Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun sg] [prep] the [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Baker also sought support for the USA 's opposition to a Malaysian proposal for an East Asian trade grouping which excluded the USA [ see p. 38535 ] . |
| 2 | Having got across the footlights I became part of the O. U. D. S. , and was invited to their club in George Street just opposite the theatre — the New Theatre as it then was — now the Apollo . |
| 3 | It later became part of the Hooper 's complex , specialising in weaving . |
| 4 | At one period in its history , it became part of the Sunday school Whit Sunday activities . |
| 5 | With this re-alignment , Cheshunt , Barnet , Southend and Watford became part of the London District , with Chelmsford in Essex and the rest of Hertfordshire remaining within the District . |
| 6 | The railway works at Crewe were built in 1843 for the Grand Junction Railway , which became part of the London and North Western Railway three years later . |
| 7 | Here he gained experience in locomotive building and his ability sufficiently impressed Charles F. Beyer , in charge of the locomotive department , so that in 1842 he recommended Ramsbottom as locomotive superintendent of the Manchester and Birmingham Railway , which in 1846 became part of the London and North Western , of which he was then appointed district superintendent of the north-east division . |
| 8 | In 1923 the line became part of the London , Midland Scottish Railway . |
| 9 | There were some handy ones around — Charlie Gillett and Simon Frith 's Rock File series and Dafydd Rees ' Star-File were among those that first made waves of a sort — but it was n't until Guinness published their initial British Hit Singles , in 1977 , that the genre became part of the UK 's list of best-sellers . |
| 10 | There was a lorry driver who made excursions to the Farley Court flat and one evening when Orton was there , he introduced him to a Post Office telephone engineer called Clive — who later became part of the Orton set- and his flatmate Tom . |
| 11 | It became part of the Midland and later the London Midland and Scottish railways until nationalisation in 1948 when it was operated by British Railways . |
| 12 | It provided employment for many hands over many decades , eventually being taken over by Kleeman Ltd , which later became part of the Mobil Chemicals group . |
| 13 | TES became part of the Wood Group in late 1990 . |
| 14 | Following the 1921 Railways Act , on 1 January 1923 the L & NWR became part of the LMSR . |
| 15 | Known as the Fromebridge Company , it became part of the Purnell empire which stretched from Dursley , where John Purnell owned an iron works , across the Severn to Ayleford in the Forest of Dean where , in 1765 , his son William was running another wire works leased from his father . |
| 16 | Lord and Lady Burlington had three daughters , the heiress , Lady Charlotte Boyle , married William Cavendish , the Marquis of Hartington ( son of the Duke of Devonshire ) , so , when Lord Burlington died in 1753 , Chiswick House became part of the Cavendish estate . |
| 17 | An incident at dinner on Sunday night became part of the Reverend Mr Grant 's conversational furniture , a story he told for many years later . |
| 18 | When Ian MacGregor became chairman of the NCB in September 1983 , there was also a stock-pile of 56 million tonnes of coal — a large and solid testimony to years of over-production . |
| 19 | Later he became chairman of the Japan Society . |
| 20 | Following Bush 's victory , Atwater became chairman of the RNC and maintained his reputation for uncompromising aggression with a series of attacks upon Democrat leaders in Congress . |
| 21 | Miyazawa 's appointments to the LDP leadership included others accused of similar offences ; Yoshiro Mori , who became chairman of the LDP 's policy affairs research council on Nov. 1 , had been implicated in the Recruit affair , while Koko Sato , who became chairman of the LDP executive council , had received a three-year suspended prison sentence for taking bribes during the Lockheed scandal of the mid-1970s . |
| 22 | Miyazawa 's appointments to the LDP leadership included others accused of similar offences ; Yoshiro Mori , who became chairman of the LDP 's policy affairs research council on Nov. 1 , had been implicated in the Recruit affair , while Koko Sato , who became chairman of the LDP executive council , had received a three-year suspended prison sentence for taking bribes during the Lockheed scandal of the mid-1970s . |
| 23 | Hiroshi Mitsuzuka became chairman of the LDP 's policy affairs research council , while Koko Sato retained his post as chairman of the executive council . |
| 24 | In 1874 J. T. W. Mitchell became Chairman of the CWS , and ‘ under his strong hand its activities were , Cole writes , ‘ rapidly developed ; and it was largely due to his personal influence that the ‘ federal ’ principle of consumers ' control came to be the accepted principle of the main body of the Movement . ’ |
| 25 | Two years ago he became chairman of the Wednesday Club , at which writers , publishers and others of note meet fortnightly for luncheon . |
| 26 | He became chairman of the Oldham Liberal Party in 1847 and was mayor of Oldham three times between 1854 and 1862 . |
| 27 | The revelation came as the IRA admitted responsibility for the Tyneside blasts . |
| 28 | Langbaurgh planning committee yesterday recommended permission for the Guisborough by-pass and the long-awaited East Cleveland Community Hospital at Brotton . |
| 29 | His line would be something like this : " You made money on the Rolls Royce , sir . |
| 30 | Henry became successor to the Burghley estate and in return the ninth Earl settled his younger brother 's debts . |