Example sentences of "and [noun] was [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 The next second , the door swung open and Doyle was standing in the doorway , with a tray in his hands , looking at them both .
2 With no new peerages being created , numbers dwindled and election was abolished by the Peerage Act 1963 and all remaining Scottish peers allowed to sit .
3 In cases falling within this protected class , equity would hold the security given by the surety to be unenforceable by the creditor if : ( i ) the relationship between the debtor and the surety and the consequent likelihood of influence and reliance was known to the creditor ; and ( ii ) the surety 's consent to the transaction was procured by undue influence or material misrepresentation on the part of the debtor or the surety lacked an adequate understanding of the nature and effect of the transaction ; and ( iii ) the creditor , whether by leaving it to the debtor to deal with the surety or otherwise , had failed to take reasonable steps to try and ensure that the surety entered into the transaction with an adequate understanding of the nature and effect of the transaction and that the surety 's consent to the transaction was a true and informed one .
4 A team from RAF Luqa restored her more fully in 1973 and Faith was presented to the National War Museum .
5 In addition in Mehmet v Perry , on the lines of Watkins J 's decision in Regan v Williamson [ 1976 ] 1 WLR 305 , £1,500 was awarded for the loss of the mother 's individual care for the children and £1,000 was awarded to the husband for his loss of his wife 's individual care and attention .
6 Sunderland 's permit meeting on Monday night attracted a record crowd and £2,365 was raised for the Haswell and District branch of Mencap .
7 Beamish was sued by Mond and judgement was found in the plaintiff 's favour to the cost of £5,000 .
8 Earlier in this chapter ( p. 70 ) striking a realistic balance between protection and freedom was discussed in the context of preventing accidents in relation to children .
9 The admission by Hammersmith and Fulham was disclosed on the first day of a case brought by Anthony Hazell , the local district auditor .
10 The attraction between the conjectured planet and Uranus was to account for the latter 's departure from its initially predicted orbit .
11 The inappropriateness of Carter 's background and experience was reflected in the insensitivity of his handling of Congress .
12 The EPU recorded surpluses and deficits of any one of its members with each of the others , and settlement was made via the EPU on the net deficit or surplus of one country with the rest .
13 There were no injuries and damage was confined to the car , which had been hijacked the previous night in west Belfast .
14 Proceeding up a flooded stream flowing into the Indaw-gwi Lake with a heavy load of paddy ( rice ) seed , the boat capsized and Case was thrown into the water and drowned .
15 Part was burnt in acknowledgement of God , part belonged to the priests and part was eaten by the offerer and his family .
16 The beauty had disappeared below deck now and Fernando was leaning on the handrail waiting for her and gazing out towards the harbour buildings .
17 The territory of Judaea and Samaria was placed in the hands of a Roman Procurator ( a Roman officer with the rank of governor ) .
18 As violence flared , a spectator had an ear sliced off and play was suspended by the referee for five minutes before order was restored .
19 Earlier , claims that the teachers ' boycott was illegal because the National Curriculum and associated testing and assessment was required under the 1988 Education Act the law were vigorously rejected by NASUWT general secretary Nigel de Gruchy .
20 Revenues from Crown lands went increasingly to the Chamber rather than to the Exchequer and money was stored in the Jewel House of the Household .
21 In the same year , a horizontal steam engine and boiler was ordered from the High Orchard Works of Summers and Scott , in Gloucester .
22 At the end of it , Robert Kennedy was dead and McCarthy was defeated in the nervousness that engulfed American politics , leaving Hubert Humphrey to battle for the White House with Richard Nixon .
23 The Government were defeated that evening by 72 votes and MacDonald was summoned to the Palace next day .
24 Baldwin at once resigned as Prime Minister and MacDonald was summoned to the palace .
25 His fellow pupils at school suffered so badly that Mary became a constant visitor to the headmaster 's study , and Gary was banned from the playground .
26 There was a scuffle and Murray was stabbed in the chest .
27 There was a scuffle and Murray was stabbed in the chest .
28 The special interest groups were influential and research was encouraged into the causes of crime and the treatment of those who had offended .
29 The kettle was put on for tea , and cutlery was laid on the kitchen table , which was covered by a cloth .
30 Her mother was trying to quieten her and Hawkins was disappearing into the stables .
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