Example sentences of "[verb] this was [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean this was written in nineteen , was it sixty four perhaps ? |
| 2 | The first calibration curve using this was published by an American scientist , Hans Suess . |
| 3 | The rebuilding of the older Saxon churches which illustrates this was accompanied by a significant shift in the lifestyle of the better-off villages , particularly in the sheep-rich Downland areas . |
| 4 | An important step in establishing this was taken by Einstein in 1905 ( that amazing year in which , while working at the patent office in Berne , he also invented special relativity and explained Brownian motion ) . |
| 5 | The money to buy this was raised by various activities organized by Mr. Arthur South , Second Master , who retired at the end of the year . |
| 6 | Nothing less than clear and unambiguous advice to obtain independent legal advice would probably be necessary to avoid the restraining hand of equity ; unless the attempt to give this was frustrated by circumstances beyond the reasonable anticipation of the creditor : see Coldunell Ltd. v. Gallon [ 1986 ] Q.B . |
| 7 | Many non-tobacco substances were being mixed with the leaf , causing loss to the revenue , and an act forbidding this was passed in 1842 . |
| 8 | Dubček 's failure to do this was presented by Brezhnev as a cardinal sin : |
| 9 | In the case of the job evaluation exercise this was achieved by producing a program whose function was to " translate " a proposed set of grade boundaries into consequences quoted in the same terms as those in which the management 's negotiating aims were couched : costs , grade changes , etc . |
| 10 | There was a need for a new source of wealth , and as the nineteenth century advanced this was provided by the tourist industry . |
| 11 | As experience grew this was followed in selected cases with workshops at which key managers and staff discussed the findings and prepared their own action plans . |
| 12 | ‘ I thought this was meant to be a friendly chat not a bloody interrogation . ’ |
| 13 | So I think the inescapable logic of of this and I think this was accepted by and it 's accepted by the County Surveyor certainly if not by the County Planning Officer , is that the new settlement for access reasons , should be on the A sixty four north east corridor . |
| 14 | I realised I was no longer having any fun doing my movies , and I think this was reflected in my last two films , Harlem Nights and Another 48 Hours . |
| 15 | The Headquarter was originally at Rugby Cement Works where disused offices were placed at our disposal , but later as the unit increased this was moved to the Church rooms , and the unit was commanded by Captain Sammy Wenham . |
| 16 | Erm no , this was told to me , I presume this was discussed as some sort of |
| 17 | One interpretation was based on the fact that in each case memory appeared to be best for situations which accorded with the subjects ’ expectations about the junction , an attempt to test this was made by considering subjects ’ ratings for how normal the situation was . |
| 18 | To give the engineers a better appreciation of this aspect I encouraged them to learn to fly up to private pilot standard and I am happy to say this was approached by many of them with considerable enthusiasm . |
| 19 | Legislation to achieve this was introduced on Dec. 29 . |
| 20 | Thomas suspected this was caused by the fuel rods from the space station exploding on impact with the surface . |
| 21 | To her surprise both Rohan and Jacques poured red wine into their bowls as they drank , and Marie-Christine explained this was known as chabrot . |