Example sentences of "[noun sg] 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 | It tasted good , but the only resemblance to tea was in the tealeaves floating on the top of the liquid . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | It was six months before their debut album was in the shops and by that time public interest in them had waned . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | A large part of hostel administration was in the hands of volunteers who were themselves refugees . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | The initial spreading was in the intestines and was about 3cm wide which apparently is the smallest tumour you can have . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 : |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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) ) . |
| 20 | The recital was in the grounds of an historic castle , in keeping with the growing fashion for outdoor opera . |
| 21 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 22 | The context of each story in the Gospel was in the hands of the author himself . |
| 23 | Caroline Willbourne , a London barrister specialising in family law , said decriminalisation of sexual offences within the family where the offender admitted the abuse was in the interests of child victims . |
| 24 | Caspar was in the trees , zig-zagging among them . |
| 25 | During the 16th century the mill was in the hands of various members of the Hone family , later passing to the clothier , Thomas Tayloe , from whom the mill took one of its best-remembered names . |
| 26 | Slade Mill was in the hands of Edward William Cook from the 1890s , up to the First World War . |
| 27 | By 1839 the mill was in the hands of Richard Hone and in 1840 he installed some form of steam engine , probably to power such auxiliary equipment as a winnower and bolting machine . |
| 28 | He decided that this clergyman was in the clouds and out of the reach of the common man . |
| 29 | The opposing Town team insisted Jodi 's place was in the women 's game . |
| 30 | After all , the only tradition of homosexuality in the town was in the cottages , and stories in the local papers about court cases for ‘ gross indecency ’ indicated that they were well patronized . |