Example sentences of "this [was/were] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 1.15:IF this were over hurdles , Dawson City would have lumps in hand . |
| 2 | Something the Wild Geese used to say — the Irish soldiers who had fled Ireland after that big battle at the end of the seventeenth century when they were dying on foreign battlefields they used to say : ‘ Would that this were for Ireland . ’ |
| 3 | Informed sources in the Caribbean thought it likely that the political maneouvrings behind all this were by way of a reprisal for a report by Lord Avebury criticizing Forbes Burnham 's ruling party for election-rigging . |
| 4 | That said , he barely engaged with the details of the argument , dismissing the very notion of the lists as if this were beneath consideration . |
| 5 | ‘ This was at Brands Hatch last autumn where Mark was fourth . |
| 6 | This was at Cumbernauld ( 1956 ) , 15 miles to the north-east of the city on the Stirling Road , another addition to the heart of the industrial belt between Forth and Clyde . |
| 7 | well we had in the bank , we had calor gas lamps and when the power cut came we had to have the calor gas lamps on , and er , at night you 'd get home and you knew what area was going off at what time and you used to have to rush round , I remember once , it was going off about six and it went off early , it went off about five instead , and I 'd started cooking the tea , luckily got a gas cooker and this was at Abbott Road , it started |
| 8 | The Politburo , reviewing the talks , described them as a ‘ major political event ’ and thought particularly significant the two leaders ' declaration that a nuclear war could not be won and must never be fought ; this was at odds with the views of some influential US ( and Soviet ) strategists . |
| 9 | Whilst Rick 's aim in changing the curriculum was to focus on mathematical thinking , this was at odds not only with many parents ' perceptions of mathematics , but also those of one member of his department and the headteacher . |
| 10 | This was at odds with the view of mathematics and the theory of learning underpinning the innovation with which she was involved . |
| 11 | ‘ This was at Chelsea Barracks ? ’ |
| 12 | This was at lunchtime . ’ |
| 13 | This was at Bangor and then I got another number and then I got told that they now have the direct organisation |
| 14 | Go out on the field ( this was at Farnborough ) ; there 's hoards of them , the really sophisticated ones use little pocket memo recorders instead of notebooks ’ . |
| 15 | This was at Anthony Coburn 's insistence , who felt there was something ‘ not quite right ’ about an unspoken-for teenage girl travelling about the Universe with an old man . |
| 16 | This was at variance with the Eurocheque system as exempted by the Commission in 1984 . |
| 17 | Osborne , Tindal CJ referred to the transferability and negotiability of a bill of lading , noted that this was at variance with general principles of law , but added that the exception was founded ‘ for the general convenience of commerce ’ . |
| 18 | This was at Christmas ? |
| 19 | This was at Gloucester Road , or near it , and though the tall buildings are very close to the line here , they are not close enough for anyone inside to reach or even touch a passing train . |
| 20 | This was at Fred 's suggestion and with the acclaim of all the players , and tells something of the charisma of the man |
| 21 | This was at Street Lad 's Club , still there . |
| 22 | Most other wars prior had been over land or religion , this was over ideology . |
| 23 | For the 100-cow herd this was worth £20,000 a year . |
| 24 | He talked glowingly about nuclear powered aircraft but this was beyond Argentina 's ability and so they settled for more conventional designs . |
| 25 | Mr Major claimed yesterday that this was under way . |
| 26 | The Forge Houses at that time were taken by John Ashburner , of Coniston , to operate as a cotton mill ; this was during November 1787 at which date they were still on lease to Roe & Co . |
| 27 | We have now won 15 FA Cup ties against League clubs to set a record — but this was without doubt our most comprehensive performance . |
| 28 | ‘ Do you think this was through choice ? ’ |
| 29 | The traditional way of doing this was through war . |
| 30 | When this was with Mr . |