Sentence examples for there were raised from inspiring English sources

Following the incident, police in Xinjiang said security levels there were raised and that security services were visiting "sensitive religious families".

There were raised eyebrows at other parts of the shortlist.

The conversations were not always easy; there were raised voices, and sometimes awkward silences.

When there were raised voices in reception it was my job to calm things down.

There were raised eyebrows when Brian McDermott signed Ian Harte for Reading last August.

Others faculty members interviewed responded less vehemently, although there were raised eyebrows.

At regular intervals there are raised parapets, protected by sandbags, with gaps to shoot through.

Officials there are raising private money to acquire, refurbish and resell hundreds of properties.

There are raised beds for growing vegetables, and the back patio has a fountain and views of the surrounding mountains.

In the back of the parking lot at Durham's Edison Johnson Recreation Center, there are raised garden beds filled with beets, carrots and lettuce.

Instead, there are raised beds for vegetables.