Example sentences of "the [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [num ord] " in BNC.
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1 | The case was adjourned until next month for reports . |
2 | A number of representative bodies have pressed upon the Government the desirability of a transitional provision in relation to discretionary trusts where the settlement was made before 26th March 1974 . |
3 | The majority of suggestions have been on the lines that there should be a one- or two-year period in which it should be possible for the capital of discretionary trusts to be distributed tax free provided the settlement was made before 26th March 1974 and the result of the distribution was that there would be either absolute entitlement to the property or an interest in possessing it . |
4 | Their seventh century opening stand in 14 Tests together safely established , the openers were separated at last when the younger man was bowled by Akram , who pitched around leg and hit the off stump at sped . |
5 | The programme was transmitted on 7th October , and opened with the presenter Dennis Lotus saying : ‘ This is a transport depot , it garages the only tramcars still operating in the United Kingdom ’ . |
6 | Labour held Hemsworth , where the Conservatives were beaten into third place by the Liberal Democrats . |
7 | The Gunners were edged into third spot overall by Liverpool , whose £5.8m haul included £1.3m for their FA Cup final triumph . |
8 | The announcement of the stockpile was predicted in last week 's New Scientist ( 10 February , p 357 ) . |
9 | The official opening of the canal was arranged for 9th August 1814 . |
10 | Now the declaration of her age on the death certificate was out of her control , the truth was listed at last . |
11 | The strike was called for 2nd May . |
12 | The group 's freehold and long leasehold land and buildings in the UK were revalued on 31st March 1991 by Rostock Evans & Co . |
13 | The group 's properties in the UK were valued on 31st March 1991 at open market value and are shown at that value in the balance sheet . |
14 | Originally , the replay was scheduled for next Wednesday at Villa Park , but West Midlands Police objected , pointing out they did not have the manpower to handle a match of that magnitude on the eve of polling day . |
15 | It has also made more conservative estimates of reserves in some of its fields , though the impact was reduced by last week 's Budget announcement that petroleum revenue tax was being cut from 75 to 50 per cent . |
16 | There was a setback in the winter of 1814 where there was a fall at one of the shafts of the Crick Tunnel , but the tunnel was finished on 29th July 1814 . |
17 | The first meeting of the Governors was held on 12th August 1881 and the seven present decided to appoint Mr. Edward Walmsley to the Chair before proceeding to make arrangements for a Clerk , to deal with the accounts ( for which proper books were now to be kept ) , and to inspect the Deeds of the School with the Town Clerk . |
18 | Following failure to make any progress at conciliation on the above issue , the matter was referred to Third Party Mediation . |
19 | The scheme was criticized by Second Division Clubs on the grounds that they had to share the onus equally with the better-off . |
20 | The survey was closed on 17th October , 1984 , and , of necessity , the analysis and discussion in this report covers those areas considered to be of most value to SERC that could be assessed quickly : this interim report was required by the end of November , 1984 . |
21 | The deed of conveyance of the land was executed on 21st January . |
22 | The inquest was adjourned until next month . |
23 | A 5 p.c. reduction in gross margins on lower-margin desk-top computer products and the weakness in the market were blamed for last year 's downturn but ICL says its share of the British computer market rose by one point to 19 p.c . |