Example sentences of "[was/were] [prep] john " in BNC.
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| 1 | Plumer 's preparations for the action at Messines , ‘ methodical and patient ’ , were in John Buchan 's words ‘ carried to the pitch of genius ’ . |
| 2 | The under-21s were without John Stannard , their number one short corner specialist , whose car broke down en route , but they managed comfortable wins in the regional qualifiers with goals all scored from open play . |
| 3 | Of course , a web of complex circumstances operated in each of these appointments against the royal will : both Orleton and Stratford , who were among John 's favoured candidates , were also royal diplomats . |
| 4 | I realised it was for John and Angela . ’ |
| 5 | I had spent three years researching contemporary mysticism , and it was through John Michel , a colleague of mine who was an authority on Druid mythology and the ancient sites of Britain , that I first met Ringo . |
| 6 | Ronnie had written to me a few months before , saying that she had hesitated to get in touch but wanted me to know how concerned she was about John . |
| 7 | ( Partly because he remembers how ‘ cool ’ this was of John Peel , Fred sometimes now grabs fan letters and phones up the writer , ‘ to freak them out ’ . ) |
| 8 | Then I came back to Nottingham and just did one — that was with John — Method John . |
| 9 | As it was , she steamed from Liverpool that night and was with John the following evening . |
| 10 | The first one I was on was , was under John . |
| 11 | Daniel 7:10 had spoken of the stream of fire issuing from the throne of God , and this too is picked up in one of the Qumran hymns which describe the molten river of judgment that will befall the world in the last day ( I QH 3:28ff ) Probably this idea was in John 's mind . |
| 12 | The lowest price submitted for the work , £232,024 , was from John Kelk of No. 13 South Street , Grosvenor Square , who had already carried out some work for the Government , but is better known as a railway contractor . |
| 13 | Robert Burns called John Tennant , ‘ a worthy , intelligent farmer , my father 's friend and my own ’ and his regard is borne out by the fact that when he was offered tenancy of Ellisland Farm , Dumfries , it was to John Tennant he turned for advice ; they travelled together to the farm and after an inspection , the older man recommended it to his young friend . |
| 14 | This was to John Heiman , the Defence Secretary , the only other person present . |
| 15 | Dulcie Howes writes that , as far as she can remember , that was at John 's own request . |
| 16 | Lynn Binstock 's direction ( the original version was by John Cox ) was unprovocative , almost workmanlike , and the production one in which the music and the characterisation were of paramount importance — I certainly discovered fresh beauties and subtleties in the score , which was carefully conducted and nicely paced by a youthful Justin Brown . |
| 17 | After establishing myself in the team I have only been dropped once , that was by John Duncan and I deserved it . ’ |
| 18 | The catalogue introduction was by John Galsworthy [ q.v. ] , the critics were enthusiastic , and the show was seen throughout Britain . |
| 19 | The poster was by John Gilroy , the creator of the Guinness menagerie , from an idea by Stanley Penn , for many years a copywriter for the Guinness ads . |