Example sentences of "[noun] [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cholesterol values were in the lower part of the normal range for the 114 cancer patients in the appropriate sex and age matched groups . |
| 2 | The discharged cartridge cases were in the roadway and the gutter , close to the back wheel of the taxi . |
| 3 | So long as both the computer 's screen fonts and the printer or typesetter fonts were from the same source this caused no great problems but if the two were mixed then real trouble could occur . |
| 4 | On closer examination , however , it was immediately clear that Franco did not trust the Falangists in the areas most closely related to the exercise of real power ( i.e. to the control of the force of arms ) : all three defence Ministries were in the hands of military men well known for anti-Falangist political sympathies . |
| 5 | The stores and building sectors were among the hardest hit as traders anticipated a continuing squeeze in the high street and on house prices . |
| 6 | Some Women 's Action Groups were at the forefront of strike activity , sustaining its momentum ; indeed , many of the women involved were opposed to the final return to work , which they perceived as a capitulation by the men , after great hardship which had achieved little in tangible terms ( Young , 1985 ; Witham , 1986 ; Bloomfield , 1986 ) . |
| 7 | In patients with Zollinger-Ellison sydrome associated with MEN 1 , all cell densities were above the highest control value ; 53% of these patients had diffuse hyperplasia and 47% linear hperplasia . |
| 8 | She bolted the front door , checked her car keys were on the hall table , turned off the lights , all this briskly . |
| 9 | Above all , use was made of the great lake in front of the palace , the famous Étang des Carpes , where some of the fish were reputed to have been swimming since the days of Francis I. All sorts of pleasure boats were at the disposal of the guests , ranging from a Venetian gondola to a miniature frigate of the French navy — the latter the pride and joy of the Prince Imperial . |
| 10 | May flies and caddis flies were on the wing . |
| 11 | Edinburgh , Stirling and Paisley universities were among the institutions which fared well in the exercise , but there was some disappointment at Glasgow and Aberdeen universities . |
| 12 | Turnover figures were among the lowest of the year with just 578 million shares changing hands and the FT-SE 100-Share Index closed just 6.5 better on the day at 2,922.4 . |
| 13 | His most loyal cocaine customers were in the City , Whitehall and the Palace of Westminster . |
| 14 | The greatest concentration of bobbin mills was in the Furness district of what was then north Lancashire , and in the mid-nineteenth century more than fifty mills were at work in the region , making half the bobbins used in the entire textile industry of Britain . |
| 15 | In November 1934 the record was set when seven Arsenal players were in the side that met Italy at Highbury . |
| 16 | Scums marks were on the whole shit . |
| 17 | Shares in electronics companies were among the few attractive ones in the early 1980s , but by 1988 the National Economic Development Council was reporting that rationalization to meet foreign competition in this sector was overdue . |
| 18 | Empty food dishes were strewn across the floor and two milk bottles were in the bath , one full of solidified milk . |
| 19 | The restaurant and bar operations were under the control of the Food and Beverage Manager , who oversaw the activities of the Head Waiter , Chef and bar staff . |
| 20 | Two such big orders for winter suits were in the make now . |
| 21 | It was the beginning of a frustrating period for Hunt and his mood swings were on the downturn . |
| 22 | Although he was convinced that there was conclusive evidence that Japanese intelligence organizations were behind the Vietminh and their revolt , he also said that throughout their handling of the situation the French appeared to lack every vestige of imagination but , ‘ provided the French are prepared to deal with the Annamites as human beings and not as chattels for exploitation as in the past , there is every reason to believe that the leading Annamites will not only listen to them , but will help them … ’ |
| 23 | The differences between Mirror and Sun/Star readers were in the expected directions but quite small . |
| 24 | Shackleton et al. ( 1982 ) thought the thickness of Late Palaeozoic sediments eroded in the area of the West of England granites was of the order of 5 km . |
| 25 | As with a number of other regions , a number of these early mill sites were in the hands of religious foundations , such as the Benedictines and Cistercian Orders who , up to the time of their suppression in the 16th century , owned as many mills as any of the estates or manors in Britain . |
| 26 | The textile workers were in the vanguard of the process from the 1850s , though not alone , and after 1900 the process was much more rapid . |
| 27 | ‘ But the other committee members were in the clear compared to you two really , were n't they sir ? ’ |
| 28 | Many of the graphite pits were in the Western and Southern Provinces , and a large proportion of miners who worked in other districts came from these areas . |
| 29 | yo you know if we had problems we 'd each talk to them and we had of course , we had , we formed a resident association and we took our problems to the resident 's association and and we wo , you know , if we had problems which could be ironed out the man , general manager of the development corporation , Mr would come and listen to our complaints and we seemed , you know , we we got along very very well really for such a small place with nothing because the only shopping facilities were in the old town or we had to go to Epping or Bishop 's Stortford you see ? |
| 30 | Before quotas , about 50 per cent of the food energy going in to our dairy cows was in the form of cereals : food that could be directly used by man , because in those days it was cost-effective to get as much milk as possible out of individual cows . |