Example sentences of "[num] [conj] [art] [noun sg] be [vb pp] " in BNC.

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1 Uses and trusts the Common Law will not recognize ; wills of land , it has decided , are void ( unless established by local custom — it was not till 1540 that a statute was passed giving power to leave land by will ) .
2 Bickford himself fell seriously ill before his fuse could be manufactured in any quantity , and it was only after his death in 1834 that a factory was established in Tuckingmill which continued to make various types of fuse , seldom departing very far from the original specifications , for almost 130 years .
3 they were married in December 1421 and a son was born at Windsor , but before the boy was nine months old , Henry V died in France .
4 The Red Book A new edition will be published in March 1993 and the association was invited to submit information
5 The Red Book A new edition will be published in March 1993 and the association was invited to submit information
6 Cells were incubated at 37°C in 95% O 2 and 5% CO 2 and the medium was changed every 2 days .
7 Samples ( 1 ml ) were taken for measurement of salivary pH and pCO 2 and the remainder was retinaed for further analysis .
8 Parry had attempted a quick drop-out from his 22 but the kick was charged down by Boobyer .
9 From about 3900 Ma ago to about 3300 Ma ago it is clear from Figure 6.9 that the Moon was subjected to its last heavy bombardment .
10 In the following years many proposals were made for the construction of a railway between Welshpool and Llanfair Caereinion but it was not until 1898 that a company was formed to build the present line and the then Earl of Powis became its Chairman , an office which he held until the grouping in 1922 .
11 The volume of business with overseas customers improved in the fourth quarter of 1991 and the recovery is expected to continue into the first quarter of this year .
12 A decree nisi of divorce was pronounced in the Family Court of Australia in August 1991 and the decree was made absolute on 13 September 1991 .
13 The Thai Army commander , Gen. Suchinda Kraprayoon , visited in March 1991 and an agreement was reached to withdraw all troops of both countries from disputed border areas .
14 Miss Green revived interest in 1924 and the branch was re-constituted but foundered again in 1927 .
15 It was ten-thirty and the wedding was fixed for an hour 's time .
16 Coke died in the 1840s and a monument was erected to him at Holkham , guarded by a cudding Devon cow carved in stone .
17 David Laird withdrew in 1842 and the firm was reconstituted as Kitson , Thompson & Hewitson .
18 Even though he was gagged , Mr Glenn managed to dial 999 and the call was traced by police back to the brasserie .
19 This follows precisely because the securities trade at a discount : the return of 2.49 is achieved with an investment of only 97.51 , not 100 ; the yield is based on 97.51 whereas the discount is based on 100 .
20 A curfew was imposed in Venda , the smallest of the " independent " homelands , but was lifted on April 7 after the situation was described as stable .
21 The stress had already afected their health and they would be in their 70s before the project was completed .
22 Residential accommodation on board was provided for up to 92 and the ship was maintained by those in training at the time .
23 The Emperor Maxentius began the basilica in A.D. 308 and the work was completed by Constantine .
24 The last decade of the struggle was the 1680s and the period is known as ‘ The Killing Times ’ .
25 From 1943 until the seat was abolished in 1950 , he was Liberal MP for the University of Wales .
26 It was only at the end of McKerrows long tenure in 1940 that the Review was taken over by the Oxford Press .
27 It was not until 1946 that a psychiatrist was called in .
28 The Bosworth Tunnel was completed in April 1813 and the canal was opened as far as Stanford on the main line and Welford at the end of the branch line on 25th May 1813 .
29 The fieldwork was conducted during the period July 1 941 — September 1943 but the book is written as if the culture of " West Town " was timeless and entirely unaffected by the chaos of the surrounding political situation .
30 It was not , however , until the Judges ' Rules were revised in 1964 that the protection was related to the moment when the charge was laid ; and as we have seen , the moment at which it attaches has now by Code C been further advanced .
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