Example sentences of "was [adv] [verb] [noun] in [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But by the ninth century this had degenerated into gross confusion , under cover of which the worship of Baal-Melqart , the official god of Tyre , had crept in and was widely corrupting faith in God . |
| 2 | She was a nomad who was finally taking root in Hawaii . |
| 3 | It was n't Rory Adam had set his sights on , it was the nightclub , and it seemed now that his first devious move was already paying dividends in loss of business for Rory . |
| 4 | Meanwhile , Steve Strange was forever drinking cocktails in nightclubs , while Ultravox perfected one of the least lovable recorded sounds of all time . |
| 5 | ‘ Because he was forever making dens in trees , ’ said his nan , who knew this was another , ‘ and one day a big crow flew up and scared him and he lost his hold and fell on to his head and stopped growing so let that be a lesson to you . ’ |
| 6 | He was once acting vice-consul in Boulogne , served in the Armeno-Turkish war of 1920 , was several times a Member of Parliament , and ended his public career as Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands . |
| 7 | When he uttered those words , a lot of development was still taking place in Britain ; in fact it was only this summer that it ended , leaving commercial centres throughout the land replete with unlet space in shopping complexes , offices , business parks and industrial estates . |
| 8 | A century later , however , MacArthur was still given credit in South Africa for his contribution to that country 's economy . |
| 9 | Through all this period of turmoil the cruel winter was beginning to abate , but only very slowly ; Woodforde in his diary was still lamenting conditions in April : ‘ Never such cold known by man ’ . |
| 10 | The eviction was successful but the family was quickly offered accommodation in Creggan . |
| 11 | Our oldest pensioner , Ralph was formerly Branch Manager in Aberdeen . |
| 12 | In Abram 's day , although a semi-nomadic existence was common , there was also settled life in villages and walled " cities " . |
| 13 | But urban sprawl and rural decay and disfigurement was often taking place in areas where local authorities were weak and where traditions of council control over development had not yet been established . |
| 14 | It was at a family gathering , though one very different from what was now taking place in Tace Way , that had first alerted Stephen to the true facts of his descent . |
| 15 | Mr W. M. Haggarty of Ayr was unanimously elected Vice-Chairman in place of Mr C. Smith who also retired at this time , and Mr A. D. Lamond of Perth was unanimously elected to the Committee . |
| 16 | Steve continued with us in One until the following March , when he crossed the Atlantic to play for Vancouver Whitecaps for a couple of seasons , but he joined the Palace for a third time in the summer 1981 as our Youth Coach and was then appointed Manager in mid-November , charged with keeping the side in Division Two , following relegation from Division One . |
| 17 | Dick Cheney , the US Defence Secretary , visited Israel on May 30-31 , and unexpectedly announced that the USA was currently stockpiling arms in Israel for use in any future conflict in the Middle East . |
| 18 | A Midland Bank employee , stricken with RSI after using a word processor , was recently awarded £45,000 in compensation by the courts . |