Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [noun prp] was [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As far as the industry was concerned , the case for SERPS was very simple . |
| 2 | His support for Darwin was not based on his ability to take up a research programme suggested by the theory proposed in the Origin . |
| 3 | Mrs Arbuthnot 's admiration for Castlereagh was entirely uncritical : his ‘ dignity and nobleness ’ were ‘ never seen in any other man ’ . |
| 4 | Rosetti 's admiration for Jane was never hidden . |
| 5 | By the mid 1960s , admiration for Hitler was almost entirely confined to the residual extreme radical Right , the neo-Nazis . |
| 6 | Manhood for Acton was as precious as chastity . |
| 7 | Do you know , at Fontainebleau he set up a system of mirrors so he could watch his young ladies pose and inspect them from every angle , whilst his palaces were full of secret passageways with peep-holes in every bedroom for Francis was deeply interested in the sexual exploits of others . |
| 8 | The tail end of the search for Surere was still in progress when they found the fourth girl . |
| 9 | But the Founders ' vote for Manchester was also supported by Walsh , who was excited by the possibilities of fund-raising from the northern councils . |
| 10 | Alan Wilson examines the core of the broadcasters ' unease Changing channels ‘ What these figures mean is that less than one third of the Scottish licence fees was spent north of the Border , while the comparable figure for England was over 90 per cent' |
| 11 | ‘ What these figures mean is that less than one third of the Scottish licence fees were spent here that year , while the comparable figure for England was over 90 per cent , ’ said one disgruntled producer . |
| 12 | The Borough of Southwark was not thought a very suitable district for me to live . |
| 13 | Among the four Rachmaninov songs , the oriental-sounding Never sing to me again the songs of Georgia was particularly dark , rich and poignant . |
| 14 | The Police Force of London was very anti-Jewish : but special measures were taken by Sir Samuel Hoare to enforce upon them the dire necessity of pampering the Israelites . |
| 15 | Nevertheless , the defeat of Ecgfrith was obviously a serious military setback for the northern Angles . |
| 16 | The river Exe on the outskirts of Exeter was so high that it was too dangerous for trains to use bridges and flooding closed two other lines . |
| 17 | But that oath had been taken while Eleanor of Aquitaine was still married to Louis VII . |
| 18 | The response to the mention of LEDU was extremely negative . |
| 19 | ‘ I feel that he would be extremely uncomfortable looking back at me , holding my gaze and him trying to tell me that the loss of Tim was merely the unfortunate by-product of a war against Britain . |
| 20 | ‘ I feel that he would be extremely uncomfortable looking back at me , holding my gaze and trying to tell me that the loss of Tim was merely the unfortunate by-product of a war against Britain . |
| 21 | ‘ I feel that he would be extremely uncomfortable looking back at me , holding my gaze and trying to tell me that the loss of Tim was merely the unfortunate by-product of a war against Britain . |
| 22 | The mayor of Tamworth was there to officiate the opening of the facilities , and was encouraging the younger generation to help the environment by recycling . |
| 23 | The Countess of Scarborough was rapidly captured by one of Jones 's squadrons and a two-ship duel developed between his own flagship , the Bonhomme Richard and the Serapis . |
| 24 | The Countess of Tyrone was there too , as were the High Sheriff Mr Brian Thomas , Mr and Mrs Galen Weston , and their tall good-looking son Mr Galen Weston Jnr , who all flew from Windsor by helicopter ; and , who told me he had not played in England for ten years ! |
| 25 | Olaf of Norway was not the only sea-lord , veteran of countless shipboard battles and raids , to find a straightforward land-conflict beyond him . |
| 26 | In the year to September 1991 , the value of United Kingdom visible exports to the United States of America was almost double the level of a decade earlier , while exports to Japan had nearly quadrupled . |
| 27 | In those days , Kyle of Localsh was much busier than it is today . |
| 28 | The practice of States was more liberal : the United States , for example , is prepared to appoint as commissioners any persons who are entitled to administer oaths . |
| 29 | In these circumstances Manchuria was seen as a justifiable target for Japan 's ambitions , and control over certain economic , political and military aspects of China was also sought . |
| 30 | Similarly , his patronage of Cerne was perhaps connected with his looting of the abbey during his campaign of conquest . |