Example sentences of "was greeted [prep] [noun pl] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The announcement of the coup was greeted with signs of jubilation among the 800,000 residents of Ciskei , many of whom destroyed their Ciskeian nationality cards in protest at the continuation of the homeland system . |
| 2 | Each of their slovenly scrawls was greeted with gasps of admiration from the kindly tutor , whose dress and hair grew paler by the minute as they showered her with dust . |
| 3 | This suggestion was greeted with howls of laughter at the idea of anyone bothering to take a route that included Little Weirwold . |
| 4 | His jibe was greeted with howls of laughter as Mr Smith savaged Mr Major during the emergency debate on the economy . |
| 5 | There is , of course , no elegant way to accomplish this and the poor woman was greeted with gales of laughter when she picked up her cob and began to eat . |
| 6 | The selection of men of proven evangelistic and church growth ability such as David Coffey as Evangelism Secretary at Baptist House and Douglas MacBain as General Superintendent of the Metropolitan Area ( the Baptists ' ‘ Bishop of London ’ ) was greeted with shouts of joy in the present writer 's hearing . |