Example sentences of "it [was/were] [verb] in [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every time it lifted its head and pirouetted , it registered the new direction it was taking in relation to the sun . |
| 2 | The railways had done it to the canals and now it was to happen in turn to the railways . |
| 3 | '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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | It was formed in response to the urban riots in the late 1960s , although there had previously been community activity concentrated on winning historic and architectural recognition for the area . |
| 6 | It was written in response to Lord Owen 's call for military intervention to end the bloody civil war and ‘ ethnic cleansing ’ by Serbs . |
| 7 | It was written in reply to an inquiry from an abbot , probably the abbot of Fécamp , who was engaged in rebuilding his abbey church . |
| 8 | The challenge to the council 's resolution in Wandsworth LBC v. Winder was collateral in two ways : it was made in answer to a claim for possession of the premises by the Council , and it was incidental to an assertion of a contractual right under the lease . |
| 9 | Civilised men , possessed of considerable intellect , as he was , could generally control their lust and even deny it when it was felt in response to a woman who was either despised or prevented from reciprocating for a variety of reasons , but they could not always control their emotions . |
| 10 | " The roof did not actually leak very much before it was taken in hand to be repaired : but is now reported to be in need of more repairs . " |
| 11 | It was established in response to a number of surveys of graduate opportunities which indicated a need in Northern Ireland for graduates with the ability to follow a career in business within a multilingual environment . |
| 12 | It was established in response to a resolution passed by the 1992 AGM calling for the Bar Council to investigate the position of women at the Bar . |