Example sentences of "[pron] was [adv] [verb] [prep] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was even thinking of of |
| 2 | I was well looked after by her . |
| 3 | I was also spoken to by the Chief Whip who reiterated that the majority of the party were for Alec . |
| 4 | That point enables me to raise with the Minister the matter of aid to mining areas , which was also referred to by my hon. Friend the Member for Hemsworth . |
| 5 | In David Lloyd George 's coalition government he was successively parliamentary secretary at the newly created Ministry of Labour ( 1916–19 ) and the Board of Trade ( 1919–20 ) , and first secretary of the mines department ( 1920–2 ) , acquiring experience of industrial relations which was again called upon during the renewed industrial unrest of 1925–6 . |
| 6 | The historical year , now in general use in England for all everyday purposes and many official and ecclesiastical , begins on 1 January , and thus coincides with the Roman civil year which was widely used until at least the seventh century . |
| 7 | They did , however , find a higher rate of deviance in communication style , particularly among fathers , which was largely accounted for by overtalkativeness . |
| 8 | at the time the erm , as I go back to what I said before about the the the reliance which was then place on on the agricultural policies |
| 9 | In themselves they were by no means new — they were indeed centuries old — but they constituted a direct challenge to the rather abstract and clear-cut penal theory which was much subscribed to on both sides of the Atlantic , and to this extent also reflected something of the atmosphere of the new age . |
| 10 | She was then driven for about another 30 minutes to the Hampshire village of Cheriton , where she was released and raised the alarm at a house . |
| 11 | She was then driven for about another 30 minutes to the Hampshire village of Cheriton , where she was released , and raised the alarm at a house . |
| 12 | ‘ Songs were specially composed for her by such distinguished musicians as WSGwynn Williams and Meirion Williams , and she was often referred to as ‘ the second Katherine Ferrier ’ , ’ he said . |
| 13 | She was sometimes referred to as Trivia and offerings of black lambs , honey and new-born puppies were left for her at crossroads . |
| 14 | And all that let me tell you after Pisa looked so dangerous in the first eight minutes , clearly they 'd come out looking for the early goal themselves , and who was badly fouled by in the early stages and needed attention , he 's the number eight , and the number eleven , who looks as quick as any player I 've seen in ages and ages , they are the two danger men and they will need some marking . |
| 15 | I know now , although I think I knew at the time , why one was so cared for by the ordinary people of Bury in 1941 . |
| 16 | I imagine that in Austria , as in England at the time , it was rather frowned upon by so-called serious musicians ? |
| 17 | It was also accounted for in Government planning guidance and other environmental policies that influence land use . |
| 18 | It would n't surprise me to hear it was locally referred to as the sugar sifter ( a metaphor at last ! ) , one of those useless gadgets dispensing too little or too much in cheap cafés . |
| 19 | When the Foreign Office List made its first appearance " it was strongly objected to in certain quarters , as likely to afford information to the general public with regard to the office , which they thought it advisable they should not possess , and much information was for a time withheld " . |
| 20 | It was highly thought of by Stephen Hales [ q.v. ] , |
| 21 | In this book , it will be called ‘ offensive conduct , ’ because although the marginal note speaks of ‘ harassment , alarm and distress , ’ and although it was commonly referred to in the Parliamentary debates as the ‘ disorderly conduct ’ clause , this is not the most accurate description . |
| 22 | ‘ Second Empire style ’ was copied and transplanted to other European capitals , and even to the New World and it was so closely identified with the Emperor himself that it was sometimes referred to as Style Napoléon III . |
| 23 | During the UDI ( Unilateral Declaration of Independence ) years there was little love lost between the Smith regime and the university — indeed it was often referred to as ‘ the Kremlin on the hill ’ . |
| 24 | Because it was so small — no more than a Hamlet — it was often referred to as ‘ Little Sutton ’ . |
| 25 | Any sound grain which was harvested was completely unusable for flour because of the fishy smell which accompanied the smut , ( hence it was often referred to as stinking smut ) . |
| 26 | The fact that visiting supporters were allowed in to the same terracing , even though distinctly segregated , was a constant source of irritation to many Oxford fans , and it was often pointed to as an explanation for the occurrence of ‘ bovver ’ . |
| 27 | It 's believed it was deliberately set upon by lurcher dogs . |
| 28 | It is , however , clear that their Lordships in Reg. v. Morris did not regard anything said in that case as conflicting with Reg. v. Lawrence for it was specifically referred to in Lord Roskill 's speech , with which the other members of the [ Appellate ] Committee all agreed , without disapproval or qualification . |
| 29 | It is , however , clear that their Lordships in Reg. v. Morris did not regard anything said in that case as conflicting with Reg. v. Lawrence for it was specifically referred to in Lord Roskill 's speech , with which the other members of the Judicial Committee all agreed , without disapproval or qualification . |
| 30 | Well , I am alas going to have to leave out my discussion of God in Paradise Lost , the question of whether , by presenting the obedience to God you can somehow make it more palatable to the readers ' tastes than you could if it was entirely thought of as a secular morality . |