Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] draw up [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At first potential jurors were classified by ethnic group and caste , but after the 1840s they were assigned to one of three lists which were drawn up on the basis of language capability . |
| 2 | The first volume of her poems was published by subscription ( the proposals for which were drawn up by Mr. Garrick ) under the patronage of several persons of rank and taste , in 1748 ; as was also the second volume , of which the late Mr. Hawkins Browne was the editor in 175 … , both of them after her death , which happened prematurely by the meazles , at the age of 24 . |
| 3 | The forged document , the so-called " Donation of Constantine " , which was drawn up before the mid-eighth century , when the papacy was anxious to use and control the Frankish leaders , claimed that Constantine had given his imperial palace of the Lateran and dominion over " the city of Rome and all the places , cities and provinces of Italy and the West " to Pope Sylvester , handing the pope his imperial insignia and symbols — the lance , sceptre , orb , imperial standards , purple-scarlet mantle , imperial pallium and tunic . |
| 4 | It is the UK government 's view that the provisions contained in the draft FMF code of practice , which was drawn up in full consultation with DHSS and MAFF , and the DHSS circular to professional people working in child care , together fulfil its undertaking to implement the aims and principles of the WHO code . |
| 5 | The agreement , which was drawn up in fairly obscure terms , proposed that the now-sovereign states of the former USSR should return to each other works of art on the basis of whose territory they were created on , the nationality of the artist , or just on the principle of ‘ I want it , it 's mine ’ . |
| 6 | A new Constitution , which was drawn up in late 1986 and overwhelmingly approved in a referendum in February 1987 , provided for presidential elections to be held in November 1987 . |
| 7 | It 's a result of the Constitution of France , which was drawn up in nineteen fifty-eight , when General de Gaulle came to power , and the Constitution was very concerned to produce a separation between the legislative , that 's the law-making , part of the government , and the executive , that 's the part which was seen as carrying out the laws . |
| 8 | The call came in the form of ‘ The Windhoek Declaration on Communication and Human Rights ’ ( see enclosed Special Report ) , which was drawn up by participants at a conference organised by WACC 's African Regional Association ( WACC-AR ) in Windhoek , Namibia , 9–15 September . |
| 9 | Under the programme , which was drawn up by the EC Commission , Albania was to be given 50,000 tonnes of EC wheat ; further donations amounting to 100,000 tonnes of wheat were to be canvassed from other Western countries . |
| 10 | Before they started to work with the video all the teachers were shown the contract which was drawn up by Kate Kennett . |
| 11 | A PUBLIC inquiry is to investigate Armagh area plan which was drawn up by the DoE . |
| 12 | They did not express community , clustered around the green and church , in the adventitious manner of the true village ; they were drawn up in parallel lines to each side of the road . |
| 13 | They were drawn up by Lamar Alexander , who on March 18 had taken up the post of Education Secretary following the December 1990 resignation of Lauro Cavazos [ see p. 37911 ] . |
| 14 | As I recall , he had not been initially so preoccupied with the peace treaty when it was drawn up at the end of the Great War , and I think it is fair to say that his interest was prompted not so much by an analysis of the treaty , but by his friendship with Herr Karl-Heinz Bremann . |
| 15 | Here is an actual contract for ‘ taking the harvest ’ : it was drawn up at Grove Farm by old George Rope some time during the last quarter of the nineteenth century . |
| 16 | As an aside , the need to drawn up a will becomes particularly pressing if there are children to be considered , and do n't forget that marriage revokes the will of either partner , unless that is , it was drawn up in anticipation of the wedding . |
| 17 | It has one very curious feature ; it was drawn up by one ‘ Henry Balfour , priest of Dunkeld diocese , notary public by apostolic authority ’ , who was in fact no notary at all , and this did give ground for doubt . |
| 18 | He was drawing up outside the hall when he thought of Graham Young . |
| 19 | ‘ I think you 'll find it warmer too , ’ he replied , and soon after that he was drawing up outside their hotel . |