Example sentences of "was [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When asked , she tells me it was given to her ancestress the Duchesse de Guise by Marie Antoinette . |
| 2 | He tells us that as Jesus was praying before his baptism the Spirit came upon him . |
| 3 | He had crossed the ride and was looking for his dog the other side . |
| 4 | I know the mental health on th on the health service side are facing the same problems and I was wondering to what extent the director had been talking to the District Health Authority on , on those lines . |
| 5 | For slowly , half-consciously , but inexorably , there was growing in her mind the conviction that she would have to leave home . |
| 6 | Even when a gag was stuffed into her mouth the sounds went on and on . |
| 7 | Just as she was reaching for her jacket the phone rang , and without thinking she answered it . |
| 8 | Matheson 's advocacy of free trade was embodied in his booklet The Present Position and Prospects of British Trade with China ( 1836 ) . |
| 9 | ‘ Darling , ’ Arabella had said , ‘ You know that PR firm I did some work for ? I was talking with their boss the other day , and he said they were looking for new blood … ’ |
| 10 | The work , called The Wealth of Nations , was unveiled by Her Majesty The Queen on 2 July 1993 . |