Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] was [vb pp] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The combined algorithm was called the Predictor-Corrector Algorithm ( PCA ) . |
| 2 | The feudal summons had some attractive features from the nobility 's point of view : service without pay by virtue of tenure and according to an oath of homage was considered an honourable obligation ; and whenever a feudal muster was ordered the tenants-in-chief were entitled to levy scutage on their own tenants . |
| 3 | From that figure was deducted the amount ( £25 ) of the deposit paid by the original buyer . |
| 4 | Each practice was given the results of the study for all their participating patients after the study had been completed in that practice . |
| 5 | Almost as soon as this decision was taken the atom bombs fell on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the Japanese surrendered . |
| 6 | This leaven was added the next time baking bread was done . |
| 7 | Since this law was introduced the number of deaths and serious injuries to children as a result of car accidents has been significantly reduced . |
| 8 | When this proposal was rejected the committee detailed three of its members to work out how emancipation might be achieved . |
| 9 | This body was renamed the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ( OECD ) in 1961 , and its membership and functions were extended to promote the global leadership of the capitalist ‘ Western ’ democracies . |
| 10 | Four months after this article was written the unit focusing on girls and young women was closed down by the management of the national organization , and we all lost our jobs . |
| 11 | This group was called the ‘ Hwarang-do ’ , which means Way of the Flowering Manhood . |
| 12 | CRAYFORD 's Some Rabbit was tagged The Fugitive when he went on the run from his Essex kennels . |
| 13 | Which British King was married the most times ? |
| 14 | Up to 1939 , the local flour mill was in operation and the last iron-rimmed wooden cartwheel was made the following year . |
| 15 | The findings to date have important implications for science teachers , educationalists and learners ( see , for example , Engel Clough and Wood Robinson , 1985 ; also Engel Clough and Dower , 1986 — this paper was given the ‘ Outstanding Paper of the Year ’ Award by the Science Education Journal ) . |
| 16 | This letter was written the day after father and son set off for Italy . |
| 17 | The letter was addressed to Chief Inspector Morse , St Aldate 's Central Police Station , Oxford , and in the top left-hand corner was written the one word : URGENT . |
| 18 | In the first trial year the Project material was used by ten schools , and in its improved form was used the following year by eleven schools ; and in most cases this involved some 120 children at a time . |
| 19 | Even more exclusive than its larger neighbour , St Kitts , the former British colony was dubbed the Queen of the Caribbean two centuries ago for its elegance and gracious living . |
| 20 | This rumour was started the day after the dam was built and has been in circulation ever since . |
| 21 | This medium was called the ether . |
| 22 | When this system was used the clipping and storing of the fleeces were completed while the sun was off the yard . |
| 23 | From the sketch my reader will discover why this sea-cot was called the Boat-house : an upturned boat forms the roof , and under this roof is the but and the ben , the kitchen and the parlour , each boasting its own snug bed-box . |
| 24 | Dr Daniel told The Art Newspaper that ‘ someone , either working for the family or an independent speculative dealer , has already approached the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York offering the collection ’ , and that ‘ a private Spanish gallery was offered the Kramar collection from someone in Japan ’ . |
| 25 | The second group was told the title after they had read the passage , while the third group were not told the title at all . |
| 26 | High ratings and positive viewer response , however , ensured that a second season was broadcast the following year , this time without controversy . |
| 27 | Moreover , Presbyterian nationalism was given the kiss of death by the Act of Union of 1707 , which most of the influential Presbyterian politicians and clergymen supported . |
| 28 | And Football League president Gordon McKeag said : ‘ When the Premier League was formed the FA said they would not sanction a second division . |
| 29 | In 1848 he became MRCS ( and soon became a fellow ‘ by examination ’ ) and in the following year was awarded the college 's triennial prize for an essay on the nerves of the eye . |
| 30 | In 1840 he was elected to the Institution of Civil Engineers and the following year was awarded the Institution 's Telford medal for his work on laminated arch design . |