Example sentences of "['s] [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Government 's response was welcomed by the Royal College of Nursing . |
| 2 | Lyle 's contract was signed with the Associated Carpet Group ( A.C.G. ) representing independent carpet retailers throughout the U.K. It was won against stiff competition by offering a collection of five carpet ranges made up of 72 individual items all presented on one Tombola . |
| 3 | Naturally , with a weakened squad for so much of the season , Athletico 's promotion challenge had to wait but , sinking deeper into debt , it came as no surprise when Homstat 's contract was flushed down the loo and the Larssons were told they were no longer fjordable . |
| 4 | It was widely thought , for instance , that too much of the team 's money was going to the Fittipaldi family and too little into the preparation of the car . |
| 5 | Once again the LCCI Top Secretary 's Award was recorded in the national press and we are confident that the planned changes in the Group Awards will prove popular in this very important business area during 1992/93 . |
| 6 | Tuck 's award was made as a tribute to his intelligence and obedience . |
| 7 | While Nicoll 's judgement was reached in the heat of the moment the facts bear out his basic impression : a detailed survey of all the ministers of the four leading denominations in 1870 shows that roughly eight out of every ten Primitive Methodist ministers had no formal education beyond school and among Wesleyan ministers the numbers were little better , seven out of every ten . |
| 8 | Wellington 's judgement was fixed by the generalship of Cuesta and the flight of the Spanish troops at the battle of Talavera . |
| 9 | When the court 's judgement was reviewed by the Armed Forces Ruling Council ( AFRC ) , Nigeria 's principal decision-making body , on Oct. 31 , however , the death sentences were commuted to terms of life imprisonment . |
| 10 | When Labour 's support was needed in the House to block the building of the Humber port , which will be capable of handling 10 million tonnes of imported coal , Labour Members showed their true colours and left the Commons at 8 pm . |
| 11 | Yesterday Sudbury chairman Iain Hook said the club 's case was based on the fact the division four clubs had a greater need for support as a result of their geographical locations and inability to attract the same amount of outside backing as top clubs . |
| 12 | The plaintiff 's case was based on the argument that repair was necessary in order to avert a present or imminent danger to the health or safety of the occupant . |
| 13 | The crown 's case was contested by the ‘ corrupt and abominable ’ ultramontane political theory of the Jesuits and the canon lawyers of the universities . |
| 14 | On 3 August 1989 officers pursuing inquiries on behalf of the P.C.A. also visited Warwick Crown Court and found that the original interview notes regarding the appellant 's case were missing from the court file . |
| 15 | The generational nature of the Takeshita faction 's split was underlined by the fact that 19 of the 23 first and second-term lower house members of the faction were among those who transferred their loyalty to Hata and Ozawa . |
| 16 | Professional 's ZS-LYW was built for the USAAF as C-47B-1-DK 43–48541 and joined the RAF as Dakota IV KJ863 in August 1944 before joining the nascent Pakistan Air Force ( as H-713 ) sometime in 1947/1948 . |
| 17 | Incredibly , Nahum 's sister was sitting by the window with some needlework . |
| 18 | Six yearfs ago Mis Lamplugh 's sister was abducted by a man who made an appointment with her London estate agency . |
| 19 | Heseltine 's decision was influenced by the possible risk to public health and food contamination by emissions . |
| 20 | The court 's decision was based on a finding that M Touvier had not acted in the context of a ‘ concerted plan of extermination ’ by the state . |
| 21 | They said Mr Wicks 's decision was based on the flawed findings that the delay was justifiable and there was no prejudice . |
| 22 | The ANC 's decision was taken after a series of events beginning on June 17 when at least 45 people were killed in Boipatong , a black township 65 km south of Johannesburg . |
| 23 | Then it was gone ; and Bigwig 's fur was blowing in the whack of wind that followed it down the hedges . |
| 24 | Broomhead 's artfulness was working like a treat , and for good effect he rubbed his leg . |
| 25 | Ronnie 's story was splashed over the Sunday papers telling how he had bought the cabinet for fifty pounds from someone who walked into his shop . |
| 26 | Barry Stewart , defending , said Gregory 's plea was based on the fact that he had been helping in the retention of the items . |
| 27 | The verses were added to explain why the early Church 's teaching was rejected by the Jews . |
| 28 | Our Lord 's ministry was styled along the lines of the rabbinic model , with the itinerant teacher followed by a group of disciples who learned by listening , questioning and working under supervision . |
| 29 | Shakhrai 's resignation was accepted in a presidential decree of April 20 . |
| 30 | Horváth 's resignation was accepted by the Országgyülés ( parliament ) on Jan. 23 . |