Example sentences of "[noun pl] was [vb pp] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The steward was not left to mourn that his bottles found no custom : there was treating and return treating , and one humble Highlander who could sing Gaelic songs was made the sink into which was poured the spirits bought by sundry odd pence ; and , to the satisfaction of those who deem it a noble accomplishment the filling a man drunk , this Celt was brought into that pitiable condition , and manifested the power of the spirits over his brain in rather a curious way , — he was for kissing all round . |
| 2 | Construction of the three remaining dams was given the go-ahead . |
| 3 | On one of the brick piers was inscribed the words , ‘ The poor are with ye always ’ . |
| 4 | Derek Keys was appointed the new Minister of Finance , but retained the Trade and Industry portfolio , and continued to have the specific responsibility for economic co-ordination . |
| 5 | None of the defendants was granted the right of appeal . |
| 6 | The method of resolution which begins with causes and demonstrates their consequent effects was called the ‘ method of proof or demonstration ’ ; so the direction or ‘ the order of proof or of things ’ goes ‘ from causes to effects ’ . |
| 7 | At least this part of Dubrulle 's prayers was answered the following year . |
| 8 | When this round of appointments was made the situation would be reviewed to see if the inspectorate needed further strengthening . |
| 9 | It was a shocking experience and to the abuses of the gaolers was added the deadly lottery of gaol fever and smallpox , pneumonia and diphtheria . |
| 10 | Until now , the role of the brain regions associated with Alzheimer 's disease has been little understood ; they are part of what for years was called the ‘ substantia innominata ’ ( region without a name ) because it had no known purpose . |
| 11 | Most of my revision in my first and second years was done the night before and I managed to get through but a lot of friends who did the same did n't . |
| 12 | ‘ Ladies and gentlemen , top marks have been awarded to the 3rd Shortfields Pack , whose tableau of Brownies through the years was thought the most original and apt . ’ |
| 13 | But in R. v. Secretary of State for the Environment ex parte Rose Theatre Trust when the Minister decided not to make an order protecting the site of an Elizabethan theatre , a company of interested individuals was denied the right to challenge this decision , even though this meant that no one was in a position to do so . |
| 14 | The proliferation of nuclear weapons was given the title of ‘ the Nth power problem . ’ |
| 15 | The outer shell of these bottle-shaped kilns was called the ‘ hovel ’ . |
| 16 | A new ghazal ( love lyric ) by one of the great Delhi poets was considered the most desirable gift that any civilized host could wish for . |
| 17 | In France , at the accession of Henry II in 1547 , each of the four secrétaires des finances was given the task of overseeing the administration of a group of French provinces and also of relations with the foreign states which bordered on these ; thus for example the secretary who supervised Burgundy and Champagne was normally also responsible for relations with the Swiss cantons and the states of west Germany . |
| 18 | The speed limit on our motorways was reduced the other day , and I give a cheer for that . |
| 19 | The average number of total thymocytes of these littermates was given the value of 100% , and the number of total thymocytes in individual mutant mice was converted into a percentage . |
| 20 | Planning permission for the erection of three poultry houses , each 34 metres by 11 metres was refused the main reason being that the development of a substantial poultry business in such close proximity to a village was considered undesirable , by reason of the inherent risk of odour . |
| 21 | A spokesman for the South African police was quoted the same day as saying that the establishment of " private armies " was " a recipe for civil war " . |
| 22 | The maiden 's the we what we called the maiden was the last sheaf , it was cut er the last sheaf in the on the er on the fields was called the maiden sheaf . |
| 23 | On each of their minds was imprinted the mental image of that violated face , the half-open mouth stuffed with hair , those staring , sightless eyes , and his presence intensified the picture , brought it into sharper focus . |
| 24 | Another of Mrs Gothberg 's horses was cut the following day , and the day after that a foal was found bleeding on a neighbouring farm . |
| 25 | One of his first papers was called the neuro psychoses of defence , and defence meant fending something away from consciousness , what he later called repression . |
| 26 | A parallel Committee for Institutions was created the following year . |
| 27 | A mutation that became popular in Victorian times was called the ‘ Moss Rose ’ because of a minute thorny , moss-like growth that forms on and around the bud scales , in some cases very heavily , and which is coloured . |
| 28 | One of the clan groups was given the responsibility for securing the delivery of the food to the warehouses , but the internal divisions and the lorry drivers ' loyalties mean that some food is always stolen , or lost to corruption . |
| 29 | ONE OF Britain 's most powerful and modern locomotives was named The Scotsman yesterday at a ceremony in Edinburgh 's Waverley Station . |