Example sentences of "[noun] [art] [noun sg] was [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this case the grimace was on the face of the rev . |
| 2 | Mr Robson told Cleveland Coroner Michael Sheffield the telephone was off the hook and things were scattered around the room . |
| 3 | Er they used to march us round the playground you see and er I was in the back row and of course the teacher was at the front more or less . |
| 4 | HEIDI the rottweiler was in the doghouse yesterday after she stopped firemen reaching a kitchen blaze . |
| 5 | This advice was ignored , and throughout the pamphlet the emphasis was on the sovereignty of the people . |
| 6 | In syphilis the disease affected the outside of the genitalia with sores and ulcers , while in gonorrhoea the infection was on the inside . |
| 7 | One matron declared that if Ms Wilikins-the accent was on the Ms — came looking for a seat in Camberley she would receive short shrift . |
| 8 | So : the bread-soda the bread-soda was on the list for Hanlon 's — Hanlon 's pony cart delivered in the morning , bringing the groceries . |
| 9 | For Cramer the meat was in the head-to-head in the abandoned factory . |
| 10 | There was no longer any understanding that in making available advantages to private individuals the state was at the same time imposing a ‘ trust ’ that the business be conducted for the public good . |
| 11 | In May 1870 St Petersburg cotton spinners staged what was widely seen as Russia 's first fully fledged strike : within days a report was on the desk of the Tsar himself . |
| 12 | On the south wall the memorial was for the infantry regiments . |
| 13 | From mid-July the force was in the process of formation , although details of deployments were not publicized . |
| 14 | By midnight the moon was over the house , full |
| 15 | London Underground said last night the station was in the process of being evacuated at the time of the blast . |
| 16 | By the time they had reached his flat the sun was under the yard-arm . |
| 17 | Besides , in some ways the change was for the better . |
| 18 | In that sense the child was like the world of Chung Kuo . |
| 19 | Chepstow is renowned for its soft ground and even two weeks ago after a prolonged drought the going was on the soft side . |
| 20 | When the Kiwis were bowled out for 102 in their first innings the writing was on the wall . |
| 21 | The voice on the telephone had informed the police the butcher was in the habit of buying stolen sheep and fowl . |
| 22 | During the 16th century the mill was in the hands of various members of the Hone family , later passing to the clothier , Thomas Tayloe , from whom the mill took one of its best-remembered names . |
| 23 | By the beginning of the 19th century the site was in the hands of Thomas England but shortly afterwards was leased and run by members of the Austin family . |
| 24 | The proof the pudding was in the eating . |
| 25 | You see the primary was in the one side and the high school the secondary was in the other . |
| 26 | For Yorkshiremen the meeting was like the town turning out to greet the local boy who scored in the Cup Final . |
| 27 | This time the subsidy was in the form of an annual tax payable for two years , with the rates on a sliding scale as before . |
| 28 | By this time the government was of the opinion that difficulties which arose in relations between clergy and peasants sprang not merely from the economic arrangements on which the livelihood of priests depended , but from the priests ' character . |
| 29 | By the time the interview was over the dogs were all asleep and refused to wake up . |
| 30 | This means that the defect is judged in the light of the scientific and technical knowledge at the time the product was under the control of the person seeking to rely on the defence . |