Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] this [noun sg] [was/were] the " in BNC.

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1 The fourth and final bay , beginning again from its western end up to the gangway , contained on its northern side , Tilt Van repairs , and on the southern side was Bill Swindell preparing windscreens for motor vehicles ; alongside at this time was the experimental area for the Wolverton-designed mechanical horse .
2 Noteworthy also during this period was the growing number of inter-republic contacts , treaties and agreements bypassing central control .
3 The first case which SAVE took up in this way was The Grange in Hampshire .
4 Also at this dinner was the writer Andrew Harvey , who wrote thee great travel book , A Journey in Ladakh .
5 Also out of this world was the subject of another excellent Soundtrack documentary , Benjamin Creme ( Thursday , Radio 4 ) .
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