Example sentences of "was [noun sg] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One factor in this development , within particular societies , was change in the internal structure of the dominant classes . |
| 2 | This effect was dur to the shorter MCTT after miglitol ( 107 ( 14 ) minutes ) as well as after acarbose ( 106 ( 13 ) ) in comparison with placebo ( 139 ( 18 ) minutes ) ( paired t =2.16 , p=0.023 and paired t =1.98 , p=0.032 respectively ) . |
| 3 | Jim Gladwell ( Velo RT ) did not compete last year but was winner of the inaugural league in 1991 and , if fit , could win on Sunday . |
| 4 | Nevertheless the Spanish translation of Rousseau 's Social Contract could appeal to a ‘ son of Padilla ’ ; it was enthusiasm for the parliamentary institutions of medieval Spain which allowed the Cortes of Cadiz to present a constitution , founded on the constitutions of Revolutionary France , as the culmination of the ‘ true ’ constitutional development of Spain . |
| 5 | The weather was kind for the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the Henley Golf Club which were held last weekend and large numbers of members and friends attended and were very appreciative of the arrangements which had been made . |
| 6 | Haynes fell with the score on 57 , Gomes was missed immediately and Greenidge was missed when he had 110 ; apart from that it was batsmanship of the highest quality . |
| 7 | Best puppy award went to Petrocella , a Newfoundland bitch owned by Ken Pinner of Lindford , Lyn Lane of Headley 's Zeeta , a rare Shibu Inu breed , won the non-sporting title , and Gable , a spaniel belonging to Mrs. Wright of Kingsley , was victor of the open class . |
| 8 | There was division among the Roman catholic episcopate as well and as many favoured the system as were against it . |
| 9 | Bob Anderson , an American climber and Everest veteran who was part of the successful Kangshung face team that put Steve Venables on the summit , was the second Western climber to speak to Krishchaty . |
| 10 | The train was part of the successful enthusiasts ' weekend on the West Yorkshire branch . |
| 11 | The ÖVP in Carinthia , although it was part of the provincial governing coalition dominated by Haider 's FPÖ , nevertheless supported an SPÖ resolution passed by the Landtag calling for Haider 's resignation . |
| 12 | There was fear of poison gas , in a nation where Zyklon-B was part of the collective memory . |
| 13 | At the tender age of nine , just after the war , he was part of the second group of children from England to be shipped to Australia . |
| 14 | Originally a ford , this crossing made Frodingham an important crossroads in medieval times and even earlier was part of the southern Viking route from Flamborough to York . |
| 15 | The native does not ( or did not ) own the land he inhabited : the land , so to speak , owned him ; he was part of the ecological mixture . |
| 16 | During January controversy arose between Ukraine and Russia over whether the Black Sea Fleet was part of the strategic forces , placed under the control of the Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS ) by the agreement signed in Minsk on Dec. 30 [ see p. 38655 ] . |
| 17 | The garage was part of the stable block and had been made out of the old coach house . |
| 18 | This project was part of the pre-project phase of the New Technologies and the firm initiative ( F/24 ) |
| 19 | Frank was sure that the cause was not physical but was part of the mental unsettlement . |
| 20 | That was part of the early days . ’ |
| 21 | To start at the very beginning , as Pamela Hine did , the game or sport of halma was part of the ancient Greek pentathlon . |
| 22 | It was part of the intensified scrutiny of female behaviour and the sexual habits of the urban poor , under the impact of social and political conditions in mid-nineteenth-century Britain . |
| 23 | The first church on the site was built by Ansperto da Biassono , archbishop of Milan when the city was part of the Carolingian empire . |
| 24 | If you have time , it is worth climbing on to the observation terrace on the site of the tiny Chapel of Holy Mary of Einsiedel which was part of the Theatine Monastery below . |
| 25 | When a colony was launched as the property of a single owner he , or one of his family , might go out to oversee the administration but he was unlikely to cut his links with England , if only because it was important to be able to maintain the court favour which was part of the political strength needed by anyone who wanted to run a colony on his own . |
| 26 | A simple design of diameter some 65 feet , was part of the administrative centre in the agora in Athens . |
| 27 | ‘ In the 19th century , a series of cases forced upon the Commons and courts a comprehensive review of the issues which divided them , from which it became clear that some of the earlier claims to jurisdiction made in the name of privilege by the House of Commons were untenable in a court of law : that the law of Parliament was part of the general law , that its principles were not beyond the judicial knowledge of the judges , and that it was the duty of the common law to define its limits could no longer be disputed . |
| 28 | It was part of the general understanding that supporters would be asked to express preferences for all the UUUC candidates in any one constituency . |
| 29 | The plan was part of the general peace formula worked out by Lebanese leaders and the Arab League in Taif in 1989 . |
| 30 | This was part of the good life , and they were not to be denied it . |