Example sentences of "[det] [noun] [was/were] [prep] [noun] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This person was in fact an undischarged bankrupt who wrote to the plaintiff as being recommended by the editor and who misappropriated the funds sent to him by the plaintiff for investment . |
| 2 | His use of this notion was in effect an extension of America s own aggressive domestic policy into foreign policy . |
| 3 | This criticism was in part a reflection of the call made by the Report of the Committee on Physical Deterioration for greater physical and mental education for adolescents , but it also pointed to the three main criticisms of clubs which were reiterated years later by Freeman : that they could only really provide amusement ; that their positive educational value was small ; and that they failed to reach the mass of boys . |
| 4 | The ultimate objectives of this strategy were of course no different from those of previous post-war governments . |
| 5 | Doubtless this wish was at bottom an ideological one , inspired by the same mania for dividing the world into masculine and feminine that is still at work today . |
| 6 | She recognized that this feeling was in part a hangover from her schooldays , when her occasional invitations to friends had invariably resulted in sessions of strained discomfort , presided over by the disapprobation , however concealed , of her mother ; she had no precedent for successful hospitality . |
| 7 | Randy worked in close association with Grover Jackson to produce his custom guitars and this model was in fact a forerunner of the equally famous black version , which Jackson have previously made available as a signature model . |
| 8 | This book was in effect the first which emphasized contemporary processes and underlying physical principles and it focused upon river channels , drainage systems , slopes and had some reference to climatic-inspired systems . |
| 9 | The growth and formation of public opinion on this matter was in part the work of certain members of the Council and other prominent individuals who took every opportunity to attack the planners ' decisions and the activities of the Council 's Planning Committee . |
| 10 | For example , one local post graduate student involved in the Belfast research was firmly convinced that front-raised pronunciations by working-class speakers of items like cap and rat reflected attempts at correction in the direction of Received Pronunciation ; but the more systematically collected pilot-study data confirmed that this variant was in fact a low-status and recessive feature . |
| 11 | If she did so , however , whilst this agreement was in force the 30s. would be regarded as prima facie the correct figure . |
| 12 | This power was in part a consequence of the Church 's position as a landlord , as a charitable institution , and as a direct employer of labour in a ‘ beggar economy ’ . |
| 13 | The distinction of these functions was in part a result of their internal development , as each function required more skill and time . |
| 14 | The first of these criticisms was by fur the strongest made by solicitors interviewed for the research study by Baldwin and Hill . |
| 15 | The concern over the difficulty of finding out how many passengers were on board the Thames pleasure craft was a repeat of the problem which occurred when the Zeebrugge ferry overturned . |
| 16 | This period around 1967 was the time of the big change-over in the airline business from piston engines to jets , so it was clear that the programme I had selfishly pursued for my own good was in fact a proper course to follow for all Ops inspectors if they were to continue to be able to do their work effectively . |
| 17 | Whilst that order was in operation the Children Act 1989 came into force and on 4 December 1991 the local authority made application under section 25 of the Children Act 1989 for a secure accommodation order . |
| 18 | For 500 years , until Bigorre was finally absorbed into the kingdom of France in 1607 , it was the capital of the county of that name , and for a part of that time was in theory an English town , being recaptured by a French army , after two sieges , early in the fifteenth century . |