Example sentences of "[noun sg] was [adv] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first fireworks exploded and the Wheel was almost enveloped in flame while the air was filled with a mixture of smells — paraffin , sooty smoke from the straw and cordite from the fireworks . |
| 2 | Religion was also associated with ethnicity . |
| 3 | Perhaps their disappointment was partly expressed in lack of lineside permits , high viz jackets , and abusive language to officers and volunteers of the railway . |
| 4 | A weak positive association was only demonstrated with serum triglyceride , VLDL-triglyceride and LDL in females . |
| 5 | Aid was especially needed for stabilization funds to bolster the convertibility of the three planned currencies . |
| 6 | Launched in 1958 , the card was originally made of cardboard and was the same colour as the travellers cheques the company had invented in 1891 . |
| 7 | The deal was finally kicked into life by Turndal , who on his appointment said SCO would be looking to acquire additional system software technologies and utilities from outside ( UX No 420 ) . |
| 8 | For instance , if the results of an experiment are too disconcerting , the scientist will check to see whether the experiment was rightly conducted without breach of ceteris paribus ( ‘ other things being equal ’ ) conditions . |
| 9 | The original timber Warehouse was entirely destroyed by fire which started on 12th January and burned for three months . |
| 10 | In dense jungle or tall grass the shooting was usually done from elephant back , a comparatively safe exercise except when a cornered tiger sprang at the howdah in which the shikari and his gun-bearer were poised on the elephant . |
| 11 | Investment was predominantly directed at infrastructure ( 51 per cent ) , rural development ( 25 per cent ) and social welfare ( 14.7 per cent ) . |
| 12 | It may be that the president was simply lured by power . |
| 13 | The new President was hurriedly sworn into office on Nov. 2 . |
| 14 | In Lipman [ 1970 ] 1 QB 152 the defendant was also convicted of manslaughter ( for facts see Chapter 10 ) . |
| 15 | To ensure that his subjects acquired the habit of carrying out his instructions he had to visit them as often as possible , and although the king 's itinerary was normally publicized in advance — so that merchants and tradesmen , as well as petitioners , could frequent his court without difficulty — it was sometimes useful to turn up without warning . |
| 16 | THE BEST sit-com ever made actually began a year earlier , written by estranged Hancock creators Ray Galton and Alan Simpson , but in '64 an episode was actually postponed on Election Day at the request of opposition leader Harold Wilson , who feared Labour voters might stay at home ( See ? |
| 17 | The Last Movie was finally going into production . |
| 18 | A winning Club was now led from dummy and East was trapped . |
| 19 | Mellowed by two bottles of beer , he was convinced that Hank was telling the truth ; his mind was already going to work considering how to double that forty thousand . |
| 20 | Yet , their frame of mind was always streaked with anxiety that caused them both to be forever on the watch . |
| 21 | This brother-in-law was eventually hanged for highway robbery . |
| 22 | The tension was also reflected in West Beirut , where support for the blockade began to diminish . |
| 23 | Ed Lucente would be an appropriate sidekick in a Stern administration — he won the nickname Neutron Eddie at IBM Corp , because his moving to a new department was regularly followed by job cuts at the unit . |
| 24 | The Head of Department was subsequently regraded as Scale 4 Head of Department . |
| 25 | The incidence of leukaemia and non-Hodgkin 's lymphoma was also investigated with respect to factors that may influence the prevalence of individuals susceptible to infective agents or the intensity of exposure . |
| 26 | But the unity of each bloc was largely based on enmity with the other and when talks did occur they tended to accentuate differences within the two blocs , which in turn made further dialogue difficult . |
| 27 | A statistical reevaluation was therefore performed in relation to the present control material . |
| 28 | The Select Committee on Welsh Affairs came across a similar problem in Wales , where , in addition to the general land contamination report — most of the toxic waste has been disposed of to land — a study was also made of incineration . |
| 29 | The development of clones from the rosettes present at the beginning of the study was also recorded in detail so that the clonal parent was known for almost every rosette present in the quadrats at the end of the study . |
| 30 | The study was somewhat cluttered with furniture and around the walls were various glass cases in which Eugénie kept her treasured possessions . |