Example sentences of "was [adv] [verb] [noun] and [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This trading concern , based in Winterthur and Bombay was started in 1851 by Salomon Volkart ( 1816–1893 ) and was so successful that it was soon founding banks and insurance companies , and was one of the stalwarts of Switzerland 's growing influence in world business affairs . |
| 2 | NATO was already providing staff and equipment for the headquarters of the United Nations Protection Force ( UNPROFOR ) near Sarajevo , the Bosnian capital . |
| 3 | The resolution to this , I believe , lies in the fact that Ms. Archibald was mistakenly associating loyalty and admiration with politics , whereas it was in fact simple jingoism . |
| 4 | I tried to find a method whereby I could seize the effect of motion … how to arrest a movement in a few bold strokes , catching the passing moment and finding new forms … my goal was always to express emotion and experience with large and simple forms and clear colours ’ . |
| 5 | Herland 's last and greatest work , the new roof of hammer-beam construction for Westminster Hall , started in January 1394 and continued until shortly after 1400 : Master Hugh was both master carpenter and controller . |
| 6 | Following the February letter the Group was now producing work and information needed . |
| 7 | Namibia was reportedly to seek IMF and World Bank membership , and was to remain for at least two years a part of the Southern African Customs Union . |
| 8 | Yet by the 1830s , some 50 students a year were gaining their qualifying diploma ( after an oral examination , conducted exclusively by medical men ) and the profession was steadily gaining recognition and status . |