Example sentences of "it was [vb pp] [prep] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All of this seemed to be well understood until early this century , because it was explained in terms of Newton 's theory of gravitation . |
| 2 | It was popularised on television in the 1950s by David Butler , a 26-year-old Oxford researcher . |
| 3 | The ‘ Glorious Revolution ’ prevented him from confirming this appointment , but it was confirmed by William of Orange . |
| 4 | Because teachers ' centres and the increase of in-service education in the late 1970s and 1980s occurred outside schools , there was some separation between the flow of curriculum development in the sense in which it was supported in schools by the work of advisers and advisory teachers and in the way it made its impact on individual teachers through regular courses of familiarization and in-service education . |
| 5 | Following municipal law agency principles a third party could claim that it was bound with respect to the protectorate provided the agent had acted within the scope of its express , implied , or apparent authority . |
| 6 | It was hidden under matting in the octagonal library above the Chapter house and seems to have escaped the notice of all previous surveyors and writers including Nikolaus Pevsner , who mentions the library in his guidebook but not its flooring . |
| 7 | On that occasion , he criticized the existing monetary system , the so-called gold exchange standard , on the grounds that it was skewed in favour of the United States . |
| 8 | The theme of the address was ‘ In Praise of Banking ’ , and it was illustrated with examples from Sir Jeremy 's experiences during 40 years in the industry . |
| 9 | His voice moved up a register , from baritone to tenor , and it was tinged with irritation for the first time that evening . |
| 10 | It was seen by MPs as spelling the end of any career in government . |
| 11 | Nothing like it was seen in Roundhay in 1959 . |
| 12 | The increase in PGE 2 associated with Helicobacter pylori seems likely to be a consequence of the associated inflammatory cell infiltrate as it was seen in patients with type B ( chronic active ) but not with type C ( chemical ) gastritis , which is characterised by a paucity of inflammatory cells . |
| 13 | But the bulk of it was done by way of the tutorial , a weekly session in which the pupil read aloud an essay of some three thousand words to his tutor and they then discussed it . |
| 14 | 's instructions : Rex Chainbelt 's conduct was interference by unlawful means because it was done in obedience to the orders of S.1. which were in contempt of court . |
| 15 | It was done in terms of what the specification should include , and a discussion of possible contents . |
| 16 | It was done in fact by a brilliant military er tactic er and indeed the Americans succeeded in throwing the North Koreans back over the Yalob the river Yalob So up to that point limited force had been used to achieve a political objective , the objective was to s s to erm contain communism wherever communism looked like spilling over into other countries , non-communist countries . |
| 17 | Although multi-national and multi-lingual , it was united in loyalty to the Tsar ; the cavalry was well led and the infantry competent and brave . |
| 18 | But it was hit by £33m of provision against three jobs the Channel Tunnel , Euro-Disney and the Storebaelt Bridge in Denmark . |
| 19 | Coal tar was the feedstock for all kinds of chemicals until it was replaced by oil in the 1940s . |
| 20 | Then Inchbrook was clearly put back to some industrial use as it was damaged by fire in August 1926 . |
| 21 | It is thought that from the late 16th century it was placed on top of the remaining tower of the ruined Kilwinning Abbey ( the Abbey was destroyed in 1561 at the time of the Scottish Reformation ) . |
| 22 | She had n't thought she could stomach anything , but now that it was placed in front of her … |
| 23 | Equally clay moulds may have been produced by carving in the negative directly onto the clay ; while carving a negative is difficult it was achieved with success at other times , for instance in the medieval period with stone moulds . |
| 24 | It was attended by workers with under fives , children 's residential staff and Family Care Scheme staff and found very useful . |
| 25 | Convened by United States Secretary of State James Baker , it was attended by representatives from 47 countries and five international financial institutions , including the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) , the World Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ( EBRD ) . |
| 26 | His examination was something of a novelty , as it was conducted by means of written papers and not orally , as had been the case in the past . |
| 27 | What is of considerable interest and of value in assessing the rights and wrongs of it , is the fact that it was conducted from beginning to end entirely on the one issue , that of the sovereign rights of the inhabitants . |
| 28 | It was argued on behalf of the shareholders that the Directive was intended to protect all investors and that they would be prejudiced if they were not notified in advance of the intended cancellation of Titaghur 's public listing . |
| 29 | It was argued on behalf of the Minister that the legislation gave him an unfettered discretion as to whether to refer or not . |
| 30 | It was argued on behalf of the appellants that there were two distinct categories of restraint . |