Example sentences of "in [noun prp] [vb past] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were big exhibits of people living in dreadful conditions in tenements in the East End for example , and the legislation in Britain followed about , in America I mean , followed about three years later . |
| 2 | THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SECOND EMPIRE in France came about because the determination of one man was ultimately sanctioned by the will of many . |
| 3 | The Industrial Revolution in Europe brought about an environment with a considerable element of child labour , making large families advantageous . |
| 4 | Johnnie Armstrong 's power over the region became so great , and the ill doings of his ‘ riding family ’ and associates so flagrant , that protests from England and the growing wrath of young James V in Edinburgh brought about a fatal confrontation . |
| 5 | India had its own period of gigantism , symbolized by Calcutta 's Howrah , but when the rest of the world reverted to the classical forms , the British in India set about rediscovering and reinterpreting Indian architectural styles . |