Example sentences of "was [adv] [verb] [prep] [prep] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was presumably known to at least some of his fellow members — who themselves became foundation members of the Veterinary College — in particular the Duke of Northumberland , first president of the College ; Granville Penn , active in the establishment of the College , who became a member of the Society of Arts in 1788 and was in 1791 a steward ; the Earl of Morton ( one of Vial 's patrons ) ; Thomas Pitt FSA , subsequently to be one of the most assiduous attenders of meetings of the College governors , and last , but not least , Arthur Young , a member of the Society of Arts since 1769 . |
| 2 | The historical year , now in general use in England for all everyday purposes and many official and ecclesiastical , begins on 1 January , and thus coincides with the Roman civil year which was widely used until at least the seventh century . |
| 3 | His position was already improved by at least a 100 per cent . |
| 4 | He had improved the efficiency of pumping engines by about 300% and also provided the machine that effectively mechanised industry and was hardly improved upon for about 50 years . |
| 5 | Secondly , this third stage , was also vouched for by much more direct evidence . |