Example sentences of "was [verb] [verb] [noun] on [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The amendment was intended to increase pressure on US allies to pay more of their common defence costs , and to prevent cuts in European armed forces before any formal agreement was reached with the Warsaw Pact at the Conventional Forces in Europe ( CFE ) talks in Vienna ( for proposals put forward in July see p. 36835 ) . |
| 2 | Andrezej Topinski was nominated to replace Wojtowicz on Aug. 12 . |
| 3 | The accession of a united Germany was expected to take place on Oct. 3 . |
| 4 | This sortie was planned to attack Turin on the evening that Mussolini was going to declare war on England , No 4 Group 's Whitleys flew to Jersey in the morning , refuelled and awaited instructions to fly to Italy ; I believe that there were about 20 of us . |
| 5 | Bush was scheduled to visit Argentina on Dec. 5 . |
| 6 | Keegan was allowed to spend £700,000 on Lee because of the huge gates United are attracting this season . |
| 7 | In Parliament he had been associated with a party which was out of favour with the King , and as Public Orator he had lauded the policy of peace when Charles , then Prince of Wales , was determined to make war on Spain . |
| 8 | Aram Sarkisyan was elected to replace Pogosyan on June 1 . |
| 9 | Barry made a four-minute court appearance in Washington on Feb. 28 during which he pleaded not guilty to the eight charges and was ordered to stand trial on June 4 . |
| 10 | These years saw the growth of tension in Europe , with the rise of an aggressive Germany under Hitler , and in the Far East , where Japan was exerting continues pressure on China ( CORE , pp. 40–43 ) . |
| 11 | Albertas Shiminas was chosen to replace Prunskiene on Jan. 10 . |