Example sentences of "since the [noun sg] was [vb pp] the " in BNC.

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1 Using data for the period 1954–74 , Khalil and Hanna ( 1984 ) have demonstrated that since the scheme was initiated the dissolved salt content of the Nile at the head of the delta has increased by 29 per cent .
2 Moslem reports of a fierce Serb assault on Cerska have dominated the Bosnian war since the settlement was made the target of Monday 's maiden aid airdrops to eastern Bosnia by the United States .
3 Since the Society was formed the Community College and the SWSHAS had both been most helpful .
4 If an exchange had a rule that required members to state that every contract was intended to go to physical delivery , notwithstanding the fact that since the rule was made the exchange had introduced a number of cash-settled contracts ; this would almost certainly be subject to some sort of variation .
5 Since the report was printed the committee has given permission for a bucket collection to be taken at the end of this afternoon 's session for our colleagues involved in the dispute .
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