Example sentences of "[adv] was [vb pp] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stealing the show on Sunday ( the 40th anniversary of the prototype Vulcan VX770 's first flight ) and Monday was Vulcan B.2 XH558 , which put on a stupendous display , and quite rightly was awarded the trophy for the most meritorious display . |
| 2 | Old Joseph had by now grown so blind that he rode with a child in his lap to guide him , and so was spared the sight of this first intrusion . |
| 3 | Thus was born the hardware of the BR Sprinter units , but their business environment needs discussing in depth because of the fundamental re-thinking which resulted from the need to maximise the potential of those trains . |
| 4 | Thus was born the science of radio astronomy . |
| 5 | Thus was born the idea of the W particle , which , according to the latest versions of the theory , should weigh in at some 85 times the proton 's mass , just as two teams at CERN found earlier this year . |
| 6 | Thus was born the 30 km/h zone idea . |
| 7 | Eventually it was agreed to throw the debate open to a wider audience and thus was born the idea of the ‘ Is West Belfast Working ? ’ |
| 8 | Thus was born the technique of intense study of typical ‘ quadrats ’ or squares marked off to define a sample of the vegetation for the surrounding area . |
| 9 | Thus was introduced the time when the Created God ceased to be produced solely from all that was good in the struggle for existence , and entered the period , still going on , when mankind itself began to influence the nature of that God . |
| 10 | Thus was set the standard for my spell in the Production Department … |
| 11 | Thus was opened the Grand Union , aptly named , for it forged the last link of the ambitious grand design to connect the East Midlands coalfields to London , a total distance of 168 miles . |
| 12 | Thus was founded the Royal Veterinary College Medical Society , later known as the RVCVMA , and now the RVCMA . |
| 13 | LEYTON ORIENT chief Frank Clark yesterday was appointed the managers ' manager . |
| 14 | Then in the 1730s the vicar and the usher of the grammar school chose to build in brick ; the usher 's home was named the Red House because this material was so unusual in those parts at the time . |
| 15 | ‘ That subject also was raised the other evening . ’ |
| 16 | To him also was entrusted the general supervision of the economic interests of the Crown in the Forest . |
| 17 | Hence was born the catalogue of NME -only releases that has stretched over the last 20 years . |
| 18 | Turpan was a major oasis on the ancient silk route , and legitimately was named the ‘ Land of Fire ’ . |
| 19 | Great Yarmouth & Caister , Norfolk 's senior club , was founded in 1882 and here was coined the term ‘ bogey ’ for what we now call par . |
| 20 | Here was constructed the domestic accommodation , while the space between the mural defences housed stabling , garrison buildings , cattle and villagers . |
| 21 | In 1935 the Committee moved to 35 Hills Road and then was given the large house next door — number 55 - by Jesus College . |
| 22 | He put the budgie outside so whoever else was injured the budgie would not be , ’ said Mr Saunders . |
| 23 | Where was heard the mingled measure |
| 24 | It was known at first as a subway , a name thought of as an American term for an underground system , but later on was named the City and South London Railway and became the first tube railway in the world . |
| 25 | It is true that my mother was not in that state , but she too had lost the will to live ; and she too was denied the balm of curtailment . |