Example sentences of "in the [noun sg] this [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the proposal this was described as " intended to supplement the training and use of information skills " and was linked to " introductory lessons in use of the library " which pupils were already receiving . |
| 2 | In the aristocracy this was often external obeisance , but even this was significant , for it underlined the new power of the bourgeoisie , industrially powerful , and from the 1830s politically influential but often morally anxious , particularly under the impact of political instability and economic uncertainty . |
| 3 | In the dream this was the moment when he had acted . |
| 4 | In the event this was justified , because the results in London did differ markedly from those in the rest of the country . |
| 5 | Though in the event this was an addled Parliament , it was by no means fainéant . |
| 6 | The convention 's preparatory committee had discussed whether to advocate a declaration of support for direct negotiations with PLO members " having no prior record of terrorist activity " , but in the event this was left unresolved . |
| 7 | In the past this was vitally important because of the effect it could have on trade . |
| 8 | In the past this was achieved by ‘ mercury gilding ’ ( using an amalgam of gold and mercury ) but modern processes employ electroplating . |
| 9 | Something in the way this was said clearly caught Miss Blagden 's attention . |
| 10 | In the countryside this was natural since this social grouping was the focus of local communication and leadership , but in Derry it meant that the Nationalist leadership was drawn too heavily from one social group . |
| 11 | As he had stressed in The Rock this was not in the sense of information , but rather in the sense of consciousness of values ; and he deplored a situation where the term society implied simply a group of ‘ well connected ’ and affluent people , which had almost no relation to that other group or society which maintained moral and intellectual standards , which for him was the church . |