Example sentences of "in [noun sg] was [conj] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | What this meant in practice was that the House of Commons had to be " managed " by the King and the Lords . |
| 2 | For a long time the dominant view in anthropology was that the State was a beneficial institution . |
| 3 | Whoever had taken the decision to commit the party to armed insurrection in 1930 , what was now to be called in question was whether the party had any right at all to make such decisions for itself . |
| 4 | Mr McLatchie said that the big question in sport was that the effects of maximal exercise were unknown . |
| 5 | However , with regard to non-UK source income the point in issue was whether the income arose to a person who resided in the United Kingdom within Schedule D , s18(1) ( a ) ( i ) . |
| 6 | All he asked in return was that the world should cover his expenses . |
| 7 | One suggestion which has appeared in print was that the clone should bear the name of one of the Directors which Sir Nigel Gresley ordered for the North British Railway . |