Example sentences of "[det] [was/were] in [noun sg] with the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was in accordance with the advice of senior officers , including town clerk John Cobley . |
| 2 | 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 ’ . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | This was in line with the UK position set out by David Trippier last December ( Chem . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | This was in line with the Government 's legislation aimed at preventing militancy in trade unions . |
| 7 | The statement added that this was in line with the Prison Service 's policy on Compassionate Home Leave . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | That was in keeping with the respect in which she is held for her tireless work , especially on behalf of the world 's children . |
| 10 | Fortunately , that was in harmony with the thoughts of the ITF Rules Committee which had also met at Key Biscayne a few days earlier and had thrown out the idea of one serve instead of two … or changing the dimensions of the court , such as a smaller service box or a serving line a yard behind the baseline , but agreed to make further research into rackets , balls and court surfaces . |