Example sentences of "[noun prp] was [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Easily Accessible : Buxton was discovered by the Romans who named it rather poetically ‘ the spa of the Blue Waters ’ . |
| 2 | While he was out , Buxton was let into the house by Hendley and lay in wait at the top of the stairs . |
| 3 | It was Sunday and Nellie was visiting with the twins . |
| 4 | Nellie was sitting at the bedside . |
| 5 | Nellie was chuckling at the story . |
| 6 | Tensions between the MFGB and the NMA grew , and by mid-November Spencer was negotiating with the Nottinghamshire owners for a separate settlement ; this was concluded on 20 November . |
| 7 | Again Shiona was filled with the urge to say it , to hurt him as he had so often hurt her . |
| 8 | There was surprise expressed when Downey was included in the semi-final line-up but he made an invaluable contribution in the second half through his positional sense and slick distribution . |
| 9 | Dr Cunningham was fixated on the potent effect of sex and socialism on Patricia Hewitt 's homophobic pensioners , who were yet still ignorant of their imminent deliverance by Glenys Thornton 's ‘ Plan To Win ’ : Mr Roberts , though extremely mindful of Labour 's Duty To Win , had had close working experience with the Labour Campaign for Lesbian and Gay Rights . |
| 10 | Not only proud to display her naked breasts — which attracted some criticism from some quarters for their shape and size — Kylie was revelling in the debate about her body . |
| 11 | A marquis , Ridolfi was related to the Medici family through the marriage of one of his ancestors to a daughter of Lorenzo the Magnificent ; another member of the family , Cosimo Rodolfi , was a leading figure of the 19th century Risorgimento and the founder of Florence 's first savings bank . |
| 12 | In 1963 Earp returned to England , Lawrie was transferred to the North Lowlands Unit and Johnstone became the District Geologist for the Highlands and Islands . |
| 13 | Six weeks later Falconer was discovered at the base of the tower . ’ |
| 14 | On Tuesday morning , Falconer was found at the base of the tower , his neck broke , his head shattered . ’ |
| 15 | However , after the NL was disbanded at the outbreak of war , ex-members of this organization were to join the move towards a closer collaboration of anti-semitic , pro-nazi and peace movements . |
| 16 | Arab League Foreign Ministers , at the conclusion of a summit meeting in Tunis on March 10-11 , agreed unanimously to move the League 's general secretariat back to Cairo , almost 11 years after Tunis was chosen as the League 's " temporary " headquarters in reaction to Egypt 's signing of the 1979 Camp David peace accord with Israel . |
| 17 | George Burt was born in the cottage , demolished in 1908 , between Hixon 's and Brown 's fish shop . |
| 18 | The state of Jammu and Kashmir was excluded from the May national elections by a presidential order signed on April 18 . |
| 19 | Abdallah was outmanoeuvred by the Zionists . |
| 20 | The Reverend Dr. John Walker was sent by the Commissioners of Annexed Estates to visit and report on the state of the Hebrides , and , being a prominent naturalist to examine the natural histories of these countries . |
| 21 | The Reverend Dr. John Walker was sent by the Commissioners of Annexed Estates to visit and report on the state of the Hebrides , and , being a prominent naturalist to examine the natural histories of these countries . |
| 22 | In Bordeaux , Gundovald was supported by the bishop , Bertram . |
| 23 | Dr Singh was speaking on the opening day of a three-day international conference in London on antioxidant vitamins and beta-carotene in disease prevention . |
| 24 | Jasbir Singh was stopped for the second time in two days driving his blue Ford Escort van . |
| 25 | Because Jean was fleeing from the September Massacres . |
| 26 | Dennis was saying with the petulance of an apprentice relying on his master 's authority , ‘ The sergeant says , could they have the report by half-eleven . |
| 27 | It is evident that Polybius self-consciously turned this meeting Into a Socratic episode , and Paul Friedlander was reminded of the opening scene of the " Greater Alcibiades " ( Am . |
| 28 | Eleanor was born at the Princess Margaret Hopital in 1988 . |
| 29 | She wrote a long and intimate letter to Eleanor describing her state of mind and her new and disturbing sense of isolation , but Eleanor was working on the first draft of her first novel , and replied at length but not to the point . |
| 30 | Eleanor was staring at the altar . |