Example sentences of "this [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Construction of this was begun in the first half of the sixteenth century by the Donatory Captain Simão Gonçalves da Câmara . |
| 2 | Hatcher , by contrast , prefers a 1377 figure in the 23/4–3 million range , and thinks it unlikely that this was exceeded until the second quarter of the sixteenth century . |
| 3 | This was named after a 19th century frontier poet who , according to the organiser of the competition , Don Nilsen , was a ‘ cross between Alfred , Lord Tennyson and Chief Sitting Bull ’ , and was ‘ so outstandingly bad that somehow she was good ’ . |
| 4 | This was replaced by a second Romanesque cathedral in 1097 which , in turn , was largely demolished when the present Gothic cathedral took its place ( 558 ) . |
| 5 | There had always been bad blood between Robert and Edward Bruce ; now this was transmitted to the next generation apparently . |
| 6 | This was demonstrated in the first political crisis of wartime , a carry over from peacetime . |
| 7 | This was followed by a second resolution , proposed by Dent ( Newcastle upon Tyne ) and seconded by J Paul ( Ayrshire ) to the effect : That the matter of this Association be referred to a special committee consisting of the President of this Conference ( the Rev W B Sleight ) as Chairman , and twelve gentlemen ( six deaf and dumb and six hearing ) . |
| 8 | Adherence to Lancaster meant a further forfeiture in 1461 , but this was followed by a second restoration in 1470 . |
| 9 | km ) of Iraqi territory in the north , this was followed by the next attacks due in the Val Fajr series , Nos 5 and 6 , both in the centre , and Val Fajr No 6 partly in the south . |
| 10 | This was followed in the next issue by an examination of the reasons for the controversy , which could include personal vanity . |
| 11 | This was excavated in the nineteenth century , mainly at Vulci near Florence , and belonged to the noble Guglielmi family until 1935 , when Benedetto donated half of the more than 700 artefacts to the Pope ; the other heir died without leaving his share to the Vatican . |
| 12 | This was seen as a first step towards integrating the Soviet economy with international financial institutions , although this did not permit Soviet participation in GATT 's current multilateral Uruguay Round of trade discussions . |
| 13 | This was seen in the first five patients treated , by serial cholangiographies through indwelling nasobiliary catheters . |
| 14 | This was inspired by the first Renaissance programme in 1943 in which leading business interests in Pittsburgh took the initiative to forge a partnership with city government to address three critical problems of the time : air pollution , flooding , physical dereliction . |
| 15 | This was received in the next room on Creed teleprinters from the wires of the Canadian Press . |
| 16 | Under its extant rules , support from 55 per cent of those voting was required for a strike to be called , and this was achieved on the first two occasions only : in December 1971 , 59 per cent voted in favour , whereas in February 1974 support was an overwhelming 81 per cent . |
| 17 | This was illustrated during the second phase of the local elections , held in June 1991 to determine the composition of the country 's larger metropolitan and provincial assemblies . |
| 18 | Until this time , any bidder may retract his bid , and this was settled in the 18th century case of Payne v Cave ( 1789 ) 3 TR 148 . |
| 19 | Constantine the Great , it is true , gave the bishops a more substantial role in the administration of justice , but this was reduced during the fourth and fifth centuries . |
| 20 | This was shown by the first major DHAC protest following the 5 October 1968 demonstration , when the committee supported an NILP delegation to the council on the housing issue . |
| 21 | After the dark age this was revived in the seventh century , evidently under the influence of Bronze-age stones , and the centre of production seems then to have been the Cyclades ( above , p. 8 ) . |
| 22 | With the return to market relations for the bulk of the economy there also arose the need for a stable currency ; this was effected over the next few years with the introduction of a new , gold based rouble , alongside the paper Soviet rouble which was finally driven out of circulation . |