Example sentences of "[coord] were [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 The book-collector can obviously fight his corner here with examples from well-known authors and historic figures who either drew the cheques or were at the receiving end .
2 Even the widespread belief that decisions on industrial location are ( or were before the introduction of the uniform business rate ) heavily influenced by the level of local taxation has been undermined by a series of research reports ( including Crawford , Fothergill and Monk ( 1985 ) which was commissioned by the Department of the Environment ) .
3 The letter rogatory specifies those facts and circumstances causing the requesting party reasonably to believe that the requested documents are or were in the possession , control , or custody of , or are known to the person from whom the documents are requested .
4 Initiatives aimed at addressing the needs of pupils in terms of independent learning and study skills were already evident in all four schools , and three of the four had developed ( or were in the process of developing ) reasonably spacious and attractive library areas .
5 The probability indeed is that the eastern Angles either had been or were in the process of being brought into a dependent relationship with Eadwine by the time of his marriage to Aethelburh or at least not long after .
6 Corbett and Ranulf immediately took their leave and were through the abbey gates travelling north to Leith just as the sun rose .
7 The United States expert sought to re-assure the Commission that pre-trial discovery procedures in his country were all after the commencement of proceedings ( the relevance of this being , presumably , that it picks up the requirement of Article 1(2) of the Convention ) and were under the control of a judge .
8 You see , to let you understand , this was maybe about four or five years after nationalization and prior to nationalization of course , was under the L M S , Street Station and were under the L M S and was under the L N E R. But when I arrived at , I heard them talking about the Callie see , the Callie railway .
9 These unfavourable contrasts were commonplace at the beginning of the decade and were at the heart of the centrist critique of two-party politics as then played .
10 We said good-bye to Stoyaeka and were at the warehouse at 07:30 where we were introduced to Josef who would co-ordinate the unloading of the trailer .
11 The United States and Japan , who spent less than 0.04 per cent and 0.07 per cent respectively on ODA to LDCs and were at the bottom of the league table of aid donors , undertook to increase their aid .
12 They heard the siren and were at the entrance ready to take over as soon as the boy was carried out of the ambulance .
13 During the war the Savoy Players were the resident drama group , and were at the theatre for the duration of the black-out .
14 Two years later , by the time the second edition was published , most of these had been rescued and were off the danger list .
15 Bright Yorkshire prospect Adil Ditta scored 58 for Middlesbrough but they too had to fight hard for runs and were into the last over before they achieved their win by a four wicket margin .
16 The full-time farms surveyed were mostly given over to grass and were on the higher ground .
17 At last they decided to withdraw from the square and were on the point of departure when they were suddenly surrounded by a group of tough-looking soldiers , helmeted and armed .
18 It is easily done as both his acute psychiatry ward and the alcohol unit looked similar and were on the same site , but he was adamant he wanted our service .
19 Hypocrisy is a key element in this plot , too , with the difference that while they started near the top of society and were on the verge of receiving power at the very beginning , he — as a bastard son who is only just back from having spent nine years abroad ( the typical occupation for one who has no prospect of inheritance in his own country ) and is due to go again — starts very much lower down in society , virtually at the bottom .
20 George I and George II were Germans by birth and upbringing , and were on the throne simply because all the heirs with better hereditary claims were disqualified by being Roman Catholics .
21 A core staff of assistant manager , guest services director , food and beverages manager , head chef and housekeeper had already been appointed and were on the payroll , helping with preparations for the hotel 's opening .
22 We worked a wee half a week and were on the dole , Monday , Tuesday and Wednesday we 'd be on the dole , then work Thursday , Friday and Saturday morning .
23 They lived in Gordon Square , and were on the fringe of the Bloomsbury set .
24 Finally we climbed a bank and were on the road again , the smoothness of it lulling me into such a deep sleep that I never saw the barrier at the railway crossing , did not even hear them telling Ward the Jequetepeque had broken its banks a little further on .
25 There was evidence that passers-by were annoyed , and were on the verge of resorting to violence when the police intervened .
26 By now they had walked some distance along the Haymarket , and were on the edge of Piccadilly Circus where Dr Neil was relieved to see that Stair 's party had disappeared and the crowds there had grown less .
27 Originally many cattle in Ayrshire were black with a white stripe on the back and white flanks and faces , and were of the Highland or Galloway type , but these were locally displaced by Dutch cattle imported between 1750 and 1780 , with ( it is rumoured ) a few Alderneys coming into Scotland in 1756 .
28 They had blue-chip credit standing , and were among the few counterparties with plenty of fixed-rate interest payments to swap for floating-rate ones .
29 Mr Govind said the finance minister had announced that 100% equity would be allowed on some developments if they utilised advanced technology and were in the country 's interest .
30 In Paris , where she and her husband performed for refugees , the theatre was so crowded that there was no room for many parties of children who had lost their parents and were in the care of relief organisations .
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