Example sentences of "[Wh det] [was/were] [verb] to [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | As early as 1955 a CAB sub-committee was set up by the national committee to consider hire purchase problems as seen by bureaux all over the country and by other voluntary organisations with experience of families in difficulty ; and in addition to recommendations about trade practices , about possible action by local authorities , and other things , which were sent to the appropriate associations or government departments , the deliberations of the committee produced results which were to have an influence on the trend and standing of much CAB work in the future . |
2 | The Marquess of Salisbury had become Prime Minister in 1895 , and in 1889 his government introduced death duties which were to lead to the gradual breaking up of the wealthy estates , which previously had passed from father to son — or some other relative — without any loss . |
3 | What is the point of decoding artefacts whose ‘ codes ’ were actually designed to be cracked , like those phoney communiqués which were fed to the German Intelligence Service during World War II ? |
4 | For poly ( methyl methacrylate ) samples , which were prepared under different conditions to give the three forms , resonances at τ = 8.78 , 8.95 and 9.09 were observed , which were assigned to the isotatic , heterotactic , and syndiotactic triads respectively . |
5 | These changes , which were limited to the big club sides , will be examined later in relation to media interest in sport . |
6 | They met 45 times over two years and prepared reports which were circulated to the other members of the International Commission and to the editors of the more important chemistry journals . |
7 | In the 1970s , partly due to growing criticisms of marginality , which were linked to the increased strength of dependency theories , attention switched away from housing to focus on problems of employment and the economic structure . |
8 | His hands , which were apprenticed to the same mystery , arched and spread their fingers before him in air , involuntarily reproducing the tension and precision of the vaulting . |
9 | It had sprung from his activities in the housing movement , but was run on straight commercial lines , providing an ‘ alternative ’ removals service and producing a nice sideline in salvaged Victorian fireplaces which were sold to the new rich . |
10 | Both the two-rig landing bays had moved into the banks on the centreline , and their combined crews , assisted by the ubiquitous bank support section , had connected the anchor ropes and the short ramp sections , Which were added to the main ramps to allow traffic easy access to the bridge . |
11 | All patients had many lesions on endoscopic retrograde cholangiography , which were confined to the intrahepatic system ( above the confluence of the main right and left hepatic ducts ) in two , limited to the extrahepatic ducts in three , and were more widespread in the remaining 15 ( Fig 1 ) . |
12 | The number of establishments which were subjected to a sudden change at this period is considerable , but as can be seen from the map ( fig. 10.1 ) there are two main areas , one in parts of Gloucestershire , Somerset and Hampshire and the other in Hertfordshire and north Kent . |
13 | Held , dismissing the applications , that prior to 1873 judges sitting as visitors to the Inns of Court to hear appeals by barristers who had been ordered to be suspended or disbarred were acting as judges and performing judicial duties which were an essential part of the administration of justice in their courts ; that the disciplinary jurisdiction of the visitors in respect of fitness of persons to become or remain barristers , was a jurisdiction which was transferred to the High Court by section 16 of the Judicature Act 1873 and retained there by section 18 of the Judicature Act 1925 and section 10(3) ( b ) of the Supreme Court Act 1981 ; and that , accordingly , there was no jurisdiction to hear the applications for judicial review ( post , pp. 1007D–E , G — 1008A , 1010B ) . |
14 | Accordingly , the jurisdiction of the visitors in these matters was a jurisdiction which was transferred to the High Court in 1873 and retained there by section 18(3) of the Act of 1925 and section 10(3) ( b ) of the Act of 1981 . |
15 | One early example of a pre-packaged product was JS own-brand bloater fish paste which was made to a special recipe in the firm 's Blackfriars factory from 1891 until the Second World War . |
16 | The narrowness of the ledge of the rock on which the castle stands dictated the shape of the great hall , 125 feet in length , which was built to a unique bowed plan in three sections and is perhaps one of the most interesting features of the castle . |
17 | Amongst these was a Guide for Teachers which was sent to every secondary school teacher in Scotland . |
18 | Or the jurors could have taken the path they did in fact elect , which was to go to the very heart of the matter and conclude that these officers were only doing what they have been trained to do and that all the famous video footage demonstrated was that they had indeed gone by the book . |
19 | In 31 patients ( 25% ) the cause was prostatic disease , which was related to a good prognosis ( 84% ( 26 ) alive at three months ) . |
20 | The final stages of this long and deliberate government breeding programme occurred when the Red Polled Østland , which was related to the Swedish Red Polled and also had Ayrshire blood , was amalgamated ( along with its colour-sided variety , the Jarlsberg of Vestfold ) in 1961 with the horned Norwegian Red-and-White ( NRF ) of the southeast lowlands to form the Norwegian Red . |
21 | He took with him a secret report which was leaked to the Japanese press . |
22 | An EC monitors ' document , which was leaked to the Yugoslav press on Dec. 2 , accused the JNA of " brutal aggression " and called on the EC to use force against it . |
23 | In the end , William 's invasion manifesto , which was based to a large extent on a draft sent to him from England by Danby , emphasised grievances that had a special appeal for Anglicans and Tories . |
24 | Across the mammal 's back are the remains of an iron tool which was riveted to the upper part of the tail . |
25 | Subjects were presented with a computer controlled tone in one ear and had to match this tone through movements of the tongue which were transduced so as to produce a sound which was relayed to the other ear . |
26 | Canon Mackenzie by upbringing and temperament belonged to the paternal age , which was drawing to a close , and " politics " was alien to him . |
27 | The new streamlined structure , it was argued , would be more adaptable to post-Cold War contingencies than NATO 's current structure which was geared to a massive and sudden attack by the Soviet Union . |
28 | The situation that produced it was comparable to that which was to lead to a similar agreement between the returning Dutch and those who had proclaimed the Republic of Indonesia : in both cases neither side was prepared , there and then , for all-out war when the last British forces left Indonesia or when the Chinese armies in Tonkin were finally persuaded to leave . |
29 | A few observers had already commented on the effectiveness of coaching for tests , a factor which was to lead to the first serious public disquiet over tests as measurement of innate , unalterable and asocial ability — although such comments were not yet thoroughly substantiated . |
30 | She was an eloquent speaker , with a beautiful voice , and drew an enthusiastic response which was to lead to the official recognition of the Mothers ' Union as a diocesan , national , and international organization , with Mary Sumner as its leader . |