Example sentences of "were interested [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Majerus , O'Donald , and Weir , for instance , were interested by the genetical control of mate selection in ladybirds . |
| 2 | They based almost all their work on anthropological techniques , but they were interested in the wide variety of life styles that they found on their own doorsteps in Chicago , not in simple societies . |
| 3 | There were those , very much in the minority , who were interested in the political side of things . |
| 4 | So many people were interested in the bridal outfits that staff at the Liphook shop are thinking of extending into the hire business for formal special occasion wear . |
| 5 | The survey of children 's attitudes helped here : research such as Ormerod 's ( 1971 ; Ormerod and Duckworth , 1975 ) had shown that girls were interested in the social implications of science , but did not tell teachers what the desirable teaching approach might be in practice . |
| 6 | Three other people had also said they were interested in the last few days . |
| 7 | ‘ I thought you and he were interested in the same things . ’ |
| 8 | You were interested in the same thing . |
| 9 | But working naturalists were interested in the whole range of exotic species , not just big game , while the radicals pushed for more research and public access to the zoo . |