Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [was/were] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hence the provision made was in the form of public sector over spill , particularly at Longbenton , but also within Wallsend and Tyne mouth County Borough . |
| 2 | No there was a vision and I think the , the Apostle had was of the third heaven |
| 3 | Although comparisons of fixed doses of drugs have limitations , the doses of propranolol and nifedipine used were in the middle of their therapeutic ranges . |
| 4 | The price proposed was on the open market and Stuttgart was happy to offer it . |
| 5 | The condition which the court imposed was in the very terms subsequently incorporated in paragraph 33 of Buckley J. 's order . |
| 6 | The dental surgery where his Mum worked was on the outskirts of Thirkett . |
| 7 | I like to think I am broad-minded , but the language my father used was beyond the pale , and all because he could n't have a shave ! |
| 8 | The only significant advance recorded was in the draft Rio Declaration on Environment and Development , in which Northern countries accept the principle of assisting the South to develop without destroying their environment , and Southern states agree to work towards curbing population growth . |
| 9 | It is relevant that the time at which this text appeared was in the late 1970s . |
| 10 | the reasons why the item involved was at the location ; |
| 11 | Huge cresset torches were placed high on the walls , the tables had been covered with white linen and the only plate used was of the best thick silver . |
| 12 | The order which he in fact made was against the health authority requiring it to ‘ cause such measures ( including , if so required to prolong his life , artificial ventilation ) to be applied to [ the child ] for so long as they are capable of prolonging his life . ’ |
| 13 | It might seem that so artificial a superiority was certain to prove as transient as the hegemonies that it had replaced , although those in whose hands power lay were for the most part undaunted by the new challenges to Britain 's position that they sensed … |