Example sentences of "were [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And they were the firm that were make a tunnel up the hill . |
| 2 | If we were to mount a performance of this ballet , we would know , thanks to the livret , exactly how many dancers were needed and what roles they would play ; the musical forces are , regrettably , another matter . |
| 3 | Realizing that time was passing , the subject was dropped until later that evening when , after the dinner guests had departed , they were enjoying a nightcap with Wendell before going to bed . |
| 4 | Later when we were enjoying a beer with the station commander were we nearly disposed of when it was announced that the Stirling had clobbered a Coles crane , an ambulance , several minor vehicles and the CO 's Humber . |
| 5 | The two men were enjoying a condition of harmony which had been unknown in all the previous years . |
| 6 | If this was not enough , the Poles in all three partition areas were enjoying a baby boom . |
| 7 | Well I went dow back down the Road cos there was a traffic jam and er I sort of went down oh sorry mate went down a road like which I thought was a good short cut , and they 've got a lot of these roads and they 've put like pavements across the end of them with bollards , and I went back and then there was a traffic jam and I got stuck because they were unloading a lorry so I 've been er basically pissed about . |
| 8 | Pascoe felt as though he were seeing a moment from his future but could n't guess what he would feel when the moment arrived . |
| 9 | More men were struck in the Dutch battalions , but most balls went overhead for the French gunners were firing a fraction too high . |
| 10 | Whether Lorenz 's critics were firing a straw man is unimportant . |
| 11 | Christine mentioned that the CCBI were producing a pamphlet listing recommended books for Lent , including the one by Liz . |
| 12 | After the race Mrs Fagan was presented with the trophy , a set of three cut glass decanters , by Mrs Alan Munns , whose husband is managing director of Munns who were sponsoring a race at Ascot for the first time . |
| 13 | Six of the engineers had swum to the northern bank where they were fastening a rope to a great elm tree . |
| 14 | People were fastening a rope to the ring . |
| 15 | He worked as if he were roping a piece of luggage , barely looking at Tessa , not touching her unless he had to . |
| 16 | The Wedding Present were given a budget of £30,000 to record the LP with the promise of up to £20,000 to promote it afterwards . |
| 17 | For example , in one scheme for 35 highly dependent elderly people introduced by Kent SSD , home care managers were given a budget of £66,000 a year to spend on buying appropriate services and/or particular equipment to aid independence . |
| 18 | The main panels on the body of the tank and some parts of the engine and wheels were given a base coat of Moody Blue highlighted up with Enchanted Blue and Skull White . |
| 19 | The gold areas were given a base coat of Dwarf Bronze and highlighted with Glistening Gold and Mithril Silver . |
| 20 | These discussions were given a sense of urgency by the bitter railway strike of October 1919 . |
| 21 | Wives were given a say for the first time , and what they wanted was romantic practicality . |
| 22 | Experienced social workers were given a case manager role for a small case load of such elderly people , with the task of keeping them in their own homes on a budget of two-thirds the cost of residential care in a local authority home . |
| 23 | Bishop Day , a vengeful man , was reinstated and the more conservative clergy and gentry were given a chance to reassert the old authority . |
| 24 | ‘ Quite a few of them were given a chance last season and although they have n't had much of an opportunity this time , I have n't forgotten them because of their importance to the squad . ’ |
| 25 | Here participants were given a chance to discuss sexuality , health , relationships , self-esteem and abuse . |
| 26 | ‘ Our dynamic legislative leaders drank coffee and occasionally took notes , but they rarely were given a chance to say anything . ’ |
| 27 | But in the doubles the youngsters were given a chance and grabbed their moment of glory . |
| 28 | Just imagine what your reaction would be if you were given a brand new washing machine and told that it had to last you for seventy years or more . |
| 29 | But going back to some of these places you mentioned , were there any rocks that were given a name or stones ? |
| 30 | They were given a year 's jail for contempt . |