Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] was " in BNC.
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| 1 | Further north , in Poland , extensive Romanesque work in stone and/or brick was carried out , but much of this has been altered through the centuries and the limited remains suffered damage in the Second World War . |
| 2 | It should be emphasized , though , that the prime object of alloying copper with gold and/or silver was to alter its appearance and fit it to serve symbolic rather than technological ends . |
| 3 | Dementia and/or confusion was by far the most common condition requiring such a move ( 50% ) . |
| 4 | And the following day he worked harder than usual in digging a grave , where Prince was buried . |
| 5 | If we here abandon the time-sequence of his life and anticipate his later work we should also see that an idea or hypothesis was often involved in some of his work , being followed by experiment involving accurate measurement to verify or deny the hypothesis . |
| 6 | The BCS suggested that in fact the prospect of suffering from sexual assault , robbery or burglary was unlikely when considering the country as a whole . |
| 7 | The following work carried out ( or directly and actively supervised ) : ( a ) either at least 60 personal injury instructions in the 5 years prior to the application or at least 36 personal injury instructions in the 3 years prior to the application — in either case , no more than half of the instructions should be in medical negligence cases ; ( b ) at least one personal injury case where the award or settlement was approved by the court because the plaintiff was under a disability , eg a child ; and ( c ) at least ten cases set down and ready for trial , of which at least two must have involved a dispute over liability . |
| 8 | ( iii ) In ( a ) or ( b ) above the experience must include : ( a ) at least one case where the award or settlement was approved by the court because the plaintiff was under a disability ; and either ( b ) at least two cases of maximum severity ; or ( c ) at least four cases where the value of the claim exceeded £100,000 . |
| 9 | In particular it is important to appreciate that while the Americans frequently accused the British of old-fashioned colonialism , this did not necessarily mean that the spokesman or writer was wholly ignorant of the evolution of British imperial policies since Queen Victoria . |
| 10 | Maguire & Co was started as the successor firm to Maguire & Murray in 1988 . |
| 11 | Howard Gross of two-partner City firm Gross Klein & Co was more optimistic . |
| 12 | Cowen & Co was the lead underwriter . |
| 13 | Clearly all things worked together for good in this family where friction was as rare as in a well-oiled machine . |
| 14 | If this kind of picture were to apply to the London Caribbean community , we should expect to find a pattern where Creole was used between members of the first generation and by them to their children . |
| 15 | The critics argued that some cut-back or restraint in spending or provision was necessary , both to fund tax cuts and allow for the concentration of resources on the most needy . |
| 16 | The court 's willingness to find an implied licence or permission was particularly strong in the case of children , especially where there was something attractive to children on the land . |
| 17 | Among the worst affected areas were Lincolnshire , where visibility was down to 50 yards , Cumbria , where roads were described as ‘ hazardous ’ , and the M25 in Hertfordshire , which was hit by ice and freezing fog . |
| 18 | A site where building was going on with real devotion when I visited the town in August was on the once bare hillside near the old cemetery . |
| 19 | It was up to her to get herself and the twins out of here , back to the safety of their apartment — and clearly any display of outrage or temperament was only going to delay matters . |
| 20 | Whoever slew a hart or hind was to be blinded . |
| 21 | Not only was the company interested exclusively in cheap pictures for the local market , but also Dean had to go through the ignominious process of securing cast approval on his pictures from Solly Newman , the head of the company 's UK subsidiary , whom he regarded as both ‘ illiterate ’ and ‘ over-shrewd where money was concerned . ’ |
| 22 | Many of the earlier ones came to grief , especially workers ' co-ops , where money was handed out for projects such as a vegetarian quiche restaurant in Deptford . |
| 23 | The majority accepted Woolwich 's primary submission that where money was paid under an illegal demand for taxation by a government body the payer had an immediate prima facie right to recover the payment . |
| 24 | I wrote him a long note explaining where he was , what had happened and where Mum was . |
| 25 | Everyone signed , as my wife considerately whispered to me that this was Sweden , after all , where liquor was … but she did n't have to tell me . |
| 26 | But generally the arena for attack or defence was in England and Europe . |
| 27 | Then one day a drill steel or jumper was inserted and — bang ! |
| 28 | These tended to suggest that Iran was a magical , fairy-tale and where only justice prevailed and where progress was assured by an omniscient king . |
| 29 | The carrier is relieved of his liability if the loss or damage was caused by negligence on behalf of the sender when issuing instructions . |
| 30 | an accident occurred whereby injury was caused to another person ( or damage was caused to another vehicle or to an animal or to property ) |