Example sentences of "[det] [noun] was [prep] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | This act was in opposition to Philip , who when the city had fallen , demanded that his own flag be raised over it , thus adding his own stake to any claim made upon Tancred . |
| 2 | This event was in contrast to the exemplary record of the South Metropolitan Company , who never had an accident on Anerley Hill , despite the steep gradient . |
| 3 | It is interesting to note that this situation was in contrast to an earlier serious problem in the banking system , the secondary banking crisis of 1973–1974 , in which less well known banks were subject to less regulation than the more stable institutions . |
| 4 | One such argument was in response to a question posed by Margaret Bourke-White , just prior to his assassination , as to how he would meet the atom bomb with non-violence . |
| 5 | The Cardiff Crown Court trial heard that sex was on offer to customers at the three health studios in Cardiff , Swansea and Bridgend . |
| 6 | That document was in response to that produced by my hon. Friend the Member for Dagenham ( Mr. Gould ) on devolution and democracy . |