Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] was [verb] by some " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand the measure was opposed by some Whig ministers ( such as Lord Somers and Charles Montagu ) , Tory ministers ( such as Sir John Lowther , Sir Richard Temple and Sir Edward Seymour ) , and by some rank and file Tories ( such as Sir Gilbert Dolben , Sir Joseph Tredenham and Heneage Finch , the son of the Earl of Nottingham ) . |
| 2 | The measure was condemned by some economists as crude and ill-conceived , particularly since it threatened to wipe out the personal savings of many ordinary people : Soviet citizens were generally disinclined to place their money in accounts with the state savings bank , either because of mistrust , or because the low interest rate provided little incentive , or because it was necessary to carry a large amount of cash in case of chancing upon a scarce commodity which had suddenly come into stock in a state shop . |
| 3 | The election was viewed by some commentators as a trial contest by the Israelis , to establish a precedent for wider municipal elections throughout the occupied territories . |
| 4 | ‘ It says cardiac arrest on the death certificate , but a proper autopsy was never carried out , ’ said the DS , ‘ The certificate was signed by some geezer called … ’ he consulted his notes , ‘ Doctor Robert Dexter . |
| 5 | The demonstration was sponsored by some 70 organizations , including SOS-Racisme , the League of Human Rights , the Federation of Immigrant Workers ' Solidarity Organizations ( FASTI ) and the Movement against Racism and for Friendship between Peoples ( MRAP ) , as well as left-wing political parties and trade unions . |
| 6 | The prejudice was compounded by some foster parents who had a bias against education : |
| 7 | The conference was attended by some 400 delegates representing as many as 30 Iraqi opposition groups . |
| 8 | ‘ While the outcome was predicted by some sources , Jason is nevertheless extremely upset by the decision announced today . |
| 9 | The move was interpreted by some as a concession to Lloyd 's brokers who supply the market with its business . |
| 10 | The move was interpreted by some as a concession to Lloyd 's brokers who supply the market with its business . |
| 11 | The PNSF had previously been staunchly anti-Arafat and the initiative was regarded by some sources as an attempt by Syria to strengthen its influence over the PLO [ for March reports of Syrian plans to increase its influence within the PLO see p. 38121 ] . |
| 12 | The meeting was interpreted by some observers as a move by the European Communities ( EC ) to involve donor countries beyond Europe more closely in Albania 's development . |
| 13 | The Council proposed to produce a revised document by July 1976 and receive applications from institutions in the following academic year — a timetable that in the event was overshot by some three years . |
| 14 | Instead the day was saved by some unexpectedly strong finishing . |
| 15 | The roar was held by some to be that of the dispossessed and not a train at all . |
| 16 | Further , the District was perceived by some as an amateur , rudimentary , low status voluntary body whose aims were , at best , quasi-political and , at worst , subversive . |
| 17 | The clause was criticized by some as giving implicit authority to the army to stage further coups should they be deemed necessary . |
| 18 | The congress was attended by some 300 delegates ; there were no representatives of foreign communist parties in attendance . |
| 19 | The action of the film was eclipsed by some of motor racing enthusiast McQueen 's off-screen dramas , setting his Savoy Hotel room alight while trying to prepare himself a hamburger , driving at speed into the hotel 's small forecourt and screeching into a U-turn — by hitting a large puddle on the way and drenching other guests — and overturning his car while racing , against the film studio 's orders , resulting in a cut lip , which mean rescheduling some scenes . |
| 20 | ‘ Yesterday morning , a coach was stopped by some of our troops on the road from Salzburg to Munich . |