Example sentences of "[det] [was/were] in [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Among the senior naval officers with Scottish political interests some were in opposition to the Administration , and one at least , Admiral Lord Keith , because of the importance of the commands which he held , was able to utilise naval patronage to sustain the political interest of the Elphinstone family of which he was a member . |
| 2 | This was in accordance with the advice of senior officers , including town clerk John Cobley . |
| 3 | This was in accordance with the expressed intention of the Act to merge the previously separate concepts of ‘ delinquent ’ and ‘ deprived ’ into one category of ‘ children in trouble ’ . |
| 4 | This was in spite of the fact that , among the four victorious powers , the United States was the only one unequivocally and immediately to support German reunification . |
| 5 | This was in spite of the fact that Prussia did not have a majority in the Federal Council : she could be outvoted . |
| 6 | This was in spite of the PLO executive committee 's requests to the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council to put pressure on Israel to allow the delegates from the occupied territories to attend . |
| 7 | This was in spite of the fact that the Glass Glover acquisition and last week 's £48.8 million purchase of Clifford Foods would help push gearing to over 60 per cent by the year end in March . |
| 8 | Erm as I understand the way P P G three was drafted , this was in response to the circumstances which had appertained before February ninety two . |
| 9 | This was in addition to the 6,900,000 million yen already allocated for this purpose in the budget for fiscal 1992 ( ending in March 1993 ) . |
| 10 | In winning the Light Manx Courtney added on to his Junior win on Wednesday and this was in addition to the Newcomers success he scored last year . |
| 11 | This was in keeping with the desires of poets such as Spenser to have their work accepted seriously by high culture and who , thus , sought conditions of production which would ensure they addressed an exclusive audience . |
| 12 | This was in recognition of the incomparable contribution Your Majesty has made to the life of our nation throughout your Reign . ’ |
| 13 | This was in view of the company 's established reputation in providing environmental services safely and responsibly in pest control , clinical waste disposal , property conservation , timber pre-treatment , air cleaning equipment , water and air conditioning servicing , and generally carrying out the types of work that other companies are reluctant to undertake . |
| 14 | However , from the facts given it seems that , based on normal accountancy principles , the Inspector must be incorrect in assessing the profit based on the date of order when this was in advance of the delivery of goods or performance of service . |
| 15 | This was in breach of the Road Traffic Act . |
| 16 | This was in front of the cameras , and I thought , ‘ You two-faced bitch ’ , because if I ever tried to talk to her she 'd either be sarcastic or looked through you , looked away or did n't want to know . |
| 17 | This was in line with the UK position set out by David Trippier last December ( Chem . |
| 18 | This was in line with the general authority policy , not of compelling change or forcing patterns , programmes and methods upon schools , but on the contrary providing the means whereby the kinds of action it wanted could be supported and rewarded and developed : the carrot and not the stick . |
| 19 | This was in line with the Government 's legislation aimed at preventing militancy in trade unions . |
| 20 | The statement added that this was in line with the Prison Service 's policy on Compassionate Home Leave . |
| 21 | In 1369 a trebuchet , used for slinging stones , was employed at the siege of La-Roche-sur-Yon , and in 1356–7 another was in evidence at the siege of Rennes ; as late as 1378 another was in use before Cherbourg , having been brought there in pieces and assembled on the spot . |
| 22 | These were in addition to the eleven then occupied by the lessees oil a 21 year term at a gross rental of £27 : 10s. a year . |
| 23 | These were in protest against the government 's programme of market economic reforms and its associations with the former communist regime . |
| 24 | They are certainly not early Saxon , as was previously thought , but many were in existence by the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries ; we can see this from the abundant documentation . |
| 25 | With sudden resolution , she opened the door to despatch Alfred in search of the missing lady , but seeing Auguste just arriving for his final check that all was in order with the drinks , she appealed to him instead . |
| 26 | The recent study that I made ( Squires 1986 ) attempted to get some reactions from such bodies on the subject , and while they were again mixed , a substantial number had reservations about modular schemes at the undergraduate stage , though more were in favour at the postgraduate or continuing stage . |
| 27 | The former was in charge of the investigations into the shooting at Abbey Meat Packers , Ltd. and the latter was one of the police officers assisting him . |
| 28 | 9.3 To that intent and save and subject as aforesaid , the receiving Party undertakes to indemnify and hold harmless the supplying Party against all or any loss , damage , liability , costs , claims and demands ( whether direct , consequential or otherwise ) arising out of or in connection with the use made by the Receiving Party of any such technical information whether the liability claim be in contract or in tort and whether the same arises directly or by way of any claim for an indemnity contribution or otherwise and irrespective of whether or not the same was in consequence of the negligence of any person . |
| 29 | That was in keeping with the respect in which she is held for her tireless work , especially on behalf of the world 's children . |
| 30 | That was in front of the gates . |