Example sentences of "was in [noun] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Planning Minister Mohammed Ould Michel emphasized that the devaluation was in accordance with agreements recently signed with the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) and was part of a four-year economic restructuring programme . |
| 2 | This renewed emphasis on quickening the pace of reform was in accordance with China 's recent economic development which had seen a move away from self-imposed austerity measures towards the pursuit of increased levels of foreign investment and exports and more rapid industrial growth . |
| 3 | The Foreign Office had said this was in accordance with Abu Dhabi law . |
| 4 | That was in accordance with instructions they were given . |
| 5 | This was in accordance with police procedure . |
| 6 | The law was simple to state and was in accordance with Brutus v Cozens [ 1973 ] AC 854 , where the House of Lords held that ordinary English words such as " insulting " should be left for the jury . |
| 7 | Yet the sequel to the story makes it quite plain that this appalling feast of destruction was in accordance with God 's will ( ch. |
| 8 | I was in floods of tears . |
| 9 | ‘ It was a beautiful ceremony — the mother was in floods of tears , ’ says Margaret . |
| 10 | ‘ When he came to the hospital after seeing Buster he was in floods of tears , heaving great sobs . |
| 11 | But sometimes the Earl would ring me at home at night and ask me to drive back to Althorp because the Countess was in floods of tears . |
| 12 | When I was about twelve , I was in love with Doris Day — and that was before she was a virgin ! |
| 13 | All these considerations apart , and what could be better than a democratic choice by a democratic sovereign , Napoleon III was in love with Eugénie . |
| 14 | She had thought she was in love with Giles , but he had never aroused this heady excitement in her , or made her skin tingle when he came anywhere near . |
| 15 | You do not love me , and I , I fear , was in love with love and not with you . |
| 16 | Then she was in love with Simon . |
| 17 | Amidst a jumble of confused emotions , he had finally made the decision that he was in love with Katja Müller . |
| 18 | My son Branwell , Anne said , was in love with Mrs Robinson , the rich mother of his pupil . |
| 19 | He is against racism and sexism , but is capable of reflecting : ‘ He was in love with Alison Houston . |
| 20 | He was in love with Marlene , had left the lovely Mariella and was determined to keep his private life private . |
| 21 | She had n't known she was in love with Dr Greenslade , who had a wife already , and three children . |
| 22 | that Romeo was in love with Juliet so . |
| 23 | Then again , she was in love with Bob , and embarrassingly old to be . |
| 24 | His letters from Kentucky were painfully clear — he thought he was in love with Wendell Harvey 's daughter , Cora-Beth , and Mr Harvey was encouraging the match because he very much wanted Harry to live permanently in America . |
| 25 | All Paris was in love with Christine Daaé . |
| 26 | ‘ Anyway , a certain man appeared , and pretended he was in love with Miss Havisham . |
| 27 | She was in love with Angy … very sincerely , very deeply . |
| 28 | This puts a much more serious complexion on matters , for it was feet that first set Fergie 's heart racing and made her realise how deeply she was in love with Prince Andrew . |
| 29 | Isabella , Mr Edgar 's sister , a pretty girl of eighteen , suddenly declared that she was in love with Heathcliff . |
| 30 | One thing she was quite certain of — she was in love with Edward and that meant she would have to continue to let him — or he would find someone else who would . |