Example sentences of "in these [noun] [pers pn] [was/were] " in BNC.

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1 Whereas the national average frequency of being a ‘ mugging ’ victim ( robbery/theft from the person ) was 1.4 per cent , in these areas it was : I : 3.9 per cent ; H : 4.3 per cent ; G : 3.3 per cent .
2 As for my own research , there are some areas of it in which quantification has not been used because in these areas it was not necessary or appropriate for the purpose I had in mind ( see for example the discussions in chapter 5 ) .
3 Roo Management wanted to put these rooms to intensive use throughout the day and in these circumstances it was clear that the contents could not remain .
4 In these circumstances it was hard to concentrate on football , and the standard of play fell .
5 In these circumstances it was the business of responsible churchmen to lend support to the monarch in every way they could .
6 The Cabinet agreed that in these circumstances it was inevitable that the decision on this issue should be left to a free vote .
7 In these circumstances it was inevitable that for Richard and his brothers and sisters their father was a distant figure , always in a hurry .
8 In these circumstances it was not in Henry 's interest to press Louis too hard , for the Capetian might well counter by lending support to disaffected elements within the Angevin Empire .
9 In these circumstances it was only appropriate that in 1174 , while his father occupied Poitiers , Richard should set up his headquarters in Saintes and turn the cathedral into an arms depot .
10 In these circumstances it was necessary for central government to pass supplementary estimates asking Parliament to vote more money to the Health Service or to local authorities .
11 In these circumstances it was no accident that planning and resourcing were high on the agenda for internal debate .
12 He was probably thinking that in these times it was not worth taking the risk of offending anyone , just in case they were agents of Horemheb and you ended up in an emerald mine on the Eastern Coast .
13 In these cities it was not unusual for half the working population to be jobless , while the wages of those in work — including professional footballers — fell .
14 If patients being treated with monoamine oxidase inhibitors ate quantities of cheese or other foods rich in these amines they were prone to attacks of high blood pressure , sometimes sufficient to precipitate strokes or heart failure .
15 In these conditions he was in no position to ride rough-shod over the interests of either the Church or the nobility , and in the mid sixteenth century there were momentary signs that the wealthier commoners were gaining a modicum of political leverage .
16 The crews were numbed with the cold in spite of their heated flying suits , and in these conditions it was all too easy to make mistakes .
17 In these concerns he was within the tradition of the founding fathers of sociology , not outside it .
18 In these matters we were often able to avoid costly mistakes being made , and on other occasions improve the operational efficiency of our craft with advice on training and equipment , although I must admit that our requirements seldom matched the amount of money available .
19 In these years he was one of a few markedly royalist bishops among a generally Montfortian episcopate .
20 In these years he was frequently a proctor for prelates and religious institutions in Parliament .
21 ‘ And these fellers used to go to sea like that ; and in these boats they were gone ten and twelve weeks , and they slept in little bunks , and they never changed their clothes the whole time .
22 In these days they were feared of their job .
23 In these weeks he was also carrying his tireless eloquence to local Unitarian chapels .
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