Example sentences of "was met [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now it seems to me with erm with great respect from the view of the taxing officer , that er it 's quite clear that er both parties were holding han were holding their hands in relation to a question of taxation because negotiations were going on between the parties and indeed the defendants were being requested er not to proceed with taxation but to see if they could obtain an overall assessment and the point was met to the defendants barrister , telling quite frankly there would n't be much advantage in the defendants pushing on with erm taxation because they 'd only , they would have to look to his interest in the property to get payment , it seems to me in those circumstances that it can not be said that erm the plaintiffs were in any way acting improperly and not seeking to have the costs taxed during the period while the negotiations were being carried on er because effectively and |
| 2 | The relatively relaxed stance of most of the leading Bolsheviks , many of whom in any case were themselves not Great Russians , was met at least half-way by the malleable reactions of the Belorussians . |
| 3 | Once he went to the house in Stone Alley and was met at the door by Maggie Byrne , but she only wanted to talk about the undersized child in her arms whose life he had saved . |
| 4 | I was met at the door by the commander of the bodyguard , who introduced me to the domestic staff — the cooks , the maids , the rest of the bodyguard and the gardener . |
| 5 | Cowley was met at the front door by an elderly , but still handsome woman , dressed in trouser suit and a very westernised poncho . |
| 6 | This was particularly so in the Passchendaele sector of the Ypres salient , for the ground was reclaimed swamp and water was met at a depth of 45cm/ 18in . |
| 7 | The hunt was met at Parks ' Lodge from where , at this time of year provided the scent was good , it was inevitably a red letter day . |
| 8 | He was met at the airport . |
| 9 | The need for hard copy was met at first by initiating , via the VDU keyboard , an instruction to print remotely in the Data Processing Centre . |
| 10 | The Princess was met at Merchiston by Napier alumnus , the Lord Provost , Norman Irons and welcomed to the University by Mr Tony Bridge , Chairman of the Governing Body , and the Principal , Professor Turmeau . |
| 11 | He was greeted by 5,000 UNITA supporters and was met at the airport by government representatives . |
| 12 | ‘ Kemp was met at the railway station , ’ continued Morse . |
| 13 | He was met on the platform in the early hours of the morning by Minton and Henrietta , both looking very ill and both clutching bottles of whisky . |
| 14 | Compensation of £250,000 was involved , and this was met on a fifty-fifty basis between the local authorities concerned and the Gas Board . |
| 15 | Dr Carey was met on his arrival in the town by the Bishop Suffragan of Warrington , the Rt Rev Michael Henshall ; the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Liverpool , the Most Rev Derek Worlock ; the Bishop of Liverpool , the Rt Rev David Sheppard ; and the Free Church moderator , the Rev John Newton . |
| 16 | When Li Peng , the Prime Minister , tried to share a toast with his adoptive mother , the venerable widow of Chou En-lai , he was met with an uncomprehending stare . |
| 17 | The Sinn Fein president 's appearance , and the invitation of the unofficial Labour Committee on Ireland , was condemned by senior party figures , and was met with a candlelight protest by local Conservatives . |
| 18 | Provincial discontent , however justified , was met with repression . |
| 19 | The policy was met with predictable howls of rage from unions like NUPE , and nor did every Health Authority throw their hats in the air with glee . |
| 20 | Ten years before , in the years of the baby boom , Simone de Beauvoir 's The Second Sex was met with extreme hostility in France . |
| 21 | He was met with extreme suspicion and often a rudeness that was doubtless considered patriotic , like Gary Cooper 's in Hollywood . |
| 22 | ( So much so that when , at the 1989 party conference , a delegate got up to speak in defence of Sunday as a day of worship , he was met with a chorus of boos from shopkeepers on the floor . ) |
| 23 | Miss Henrietta 's death had seemed so much more terrible and yet when she ventured to say this she was met with blank looks . |
| 24 | Evelyn tried a smile , but it was met with stony indifference . |
| 25 | Little was known about the substance in those days , but this form of defence , relying mainly on the naivety of the jury , was met with the derision it deserved . |
| 26 | In the boys ' groups , any recognition that images of girls might have a different value from images of boys was met with intense embarrassment . |
| 27 | His cross was met with a perfectly angled header by Crimmen , leaving ‘ keeper Taylor grasping at thin air . |
| 28 | The introduction of biguanides was met with some scepticism of their efficacy and fears about the possibility of precipitating lactic acidosis . |
| 29 | This was met with a reply of condonation , that 's to say his behaviour in Reno had demonstrated that he had forgiven his wife whatever actions on her part had forced him to seek a divorce in the first place . |
| 30 | All of these were fine guitars , but each was met with a disappointing thumbs-down from the Les Paul-totin' guitar heroes of the day . |