Example sentences of "[vb past] part [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 This approach became part of the negotiations with the teachers ' unions , who did not in principle object to appraisal , but wanted to ensure that they obtained good conditions of service and an adequate pay increase before agreeing to it .
2 Ron — trapped inside — became part of the rapids , with the freezing white water breaking completely over him .
3 After a while it became part of the nomes ' world , so that when it stopped the silence came as a shock .
4 I was involved in opposing the Vietnam War , began to write for a left newspaper , Black Dwarf and became part of the beginnings of the women 's liberation movement .
5 In the mid-1980s it became part of the electricians ' union the EEPTU .
6 So did did they think they were doing themselves a disservice then when they , maybe when they amalgamated , or when they became part of the boilermakers , or when the boilermakers started taking in various trades to approach the employers as a as a a black squad unit for wage rises and conditions and so on , or did they they Would they have preferred to have done it themselves do you think ?
7 When they returned to finish the work after a weekend break , they found parts of the posts missing and broken .
8 They felt that it was partly their responsibility to bring up their children in an atmosphere of knowledge and understanding of protestants , as they believed part of the difficulties of life in Ulster were caused by this lack of contact .
9 While some local authorities welcomed part of the proposals , critics said it would create more losers than winners .
10 The cafe owner poured part of the contents into a glass which the plaintiff drank .
11 Rain wished he had someone to make sure he spent part of the proceeds on smartening up his flat .
12 I decided to commit myself to the revolution and in January 1981 , went to the Frente Paracentral , which at that time covered parts of the Departments of Cabanas .
13 Yesterday , er I t took part in a Songs of Praise service at North .
14 He served on the BA 's Children 's bookselling committee , took part in the meetings of the book trade 's children 's books committee , and last year served as a judge for the children 's book section of the Whitbread Prize .
15 More than 5,000 competitors from 405 organisations took part in the Games , which finished last month .
16 He took part in the actions off the Kentish Knock and Dungeness late in 1652 and the three great sea battles of 1653 , and General George Monck ( later first Duke of Albemarle , q.v. ) recommended his promotion to one of the navy 's best ships in recognition of his services .
17 Iran took part in the summits of the Non-Aligned in 1979 and 1983 , and the new Iranian constitution defined the basis of the country 's foreign policy inter alia as ‘ ending any kind of domination , … practicing non-alignment with respect to the dominating powers and maintaining mutual peaceful relationships with non-belligerent nations ’ .
18 At the outbreak of war in 1914 he went to France and took part in the campaigns of the Marne and Aisne .
19 When the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway Preservation Company Ltd. opened its passenger service to the public in April 1963 the Earl of Powis took part in the ceremonies and became President of the Company .
20 They were invited in , and given a place at the Samain feastings , and they took part in the revelries and the banquets .
21 A genuine loyalty was built up not only among competitors but from those who took part in the parades , the fancy dress contests and the competitions for everything from juvenile jazz bands and babies to dogs .
22 Last year more than 800 female employees took part in the examinations and forms for 1993 will be issued in January .
23 The elder Despenser , however , was re-appointed in June 1312 as Justice of the southern forests , and took part in the efforts by the king and his advisers to have the Ordinances set aside as invalid and illegal .
24 Thanks are due also to all those who took part in the experiments , especially those who asked common sense questions which I frequently found extremely difficult to answer as a cognitive psychologist .
25 memorial at Faettenfjord , close to the Tirpitz mooring place , dedicated to the Allied aircrews who took part in the raids of 1942
26 ‘ Those who took part in the sessions found it enjoyable and good fun , ’ commented Andrew , ‘ and although everyone has not yet managed to pack it in , the early feedback is encouraging . ’
27 Kagarlitsky and other officials of the Socialist Party of the USSR successfully took part in the elections to the Moscow City Soviet and were elected as deputies .
28 About 170 competitors took part in the sports evening which included football , squash , table-tennis , badminton and netball .
29 G M B pensioners were represented on the first delegation to visit the E E C in Brussels , in an effort to secure parity with the pensions in other European countries , and we also took part in the pensioners parliament in Luxembourg last year , to help to draw up a Pensioners ' Charter for Europe .
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