Example sentences of "was [noun sg] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One factor in this development , within particular societies , was change in the internal structure of the dominant classes . |
| 2 | Jim Gladwell ( Velo RT ) did not compete last year but was winner of the inaugural league in 1991 and , if fit , could win on Sunday . |
| 3 | The weather was kind for the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the Henley Golf Club which were held last weekend and large numbers of members and friends attended and were very appreciative of the arrangements which had been made . |
| 4 | Haynes fell with the score on 57 , Gomes was missed immediately and Greenidge was missed when he had 110 ; apart from that it was batsmanship of the highest quality . |
| 5 | Best puppy award went to Petrocella , a Newfoundland bitch owned by Ken Pinner of Lindford , Lyn Lane of Headley 's Zeeta , a rare Shibu Inu breed , won the non-sporting title , and Gable , a spaniel belonging to Mrs. Wright of Kingsley , was victor of the open class . |
| 6 | There was fear of poison gas , in a nation where Zyklon-B was part of the collective memory . |
| 7 | At the tender age of nine , just after the war , he was part of the second group of children from England to be shipped to Australia . |
| 8 | Originally a ford , this crossing made Frodingham an important crossroads in medieval times and even earlier was part of the southern Viking route from Flamborough to York . |
| 9 | The native does not ( or did not ) own the land he inhabited : the land , so to speak , owned him ; he was part of the ecological mixture . |
| 10 | The garage was part of the stable block and had been made out of the old coach house . |
| 11 | This project was part of the pre-project phase of the New Technologies and the firm initiative ( F/24 ) |
| 12 | Frank was sure that the cause was not physical but was part of the mental unsettlement . |
| 13 | It was part of the intensified scrutiny of female behaviour and the sexual habits of the urban poor , under the impact of social and political conditions in mid-nineteenth-century Britain . |
| 14 | The first church on the site was built by Ansperto da Biassono , archbishop of Milan when the city was part of the Carolingian empire . |
| 15 | If you have time , it is worth climbing on to the observation terrace on the site of the tiny Chapel of Holy Mary of Einsiedel which was part of the Theatine Monastery below . |
| 16 | When a colony was launched as the property of a single owner he , or one of his family , might go out to oversee the administration but he was unlikely to cut his links with England , if only because it was important to be able to maintain the court favour which was part of the political strength needed by anyone who wanted to run a colony on his own . |
| 17 | A simple design of diameter some 65 feet , was part of the administrative centre in the agora in Athens . |
| 18 | ‘ In the 19th century , a series of cases forced upon the Commons and courts a comprehensive review of the issues which divided them , from which it became clear that some of the earlier claims to jurisdiction made in the name of privilege by the House of Commons were untenable in a court of law : that the law of Parliament was part of the general law , that its principles were not beyond the judicial knowledge of the judges , and that it was the duty of the common law to define its limits could no longer be disputed . |
| 19 | The plan was part of the general peace formula worked out by Lebanese leaders and the Arab League in Taif in 1989 . |
| 20 | It was part of the general understanding that supporters would be asked to express preferences for all the UUUC candidates in any one constituency . |
| 21 | This was part of the good life , and they were not to be denied it . |
| 22 | The demand for kerosene for lighting led to an oil rush in the 19th century , when Azerbaijan was part of the Russian Empire . |
| 23 | It was part of the deep past of this country , a past that could always be felt . |
| 24 | All this was taken for granted ; it was part of the Pahlavi style . |
| 25 | This project was part of the Inner city in context programme ( award reference D/03/25/0001 ) |
| 26 | This project was part of the Inner city in Context programme ( award reference D/03/25/0001 ) |
| 27 | Eating was part of the serious business of training your body and keeping it fit . |
| 28 | This award was part of the Cognitive science and information technology initiative ( Award reference number ( XC/08/25/0000 ) |
| 29 | In the Suez dispute , the issue between Israel and Egypt was part of the serial conflict between the Arab States and Israel ; States parties to the Armistice Treaty and the Suez Canal Convention shared an interest in their observance ; and still wider , all States share a common interest in freedom of navigation through international waterways , the possible creation of an objective regime , and in the maintenance of international peace and security . |
| 30 | The payment of means-tested benefits to the families of strikers was part of the poor law system from the end of the nineteenth century , but it was not until after the National Assistance Act , 1948 , that the conditions for the payment as well as the level of the benefit were improved . |