Example sentences of "[noun] was [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Easily Accessible : Buxton was discovered by the Romans who named it rather poetically ‘ the spa of the Blue Waters ’ . |
| 2 | The door leading to the gallery on which his chamber stands was locked by the guards , whilst the other end of the passage is blocked by fallen masonry . |
| 3 | It was Sunday and Nellie was visiting with the twins . |
| 4 | The Association was approached by the originators of the idea , as well as NEDO , to take on board these objectives and carry them forward . |
| 5 | One of the most striking social norms of all the hunting peoples was sharing of the spoils of the hunt among all members of the community , even if they had played no part in the hunt — a practice to which the Evenki term nimat is often applied . |
| 6 | He said : ‘ No first aid was given by the police at the scene . |
| 7 | The world stock market crash during the period of privatisation ensured that almost all of the BP stock was left with the underwriters . |
| 8 | Contingency planning for the use of force was undertaken by the Chiefs of Staff . |
| 9 | Abdallah was outmanoeuvred by the Zionists . |
| 10 | The Reverend Dr. John Walker was sent by the Commissioners of Annexed Estates to visit and report on the state of the Hebrides , and , being a prominent naturalist to examine the natural histories of these countries . |
| 11 | The Reverend Dr. John Walker was sent by the Commissioners of Annexed Estates to visit and report on the state of the Hebrides , and , being a prominent naturalist to examine the natural histories of these countries . |
| 12 | Unlike the usual show format , the contest was run along the lines of Wimbledon . |
| 13 | The President was perturbed at the signs of Russian obduracy over Poland but felt that cooperation with Moscow could be preserved if the correct blend of firmness and concession was applied . |
| 14 | The courts have recently demonstrated a reaction against an absurdly over-generous approach to the construction of agreements in the employee 's favour : see Home Counties Dairies Ltd v Skilton [ 1970 ] 1 WLR 526 in which the defendant was employed by the plaintiffs as a milkman and he expressly agreed that for a period of one year after his employment terminated he would not 'serve or sell milk or dairy produce " to any person who had been a customer of his employers and who had been served by him during the six months prior to his leaving . |
| 15 | Mr Miller said : ‘ When the defendant was seen by the police he made full admissions . |
| 16 | Ultimately , a figure of £2,500 per episode was fixed by the planners , a result which had as much effect on the script side as it did on the production values . |
| 17 | Where among the fathers there had been one representative each of gamekeeper , watchman , pilot , none of these trades was represented among the husbands : instead there were one each of policeman , teacher , minister of religion , prison warder and two farmers : occupations entirely absent from the list of fathers . |
| 18 | Marco was going down the steps to the airlock . |
| 19 | Marco was going down the steps to the airlock . |
| 20 | The image came and went , but it was sharper , the fuzz was clearing round the edges . |
| 21 | Meredith was sitting in the stalls with his feet propped up on the row in front . |
| 22 | The Marching and Deportment trophy was won by the pipes and drums of the RUC . |
| 23 | The major strain on revenue was imposed by the demands of war . |
| 24 | Diminished revenue was reported on the trams , but increasing profits on the lighting side . |
| 25 | Orders proclaimed for them to be protected against local prejudice for such there was , and assault , and even murder was committed against the strangers ! |
| 26 | ‘ The lads were tremendous and the club was run for the players . |
| 27 | But the club was sold to the brewers Arkells . |
| 28 | And if they were n't properly done , you 'd tell the forewoman that that was n't in such and such a coach in compartment was needing under the seats were needing cleaning . |
| 29 | This seems to have been the extent of the later celebrations , for in 1862 the Mercury reported that no plough was drawn through the streets as was common in the festival . |
| 30 | A further 4,000 acres were allotted to commoners and the poor to compensate them for their loss of common rights , but since this was the poorest — indeed it was worthless — land , violent opposition was aroused among the commoners . |