Example sentences of "refer to was the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Joe had gauged that the ‘ he ’ she referred to was the uncle and the reference to Pitman 's shorthand brought his eyes to Mick and his face ready to go into a grin ; but something in Mick 's expression checked it and he listened to him saying , ‘ She 's a bright lass , is Carrie . ’ |
| 2 | The ‘ indulgent Minister/person ’ referred to was the Curate of the parish kirk and the ‘ true messenger of Jesus Christ ’ was Richard Cameron , a leading Covenanter who , with 8 followers , had been killed by Dragoons on Airds Moss in May , 1680 . |
| 3 | The question is whether the ‘ power ’ referred to was the power to write poetry ; for though the Poems In Two Volumes ( 1807 ) are of high quality they mark for most people the end of Wordsworth 's poetic life . |
| 4 | The Bryce he was referring to was the general handyman . |
| 5 | I think the slide that Frank was referring to was the total charge for the year . |