Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | His words were cut short at the sight of Willie 's dull , sandy hair on the other side of the counter . |
| 2 | Yet both collaboration and conflict usually worked to the detriment of the church , so that at the end of Edward 's reign clerical morale and independence were seriously impaired and dangerous fissures were becoming apparent between the clergy and laity , and between Englishmen and the papacy . |
| 3 | Nuclear Electric were making light of the delay and praised the way the mock emergency was being handled . |
| 4 | The three survivors were pulled clear as the er in the , in the moment before the vehicle exploded into a ball of flame . |
| 5 | When the baskets were full the women could n't look down : their heads were braced erect by the tension of the rope across their foreheads bearing the weight of the load on their backs . |
| 6 | This position was unfrozen when research funds were made available to the Bristol Centre and to specialists of orthodox medicine to compare their respective therapies . |
| 7 | It was connected with the Marshall Aid fund at the end of the war , er where the United States actually wanted evidence of the fact that funds that had been transferred to the U K Treasury , were being so to speak properly used by the Bank of England and that the Bank of England issued this er one million pound note as evidence that the funds were made available to the Bank of England by the Treasury . |
| 8 | Tans were becoming associated with the real Sharon territory which could lead to their demise as a coveted status symbol . |
| 9 | During a visit to Taiwan on Oct. 27-29 , Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore also made it clear that " substantive relations " with Taiwan were to remain unchanged despite the resumption of ties with China [ see also p. 37780 ] . |
| 10 | No other parties were considered necessary until the advent of Gorbachev and the policies of glasnost and perestroika . |
| 11 | The cars were painted khaki with the red cross in a prominent position . |
| 12 | His eyes were getting used to the dim light and , as she emerged into a whole shape under the fanlight , he was more than ever conscious of how beautiful and how youthful she was . |
| 13 | Bernice continued absently to stroke Elaine 's forehead , but her eyes were becoming accustomed to the gloom , and she was puzzled . |
| 14 | His eyes were becoming accustomed to the dark . |
| 15 | Dot 's eyes were growing used to the dark just like they had to in the shelter when the warden 's lamp went out . |
| 16 | Message from : At the present time we are 140 members less than we were in 1990 — this is solely due to a shortfall in the number of sponsored groups as several classes for the elderly in sheltered homes were closed due to the cut backs . |
| 17 | Although the Prophet Muhammad forbade castration , eunuchs were always common in Muslim society and because of their sterility were considered free of the taint of sexuality . |
| 18 | The other valve sits in the thick one like a lid , and the whole animal is curved so that the margins of the valves were kept clear of the sediment . |
| 19 | The plaintiff argued that the prior disclosure was irrelevant as the share sale agreement contained clauses stating that the warranties were given subject to the matters set out in the disclosure letter but that no other information whether actual , constructive or imputed would affect any claim made by the plaintiff or reduce any amount recoverable . |
| 20 | But the remedy was made available by the House of Lords to a prisoner who alleged breaches of procedural rules by a deputy governor inquiring into disciplinary offences . |
| 21 | The thirteen episodes from the first two series were constantly repeated , and Frank Spencer was kept alive by the mimicry of impersonators such as Mike Yarwood . |
| 22 | Rex Cunningham was living disproof of the youth-preserving powers Harry had imputed to Breakspear College . |
| 23 | In addition , military aid was made available from the United States of America , and the cost of maintaining American forces in Europe , was met by the U.S.A. Treasury . |
| 24 | Whatever his motives , his experiment was made possible by the power he had to distribute land to the motley collection of individuals who would join him . |
| 25 | The defendant was held liable for the loss , as the thief 's act did not break the chain of causation . |
| 26 | ‘ Anyway , Donna was going crazy with the generator out and the phone down , and this princess says loudly she 's Matthew Blake 's fiancée and she wants a room , right now . |
| 27 | Wearing his now familiar Russian-style hat and white Ulster Protestant Volunteer sash , Mr Paisley was carried shoulder-high through the town hall 's main entrance to ‘ meet his people ’ . |
| 28 | At 1334 hours , the GCA final controller noted that aircraft was going low in the glide path at 7 miles . |
| 29 | But any charm the scenery may have had was lost on one member of the crew : James McKeatling was taken sick in the far-from-healthy climate , and was left on shore . |
| 30 | They said tension was running high over the mass funeral of 38 of their soldiers whose graves were found close to the convoy 's route . |