Example sentences of "was [vb pp] [coord] [adv] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In theory , the captain of a ship was entitled to take into his ship as midshipmen , volunteers , or captain 's servants any of the sons of his friends who hoped for a naval career , but in practice even this form of entrance patronage was limited and largely in the hands of flag-officers , for it would be a captain with a liking for half-pay who would refuse the requests of an influential admiral . |
| 2 | The Rhodesia Metals case was referred to in the Hang Seng Bank case [ 1991 ] 1 A.C. 306 and it follows that when Lord Bridge used the words ‘ place where the property was let ’ he must have been referring to the place where the property let was situated and not to the place or places where the lease happened to have been signed . |
| 3 | Just over three years later , in 1985 , the block was lifted but only in the wake of clearance for a rival bid , launched days earlier . |
| 4 | The last word was stressed and almost on a growl . |
| 5 | It was firmly stated that where review was based upon breach of natural justice , the court should only be concerned with the manner in which the decision was reached and not with the correctness of the decision itself . |
| 6 | The sub-pubic angle was rounded and somewhat of the order of 90 degrees . |