Example sentences of "[noun sg] was [verb] [prep] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the commitment to religion was stressed from time to time , often in response to the charge of militarism , the CLB always seemed to emphasize matters of social discipline and conformity . |
| 2 | When the rabbit stock was reduced by myxomatosis to less than one per cent of what it had been , a number of warren systems inevitably became untenanted . |
| 3 | A story about the offender 's arrest nearly doubled the daily circulation of the New York Post In response to the public interest in the crimes , a deal was struck in respect to the rights to the story and a book produced . |
| 4 | Other prelates were to repeat his experience before our period ended , but significantly in each case , as in his , the murder was occasioned by service to the crown and not by defence of the church . |
| 5 | One seat was lost by UUUC to an independent in Fermanagh and South Tyrone as a consequence of an arrangement by which the anti-Unionist vote was not split between SDLP and Unity . |
| 6 | However , as the week long conference progressed , all opposition was dropped in preference to being outvoted . |
| 7 | An agent was despatched from London to Jersey to check on the dead activist Varienski 's daughter . |
| 8 | Some uncertainty was admitted in relation to those factors , and ways of studying the impact of such uncertainties were shown , but then it was assumed that the uncertainties themselves were reasonably structured such that rough probabilities of outcomes could be assigned . |
| 9 | The programme was devised in response to feedback from the previous term 's courses on assertiveness and time management , which suggested that one day courses did not allow for adequate reflection on the issues , practice or follow up discussion . |
| 10 | Birth weight was analysed in relation to gestational age by the method of Bland et al . |
| 11 | In our study , however , no release of VIP was seen in response to luminal infusion of bile . |
| 12 | A village case study was conducted during July to September 1984 based on two villages in the Chittagong division . |
| 13 | There is a Waverley Abbey connection here ; the piece was created in response to a commission from the Abbey of Cîteaux in France , the very first of the Cistercian monasteries , in order to celebrate the 900th anniversary of the birth of this remarkable man . |
| 14 | It was held that the Ford Motor Company had applied the trade description ‘ new ’ since the car was supplied in response to a request containing an indirect indication of that description and , in the words of section 4(3) , it was ‘ reasonable to infer that the goods [ were ] supplied as goods corresponding to that trade description . ’ |
| 15 | In Mr. Harper 's case , less than two years ago , his rent was doubled from £12,000 to £24,000 . |
| 16 | The now complete wagon underframe was taken by traverser to the southern side of the New Body Shop , where its body was fitted in four stages . |
| 17 | The last is usually to be regretted but there have been occasions when long-standing marital unhappiness was resolved by admission to residential care in the last years . |
| 18 | Labour supply in the early 1960s was elastic not least because of a massive decline in the share of agricultural employment , so cheaper subcontracted labour was used in preference to any expansion of regular labour . |
| 19 | ‘ This carriage was put on view to the public who were anxious to inspect the vehicle . |
| 20 | This submission was supported by reference to various decisions of the court to the effect that it is a strict test . |
| 21 | By the late 16th Century the term was restricted in use to Londoners , who themselves further confined it to mean those born within earshot of Bow Bells . |
| 22 | The Supreme Court action was taken in response to a petition against the government 's decision submitted by the Bar Association . |
| 23 | The ombudsman shall ( in accordance with and subject to the following clauses of this scheme ) investigate any complaint received by him from an individual if : — ( a ) the complaint relates to action taken in the United Kingdom by a building society or a body associated with it ; ( b ) at the time that the complaint is received by the ombudsman , the building society or ( as the case may be ) associated body is a participant in the scheme ; ( c ) the action was taken in relation to one of the activities specified in clause 17 ; ( d ) the grounds of the complaint are included in the grounds specified in clause 18 ; and ( e ) the complainant alleges that the action has caused him pecuniary loss , expense or inconvenience . ’ |
| 24 | The supply side was elevated in contrast to , Keynesian demand management . |
| 25 | The law was sent for approval to Governor George Deukmejian , a former outspoken opponent of gun control . |
| 26 | This work was subcontracted by EEG to John Whitney Jr and his Digital Productions — John Whitney Sr was a pioneer of computer animation whose abstract films inspired Con Pederson and Douglas Trumbull to try slit-scan . |
| 27 | After grading gastric metaplasia and counting the number of villi in each specimen , the mean extent of gastric metaplasia for all specimens taken at each session was calculated in relation to the number of villi in each specimen . |
| 28 | No similar proposal was made in relation to Class B applications , but it was recommended that there should be a strict three-month time limit . |
| 29 | At one time a footway was made from Skinnergate to North Bondgate to save people 's shoes . |
| 30 | Particular reference was made in argument to sections 42 to 49 and sections 230 to 237 , and to the powers of an administrator or administrative receiver as set out in Schedule 1 to the Act of 1986 . |