Example sentences of "[noun] were [verb] [prep] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Three fans were placed in this category on the basis of lengthy observation and in accord with what were taken to be the appropriate criteria for judging such people . |
| 2 | How did people think that prebiotic organic compounds were formed before this discovery in outer space ? |
| 3 | It so happened that two different remedies were sought in this case , but the decision on the issue of standing would have been the same even if the applicant had sought two declarations in different terms . |
| 4 | Several steps were taken in this respect : . |
| 5 | Some could even accept Spencer 's philosophy of progress through struggle , because it seemed to offer an updated version of the Protestant work ethic in which thrift and industry were rewarded in this world as well as the next . |
| 6 | Any horrors waiting for him in the future were compensated by this moment in time . |
| 7 | Even though individual Christians might never have suffered any harassment , their corporate existence and their way of thinking were determined by this condition . |
| 8 | Many new castles were built during this period , particularly in the north . |
| 9 | Moreover , if part of the equity were given in this way , it would immediately be subject to Schedule E income tax in the hands of the individuals — Sch30 , para 19 Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 . |
| 10 | Kids were playing in this street , as in all the streets of the Gorbals . |
| 11 | LEAs were authorised by this Act to spend public money on meals for undernourished elementary school children . |
| 12 | As public education developed in the middle of the nineteenth century , and as public funds were allocated for this purpose , it was considered that central government should oversee what was taught in schools . |
| 13 | Nevertheless , centuries were to elapse before this invention became widespread . |
| 14 | To prevent a rerun of problems encountered on ‘ The Keys of Marinus ’ , two Designers were allocated to this serial to even out its massive effects and sets workload . |
| 15 | A number of doubts were left by this decision . |
| 16 | The Pacifics were used at this time on the Nottingham to Marylebone semi-fasts but they were to be transferred away as the rundown of the GC got underway . |
| 17 | A whole class of cars were created for this concept . |
| 18 | The camera was placed at 1.0m from a masked wall , and subjects were fixed to this wall in the case of cards , immediately in front of it for plants . |
| 19 | Orbits were fitted to this data set using a metric with for isotropic coordinates . |
| 20 | To leave these tracks was to risk death by drowning , and in the course of the subsequent fighting on several occasions both men and pack animals were lost in this way . ’ |
| 21 | The rough positions of the animals were pencilled onto this framework . |
| 22 | No losses were suffered on this occasion , although that night one of nine 148 Squadron Wellingtons failed to return from a raid on Tripoli , Flg.Off . |
| 23 | Local education authorities in Northern Ireland were required by this Act to set up management committees for further education institutions , with some degree of autonomy , instead of managing them directly . |
| 24 | A total of 114 consecutive patients ( 67 men and 47 women ) who presented to three Dublin hospitals for elective resection of primary sporadic colorectal carcinomas were included in this study . |
| 25 | If parents were faced with this list which one would you advise them to choose as a priority ? |
| 26 | Thus in religious and ethnic matters , Smolensk stood somewhere between safer Kursk and insecure Finland , but numerous other areas were scattered along this spectrum between Finland and Smolensk , and between Smolensk and Kursk . |
| 27 | One hundred and eighty rats were included in this study . |
| 28 | Some of the earliest charcoal blast furnaces in England were built in this vicinity , where iron ore was mined on the edge of the Shropshire coalfield , and the trees provided charcoal for smelting . |
| 29 | At Cardiff , Newport and Swansea , docks and railway sidings were constructed for this export trade . |
| 30 | The Indians were angered by this invasion , and on 29th October Stevens received news that the Yakima , Cayuse , Walla Walla , Umatilla and Palouse Indians had risen against the settlers . |