Example sentences of "was [art] [noun] [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ All I wanted on behalf of the team was the opportunity to qualify for the European Cup final off the back of our last two Champions League matches , ’ said the manager . |
| 2 | And then there was the man to look after the rest of the straw and another one for the what we called the calf And the corn , oh it was a great day the day the thrashing mill came to the glen . |
| 3 | An important motivator for units to apply for trust status was the freedom to borrow from the public and private sectors to finance capital investment . |
| 4 | Amenable to more immediate action was the decision to write into the syllabus certain activities concerning language skills . |
| 5 | He blames the current problems on a lack of clear leadership , leading to a policy dilemma : ‘ On the one hand there was the desire to concentrate on the museum 's own collections , and on the other there was the attempt to become part of the dynamic international art scene ’ . |
| 6 | Implicit in the use of direct observation was the need to work in the outside environment and to bring objects from the outside environment into the classroom . |
| 7 | One of the major incentives to the founding of the firm in 1823 was the need to provide for the S&DR which started in 1825 . |
| 8 | This was not only copper-bottomed security , it was a chance to play with the big numbers and see what happened . |
| 9 | No half day Saturdays , half day Saturdays , yes and then er I , I used to stay waiting for mother to come and my sister er to do the shopping in Willenhall cos they would n't shop anywhere else , and then erm my brother used to come with his cycle and er I used to carry a lot of the shopping back and my brother used to push a lot on his , on his cycle and mother and my sister used to stay down and have another walk around , but we 'd got to walk it back I 'd come back on the wagonette so or just after the buses started but er I 'll never forget the first time the bus ran it was pouring with rain and my sister was standing in front of me and she 'd got a new mac on and of course we were getting very wet and there was a scramble to get on the bus and the lady in front of her had got a bag of flour and of course the bag burst and went all down her |
| 10 | It was a return to form for The Smiths as a single band , especially when the extra track on the 12 inch , ‘ Half A Person ’ , was taken into account . |
| 11 | ‘ It was a day to remember for the rest of our lives , was n't it ? ’ a voice said behind her , and she jumped , startled . |
| 12 | The European Council noted that there was a consensus to go beyond the present limits in regard to security [ UK reservation ] ; the content and detailed rules for the role of the Union in the security sphere will have to be defined gradually . " |
| 13 | At the heart of his message was a call to belong to the ‘ kingdom of God ’ , which means to submit to the rule of God as king . |
| 14 | The outcome was a decision to continue with the same dosage , because what is the use of physical strength without the brain to direct it ? |
| 15 | The next thing she asked for was a job to do for the Lord . |
| 16 | There was a face to go with the voice . |
| 17 | There was some good news , too : the harvest had been the best for over thirty years , and after much anxious waiting there was a victory to celebrate from the war front — Nelson had trounced the French fleet at the Battle of the Nile . |
| 18 | It was a match to rank with the Lord 's classics of 1953 and 1963 . |
| 19 | ‘ It was a pleasure to play in the same side as a true football genius . |
| 20 | Nor was a desire to retaliate for the Triple Intervention of 1895 totally absent . |
| 21 | Cassock and surplice , a black cassock and white surplice once I told you that my grandmother was once living with us , she used to delight in washing my surplice and ironing it up except me when I was singing in the choir , I did n't take a , the treble solos , that was after the choir used to sister of ours at least oh twenty men , and as many lads and youths the as I say Johnny was in the choir there was er the two brothers and there was Dick was a incense boy and his father was a manager to go in the , he used to have a red cassock and surplice , but he used to Dick 's dad was the incense swinger and they used to go about swinging incense and that , I do n't suppose they do that at all now , but er your first job as a choirboy was to pump the organ it , have you ever been in the church ? |
| 22 | It was a lot to do with the school I was at , and worrying about these other girls being prettier or cleverer than me . |
| 23 | Athens … was a place of wonder and beauty , and it was a time to marvel at the achievements of mathematicians and astronomers — a time to build and admire a Tower of the Winds . ’ |
| 24 | After winning the Cup in 1930 , with the forward line of Hulme , Jack , Lambert , James and Bastin the most powerful the game had yet seen , there was every reason to hope for the League title next season . |
| 25 | They also complained about unfairness , but there was no willingness to look at the charges or to have proper consultation with local authorities to see how they and the Government could work together to improve the general standards of our beaches . |
| 26 | There was no way to see inside the reactor by remote observation because a scanning device had jammed . |
| 27 | We are sorry there was no index to help in the search for these . |
| 28 | After evidence had been led for the prosecution counsel for the defendant submitted that there was no case to answer on the theft charges because the manager of the shop had authorised the transactions , so that there had been no appropriation within the meaning of section 1(1) of the Act . |
| 29 | Nevertheless the court went on to discuss in some detail what the position would have been if the appeal could properly have been entertained , expressing the opinion that ( i ) ( Silke V.-P. differing ) there was no ground to intervene in the Barclays ( Asia ) case ; and ( ii ) ( all members of the court concurring ) there was no ground to intervene as regards the order in which the cases should be decided . |
| 30 | Delivering a brief lecture on self-control , Leonora began frying bacon , cutting hunks of crusty bread , grating cheese , determined to keep so occupied that there was no attention to spare for the worries which seemed to be multiplying by the minute . |