Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] was " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each caste was subdivided into jatis or subcastes , which in total number many thousands . |
| 2 | But that burglary was the clincher . |
| 3 | Neither sentence was carried out and , ironically , both of them ended their lives as virtual pensioners of the French colonial government . |
| 4 | Reliance was apparently placed — I say ‘ apparently ’ because there is nothing in the papers which indicates clearly one way or the other what the view of the justices ' clerk was on this subject — I am told that reliance was placed on section 8(3) which provides : ‘ For the purposes of this Act ‘ family proceedings ’ means any proceedings … ( b ) under the enactments mentioned in subsection ( 4 ) . ’ |
| 5 | This trend was partially reversed in the years after 1885 because many officials felt that the prison regime was too lenient and that flogging was the only effective deterrent to crime . |
| 6 | Le Monde of Feb. 3 described the " sudden conversion " of Modrow ( who had previously stressed that reunification was not on the agenda ) as a response to rising popular pressure for reunification and to the continuing exodus of East Germans to West Germany . |
| 7 | With respect , I find this comment hard to follow in the light of the first of the questions asked in Reg. v. Lawrence and the answer to it , the passages from Viscount Dilhorne 's speech already cited , the fact that it was specifically argued ‘ appropriates is meant in a pejorative , rather than a neutral , sense in that the appropriation is against the will of the owner , ’ and finally that dishonesty was common ground . |
| 8 | With respect , I find this comment hard to follow in the light of the first of the questions asked in Reg. v. Lawrence and the answer to it , the passages from Viscount Dilhorne 's speech already cited , the fact that it was specifically argued ‘ appropriates is meant in a pejorative , rather than a neutral , sense in that the appropriation is against the will of the owner , ’ and finally that dishonesty was common ground . |
| 9 | It is apparent , therefore , that differentiation was made between male and female blood , and that circumcision , in its new casting , had some role to play in that context . |
| 10 | It would have been wrong to propose that subsidized admission to such schools should he offered to very bright pupils , at the same time that comprehension was being commended ( sometimes forcefully so ) to grammar schools . |
| 11 | Each division was assessed on each of these fourteen risk elements and compared , element by element , with the corresponding assessments made for the group as a whole . |
| 12 | An election under para 21(2) was not applicable in the latter case , since the work-in-progress within the meaning of that provision was not identical before and after the partnership dissolution . |
| 13 | That provision was part of the international public order and applied to all ships which sailed on the seas . |
| 14 | So when that provision was introduced , you too had the option of paying additional contributions to cover previous service . |
| 15 | I think our view is that if that provision was to be any greater , then we would have significant difficulty in accommodating that provision within our part of Greater York , primarily for for greenbelt considerations , not reasons , erm any additional provision would require a rolling back of the greenbelt , er significant provision would have two implications , erm either it would mean peripheral expansion er of York into the greenbelt around York and into our district , we feel that would adversely affect the special character of York , lead to outward sprawl of the York urban area , encroachment into open countryside , and coalescence of the urban area with the villages in our district , er and we we would n't want to support that . |
| 16 | It was held that that provision was sufficient to make time of the essence of the time limit for the landlord 's application . |
| 17 | That provision was placed in the contingency because it was un felt it was unclear at the time , what the effect on costs would be , of the sale of link waste . |
| 18 | In the UK the airworthiness authority is a division of the Civil Aviation Authority and in charge of that division was John Chaplin ( who was subsequently appointed Group Director , Safety Services in September 1953 ) . |
| 19 | What I was able to do in that instance was play all the symphonies through with the orchestra and then forget about them for three months . |
| 20 | Each squadron was divided into three troops , each with three sections . |
| 21 | That money was invested as might be expected of the Tysons . |
| 22 | It was n't that money was being stolen or sneaked — everything was down on paper . |
| 23 | ‘ … and that money was her life-savings . |
| 24 | Bill Koch became acutely embarrassed that money was being donated to this party in his name , yet he had little cash of his own . |
| 25 | All that money was painstakingly raised by the local parties , through car boot and jumble sales , etc. , and personal contributions from members and supporters . |
| 26 | That money was never shared . |
| 27 | Dad had left slightly more money than expected , and that money was to be divided equally between Nathan , Georgia and Rona , Rona 's share to be held in trust until she attained the age of eighteen . |
| 28 | ‘ Now listen , Mr William Shakespeare of Stratford , with your fine big house and your expensive horses , you wrote in your play King Lear that money was — ’ |
| 29 | The fine town church , the Rathaus ( town hall ) , confident-looking houses with well proportioned facades and artistically modelled gables all date from this period and proclaim that money was not too much of a problem to the burghers , who were steadily becoming more wealthy . |
| 30 | As an example to the world that the young were powerful , that money was not the be-all and end-all , Apple could hardly have been a bigger failure . |