Example sentences of "in [noun sg] was [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another essential item then very much in vogue was the family bible ; the Titfords duly acquired one , ornately gilded and standing in its own glass-topped case , and proceeded to enter births , marriages and deaths as they occurred . |
| 2 | The major step in agriculture was the opening-up of the rich lands of the Ukraine as Russian rule was consolidated against Turks , Crimean Tatars , and Cossacks , while the establishment of outlets to the Baltic and then to the Black Sea greatly expanded foreign trade . |
| 3 | The clearest single advance in technique was the introduction in the mid seventeenth century of preservation in spirits of wine . |
| 4 | The price which the clergy paid for exemption from taxation in parliament was the encroachment of the king upon , and the dominance of his business within , their own provincial synods . |
| 5 | After Fisher died Ramsey said that the time in their lives when they were closest in friendship was the time when he was examining chaplain to the Bishop of Chester . |
| 6 | The occupation in practice was a mixture of idealism and pragmatism underpinned by a potent sense of what was in the best interests of American foreign policy . |
| 7 | This was the plan I laid down , and the first time I had occasion to try it in practice was the Summer before the last [ 1774 ] & I then did it in the case of a Lady and in the hottest weather : the next Body I tried these experiments upon was Jan y . |
| 8 | All she got in reply was a smile and a shake of the head . |
| 9 | ‘ Actually , ’ he said , commencing slowly what every contrary sense told him was a venture into dangerous territory , the piece of history I had in mind was a defenestration . |
| 10 | Slowly it became clear that what Labour had in mind was a circular we had sent out three months earlier to health authority chairmen for comment , entitled Co-operation between the NHS and the private sector at district level . |
| 11 | What he obviously had in mind was the manoeuvre carried out by horsemen displaying their skill at a gymkhana . |
| 12 | The relation of this excess to the present study has a rather complicated history — with the excess near Sellafield , it originally suggested the population mixing hypothesis , but what was then in mind was the mixing connected with the nuclear industry ; an analogy with a new town was drawn . |
| 13 | And I think this is behind I made some adverse comment about the Prime Minister 's comment about the burden of the old — to be fair , I think one of the problems she probably had in mind was the fact not of the immediate peak of elderly people , but the peak in the twenty/twenties where the full impact of the erm pension scheme that we 've got will hit with a considerably older population — can we afford it ? |
| 14 | Another change which took place with the anticipated increase in continental traffic in mind was the merger of Railfreight Distribution with the former BRB subsidiary Freightliners Ltd in 1988 . |
| 15 | In an attempt to offer practical guidance on the meaning of the distinction , the Minister of Trade in the Committee stage , suggested that what the government had in mind was the difference between ‘ day-to-day knowledge ’ and ‘ knowledge of important factors which , when revealed to the market , [ would ] shift the price [ of the shares ] ’ . |
| 16 | The bridge in question was a rope bridge strung , Indiana Jones -style , between two cliff ledges , although thankfully a lot nearer the ground than its later film equivalent . |
| 17 | The Member in question was a member of the opposition and the voting substantially followed party lines . |
| 18 | Mancini reported that the woman in question was a foreigner whom Edward had married by proxy on the orders of the earl of Warwick , a reference perhaps to Bona of Savoy . |
| 19 | Mancini reported that the woman in question was a foreigner whom Edward had married by proxy on the orders of the earl of Warwick , a reference perhaps to Bona of Savoy . |
| 20 | The person in question was a relative of hers and was killed or died I 'm sure not whether he was killed or died but certainly served in the forces in the four fourteen eighteen war in he was buried in . |
| 21 | It should be said that the platform in question was a good , functioning platform , and the safety committee was in general happy with its work and remit , and with the employer 's response . |
| 22 | Secondly , it appeared from Pigs Marketing Board v. Redmond ( Case 83/78 ) [ 1978 ] E.C.R. 2347 that where the aim in question was the attainment of the objectives of the Common Agricultural Policy , the agricultural objectives of the E.E.C . |
| 23 | In the case described in our earlier debate by the hon. Gentleman , the local authority would make its decision to withdraw or not to withdraw discount on the basis of whether it thought that the dwelling in question was the auntie 's sole or main residence . |
| 24 | The cause or matter in question was the application to the court to exercise its powers under the Allied Forces Act and the order , and to deliver the appellant to the Dutch military authorities . |
| 25 | When in 1732 , to quote only two British cases , the representative of George II in Turin was promoted from minister plenipotentiary to full ambassador , this was a clear indication of a desire in London to improve relations between the two states ( especially as the diplomat in question was an earl ) , while simultaneously the strained Anglo-Prussian relations of the 1730s were reflected in the fact that Britain was represented in Berlin throughout the decade by a mere secretary ( and he a humble army captain ) . |
| 26 | The submission was however inconsistent with the law as stated by this House in Reg. v. Governor of Pentonville Prison , Ex parte Sinclair [ 1991 ] 2 A.C. 64 , 81–92 , in which it was made clear in the speech of Lord Ackner ( with which the remainder of the Appellate Committee agreed ) that , under the provisions of the Extradition Act 1870 , the powers of the magistrate are specifically laid down in sections 3(1) , 8 , 9 and 10 of the Act ; and that in consequence , apart from consideration where appropriate whether the offence in question was an offence of a political character , the magistrate is not concerned with questions of foreign law at all , being concerned only with committal proceedings under English procedure in relation to an English crime or crimes specified in the Secretary of State 's order to proceed . |
| 27 | The early style of ships used to move coal in quantity was the collier brig and the collier barque . |
| 28 | Violence in sport was the subject of growing debate . |
| 29 | Amongst the points in issue was the question whether , if the appeal was validly brought , the court had jurisdiction to make an order for costs . |
| 30 | What these men gained in return was the prestige and professional recognition that came from practising at one of the teaching hospitals . |