Example sentences of "[noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hardy was describing in fiction the real and very harsh position that unmarried mothers from the poorer sections of society found themselves in . |
| 2 | It is as if Sukenick were putting into practice the principles of what he has called the ‘ architectonic novel ’ which ( and he cites Raymond Federman 's Double or Nothing as a prime example ) works like a jigsaw puzzle : ‘ the picture is filled out but there is no sense of development involved ’ ( Federman 1975 : 38 ) . |
| 3 | Dundee did deservedly edge in front in the 12th minute when Gary McKeown curled in a cross from the right and defender Gary Paterson was allowed to chest the ball down before hooking it high into the net . |
| 4 | By this time the acquisitiveness of the younger Despenser was beginning to fracture the unity of the court , and Audley was one of Despenser 's first victims . |
| 5 | On the day that Don Peters was on his feet at the EPC meeting , fighting for the survival of the British Vehicle Division and the jobs of the fifty thousand people it employed , Fred Clasper was setting in motion the third and final stage of his scheme to sabotage any possible chance of the company 's recovery . |
| 6 | The Duke and Duchess of Kent were represented by Captain the Honourable Christopher Knollys at the Memorial Service for Marjorie , Countess of Brecknock which was held in the Guards Chapel , today . |
| 7 | We did n't let that stop us , though — almost overnight , it seemed , Amsterdam was covered with Stop The Clause graffiti , especially along the canal banks . |
| 8 | Either therefore I am being non-cooperative or I intend to convey something rather different : ( 34 ) Queen Victoria was made of iron The straightforward interpretation is that since Queen Victoria in fact lacked the definitional properties of iron , she merely had some of the incidental properties like hardness , resilience , non-flexibility or durability . |
| 9 | Former Prime Minister ( in 1974-79 ) Patrick John was released from prison the day after the general election , having served only 4@1/2 years of a 12-year sentence imposed in October 1985 for conspiracy to overthrow the government [ see p. 35964 ] . |