Example sentences of "[noun pl] was [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In practice , however , the Church lost little — the suppression of the ‘ alien priories ’ by Henry V merely saw the conversion of resources to other ecclesiastical establishments , and the disappearance of a small number of decayed religious houses in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries was caused by the transfer of their endowments to other houses or to colleges at universities ( 218 , ii , 163–5 , iii , 157–8 ) . |
| 2 | A short , stocky middle-aged man with thinning brown hair , a ruddy face and a twinkle in his eyes was standing at the doorway eyeing him . |
| 3 | Again the howl , as if one of Satan 's demons was rising from the pit of Hell . |
| 4 | Another thing that cut me off from the other kids was going to the grammar school — and having to wear a bright green blazer every day . |
| 5 | It is possible that the earlier opposition of Chramn to his father , Chlothar , and to his brothers was linked to the fact that he alone was the son of Chunsina . |
| 6 | Within seconds one of the porters was knocking at the door to escort us down in case of trouble . |
| 7 | The story of his athletic triumphs was retold in the film Chariots of Fire ( 1981 ) . |
| 8 | There the teaching of various trades was added to the curriculum and the number of pupils housed and taught in the school soon rose to some two hundred . |
| 9 | A hard-pressed villager could hope that numerous sons would increase the household 's income , especially since the allocation of land in most communes was related to the size of the household . |
| 10 | Sir , — My regiment The Queens Royal Irish Hussars was formed by the amalgamation of The 4th Queens Own Hussars and The 8th Kings Royal Irish Hussars , in 1958 . |
| 11 | However , at last year 's SNP conference , a call to drop the commitment to renationalise the public utilities was made by the convener of publicity , John Swinney , and was supported by a former party leader , Gordon Wilson . |
| 12 | The conflict between male and female anxieties was compounded by the conflict between the disparate values of home and school — two closed systems at variance with each other . |
| 13 | As he had earlier indicated , a thorough reorganization of ministries was signalled with the merger of several ministries . |
| 14 | Mr Brown was livid at the way £1 billion in precious foreign reserves was poured down the drain during the sterling fiasco a fortnight ago . |
| 15 | No improvement in weight gain , serum albumin , lactate or alkaline phosphatase concentrations was demonstrated in the treatment groups compared with the disease control group . |
| 16 | But there is some duplication in the figures of government revenues , because in the years covered by the table about half of the gross revenues of the republics and provinces was transferred to the federation ( where it again appears as revenue ) . |
| 17 | He was reluctant to announce his status to the whole street ; already a desultory crowd of idlers was gathering across the road . |
| 18 | As we have seen , the policy for the polytechnics was outlined by the government in the White Paper , A Plan for Polytechnics and Other Colleges , issued in May 1966 . |
| 19 | Similarly , age was associated with an increase in H pylori prevalence , but the peak of H pylori positive subjects was found in the group aged between 50 and 60 years , whereas the rate tended to be lower in older subjects . |
| 20 | In the coming months and years the question of castles was to remain in the forefront of everyone 's mind . |
| 21 | The Chinese attitude to history was based on the belief that the rise and fall of dynasties was controlled by the mandate of Heaven . |
| 22 | The increasing growth of bureaucracy in Chinese society under later dynasties was reflected in the multiplication of jade artefacts to meet the particular needs of scholar administrators . |
| 23 | Following severe network problems , one of the fileservers was replaced during the year . |
| 24 | During the 1960s and early 1970s , a series of dams was built along the river as part of a massive irrigation system . |
| 25 | A letter of thanks was received from the Nursery Play Group for the promised gift of £100 towards the erection of a boundary fence . |
| 26 | To the enthusiast , the loss of no less than fourteen locomotive designs was countered by the application of highly distinctive sector liveries , all the more interesting because of the number of attempts made before the final choices were made . |
| 27 | About 17 acres was scheduled for the development of over 200 houses by Poole Borough Council , which had granted itself planning permission in early 1989 . |
| 28 | Previously , the Romans had tried to bring their civil calendar , which like many ancient calendars was based on the moon , into line with the astronomical year based on the sun by adopting a system involving an additional or intercalary month every second year . |
| 29 | Mary Queen of Scots was born in the palace of Linlithgow on 7 or 8 December 1542 . |
| 30 | One of these styles was invented on the eve of the Fifties by Abraham Levitt , who was already seventy years old , on a potato patch on Long Island . |