Example sentences of "[noun prp] was [prep] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She and Miranda talked ; Xanthe was at dayschool in London , but riding was her passion , she was learning dressage on a black mare with a white star and three white pasterns . |
| 2 | It is known that Aymer was in France in 1299 , 1301 , 1302 , 1303 , 1304 , and made at least twelve visits between 1307 and 1324 , three of them in 1313 . |
| 3 | The report noted that ISC was in dispute with the US Department of Defence over $4m of incurred costs relating to an ISC subsidiary and noted the acquisition would ‘ lessen the group 's attractiveness to a bidder ’ . |
| 4 | Manager Lennie Lawrence hinted Falconer was in need of a rest after a hectic comeback spell . |
| 5 | Wilfrid was at Ripon with Eadwulf 's son , probably the Earnwine , son of Eadwulf , who was killed in 740 . |
| 6 | Apart from armoured columns the French navy had joined in as well and on at least one occasion the battleship Richelieu was in action against land targets . |
| 7 | Lawyers for the joint receivers , John Talbot and Murdoch McKillop , argued unsuccessfully in the High Court chancery division that AP was in breach of EC trading law by abusing its dominant position as a supplier and holding the company to ransom . |
| 8 | In the mid-1760s Eleanor was in business in the City on her own as a linen-draper . |
| 9 | Activation of c-Myc was by addition of β -oestradiol ( 2μM ) to the culture medium , and cells were observed by time-lapse cinemicroscopy . |
| 10 | Maud Sulter was in conversation with Ardentia Verba . |
| 11 | By the late 1980s , Ceauşescu was on course for creating a new type of humanity : people brought up in a squalid spiritual void , learning only outward conformity and inward cynicism . |
| 12 | In 1653 William Hill was in trouble for , ‘ … suffering disorder in his house to the great disturbance of his neighbours ’ . |
| 13 | Rosengarten was at McGill for Leonard 's first two years or so , and they ran the Fraternity together . |
| 14 | Dulcie Howes was in hospital with appendicitis , so he had gone to stay again with his puppeteer friends , John and Zoë Wright . |
| 15 | Richard was in bed with dysentery . |
| 16 | Mr Perren tells me : ‘ By happy coincidence , on the very same day Ruth Prawer Jhabvala was in Bath on a film set too — the Merchant Ivory movie of The Remains Of The Day which she has scripted from the Kazuo Ishiguro novel . ’ |
| 17 | She arrived at the same moment as Nina and they saw that Greg was already unlocking the factory ambulance and David was in consultation with one of the factory managers . |
| 18 | Whereas the United States was in favour of taking a tough line , Britain argued that economic aid should not be stopped . |
| 19 | The real objection to the United States was in relation to US activities abroad rather than to their financing . |
| 20 | Most people in the territories feared the PLO was in danger of rushing into some unsatisfactory settlement rather than holding out for the right conditions . |
| 21 | HAPPY Nicholas Brennan was in stitches at his wedding — after an emergency operation . |
| 22 | By then , in any case , Thorfinn was in Scone with Osbern of Eu , drawing maps and discussing strategy . |
| 23 | The law stated that the Chechen republic would be considered " after the settlement of the crisis in the republic " , where Dudayev was under pressure from his opponents . |
| 24 | When Therese was on stage without him , he talked all the time . |
| 25 | Roberts was on target for different stables , scoring aboard Branston Abby ( Mark Johnston ) , Aradanza ( Mick Channon ) , and Good For The Roses ( Matt McCormack ) . |
| 26 | MICHAEL ROBERTS was in form at Pontefract yesterday , rattling off a 959-1 treble to make 190 — a lead of 30 over Pat Eddery . |
| 27 | Edward was in favour of coffee ; Helen wanted to go . |
| 28 | Within a year , Castile was at war with Leon , brother against brother . |
| 29 | For two years Ramsey was in charge of repairs at the Tower , but was able to continue in private practice , agreeing on 23 May 1337 to advise on the works of Lichfield Cathedral . |
| 30 | Dr Courtney was on top of her , attempting to rape her . |