Example sentences of "[noun] was in [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If a rating or precepting authority over-rated or over-precepted , the remedy was in the hands of the electorate … |
| 2 | It seemed ( see , for instance , our Interim Report , 1988 ) that , right up to the moment when the repatriation of the Cossacks began , there remained a complete and unresolved contradiction between this insistence by 5 Corps and the reiterated insistence by AFHQ that force was in no circumstances to be used . |
| 3 | Armed or otherwise , the Hooligan was in the headlines . |
| 4 | In 1244–5 Richard was in the marches of Wales , and received another blow when Richard de Clare , sixth Earl of Gloucester , lord of Glamorgan , had him arrested and confiscated his Glamorgan estates , on the grounds that Richard had sided with a Welsh magnate of the area against the earl . |
| 5 | It tasted good , but the only resemblance to tea was in the tealeaves floating on the top of the liquid . |
| 6 | Their future was in the hands of pre-teen and teenage crews as the RYA 's Stuart Jardine and Jim Saltonstall , senior racing coach , stalked them round the lake to see how they performed . |
| 7 | The ceremony was in the hands of Mr Alexander Dubcek , who came in from the political cold less than 24 hours before , to be elected head of the new-style Federal Assembly . |
| 8 | Jonadab was in the depths of depression : he had kept the stallion in his stable and before going in for their midday meal , both father and sons were in consultation round the gentle grey . |
| 9 | Furthermore , Sica believed that the direction of organized crime was in the hands of no more than 17 men whose names were known to the authorities , and that if those individuals could be convicted the Mafia would collapse . |
| 10 | It was six months before their debut album was in the shops and by that time public interest in them had waned . |
| 11 | They were both dressed the same , probably for the same reason , and yet it did n't seem to make any difference because all the action was in the eyes . |
| 12 | A large part of hostel administration was in the hands of volunteers who were themselves refugees . |
| 13 | The Independent reported on the same day that control of Kuwait 's security and administration was in the hands of Ali Hasan al Majid , Iraq 's Minister of Local Government and architect of the government 's 1987-88 military campaign against Kurdish rebels . |
| 14 | Dickie was in the gardens there , Pammie drove two tractor driver , Jo , Jo was the , where 's Jo , Jo was the dairy , milk , then I used to drive the other tractor when we wanted two , and what we did we all could take over from the milker when she was off , or Pammie , we could all interchange . |
| 15 | The initial spreading was in the intestines and was about 3cm wide which apparently is the smallest tumour you can have . |
| 16 | Loch Ness was in the pages again , this time because the only known Wellington bomber to exist is on the bottom . |
| 17 | Then , as now , the NHS was in the throes of reorganisation and the cry was that extra millions were being wasted on bureaucracy . |
| 18 | The pope was the greatest intermediary in western Christendom , and much diplomatic intercourse was in the hands of papal legates , bishops and clerks at this time . |
| 19 | His early education in Cork was in the hands of the Revd Mr Lee , a Church of Ireland clergyman of evangelical disposition . |
| 20 | By the time of the Industrial Revolution , the look of England was in the hands of the speculative builders and the architects . |
| 21 | They held a similar event back in the summer , when Blackbird Leys was in the headlines . |
| 22 | The firing hole of the kiln was temporarily blocked with bricks and clay and the control of the burn was in the hands of the ganger . |
| 23 | Then it was time to cast off and manoeuvre gently away from the dock.We were at last ready to head down the River Severn and onwards into the Bristol Channel.Our safe passage was in the hands of Severn pilot Pete Tippet : |
| 24 | They had no estates of any size there , and although the king 's representative in Bordeaux and a number of high officials were English , the government of the duchy was in the hands of the Gascons and places in the Church were filled by Gascon prelates . |
| 25 | Ruth was in the servants ' hall one day when he returned from yet another picnic . |
| 26 | Before this game we were told that this was the poorest Irish team in memory , that Irish rugby was in the doldrums and that the swashbuckling French were about to turn on the after-burners and skyrocket into the stratosphere . |
| 27 | Similar difficulties can occur if the former matrimonial home was in the names of husband and wife as beneficial joint tenants , for on the death of either it would appear to a purchaser that the survivor had the right to sell ( Law of Property ( Joint Tenants ) Act 1964 , s1(1) ) . |
| 28 | The recital was in the grounds of an historic castle , in keeping with the growing fashion for outdoor opera . |
| 29 | ‘ As far as I can make out , ’ Blunt said , ‘ the girl was in the fields under our dog-fight , and somebody 's bullets hit her . ’ |
| 30 | The context of each story in the Gospel was in the hands of the author himself . |