was halted yesterday after a female juror complained there were not enough women on the panel . |
| 6 | A ROBBERY trial was halted yesterday because five defendants could not hear a word of evidence in their bullet-proof dock . |
| 7 | With the help of an infrared converter , the measuring beam ( 2μm square cross-section ) was aligned so as to pass axially through a given cell while the reference beam passed either outside the retinal fragment or in a space between photoreceptors . |
| 8 | Her mind drifted back to that occasion while Pascoe was talking and she was recalled sharply when she realized he had put a question . |
| 9 | As there were cars to spare , if one was found with a defect , for which a replacement part might cost more than the cost of a licence , it was withdrawn particularly if the route on which it worked was nearing its closure . |
| 10 | ‘ We have rallied since the Durham Centre was formed more than 30 years ago . ’ |
| 11 | Broadly speaking , the land around the Tyne Tunnel approach road to the west of North Shields including Chirton Industrial Estate , the Tyne Tunnel Industrial Estate and surrounding agricultural land , was designated either as first call industrial land or as part of a strategic reserve , although this latter status was modified by the Secretary of State in his revisions . |
| 12 | The fee of 9d showed that Halling possessed a church and was designated so as the fee for a chapel was 6d . |
| 13 | North Merseyside was dismissed immediately as existing staff would be unlikely to wish to relocate to the area and it was felt such a location would not serve to enhance the company 's recruitment image . |
| 14 | A notable casualty of the reshuffle was the Minister for Institutional Relations , Antoine Ntashamaje , who was dismissed apparently because his son had been linked to the rebel activity . |
| 15 | Withering 's interest in digitalis was aroused primarily because it promoted a flow of urine and relieved swollen , dropsical tissues of their load of water ( see chapter I ) . |
| 16 | That dispute , which concerned , among other things , teachers ' pay and conditions of service , was sustained partly because teachers could exploit contractual arrangements which were imprecise . |
| 17 | Fuchida led his formations over the harbour again and again ; the Oklahoma was ripped apart when seven torpedoes hit her . |
| 18 | He looks at a wooden fence , a section of which was ripped away when the dead man fell back with the bullet in his heart , and he suggests what must have happened . |
| 19 | ‘ It may be that those involved in the sale of gilt options did not realise that they actually increased the risk to which the council was exposed rather than reducing it . ’ |
| 20 | The drone of the Lancaster aircraft 's four Rolls Royce Merlin engines was heard regularly as Wing Commander Guy Gibson and the men of 617 Squadron practised their low-level bombing techniques . |
| 21 | The Stoke-on-Trent case was heard shortly after judgment was given in the W. H. Smith case . |
| 22 | I think I was treated differently because I 'm Black . |
| 23 | The lead was given both as composer and as publisher by Byrd 's pupil Morley . |
| 24 | SCOTLAND 's preparations for the crucial World Cup qualifying tie against Malta at Ibrox on Wednesday bordered on the farcical yesterday when Rangers ' Richard Gough and Stuart McCall were forced to withdraw from Andy Roxburgh 's squad and Ally McCoist was given less than a 50-50 chance of playing . |
| 25 | He was given more than enough encouragement to pick players like Arsenal 's 30-goal Ian Wright — but he ignored all the cries . |
| 26 | The Obins Castle was situated near where McGredy 's Nurseries used to be . |
| 27 | So it might be assumed that Scott 's design was placed higher than the other Gothic entries because it showed the two offices as separate structures , rather than one . |
| 28 | There was something familiar about the feminine umbrella with its orange roses and Spanish flamenco frill that was shaken firmly before the green headsquared figure bent to enter . |
| 29 | Yet he was to say that the entire enterprise of The Cantos was undertaken so as to uncover the reasons why war happens , so as to preclude its happening again . |
| 30 | This preoccupation with assessment was regarded both as demoralizing and excessively demanding on teachers ' time in 1989 , 1990 and 1991 . |