Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] was [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When I estimate prices I look at how important the costume or prop was in the film , and how significant the film was . |
| 2 | The theory was rounded off by the idea that the structure and content of the curriculum as practised in any school whatever , formal or free-form was to the advantage of those capable of indefinite linguistic and conceptual elaboration . |
| 3 | Its sudden arrival on the scene must have been embarrassing for those who have been trying to deny that federalism was on the agenda . |
| 4 | I used to do all sorts of other jobs to keep going — I used to be so confident that work was round the corner that when I became a cellarman in a wine shop , I said to my family , ‘ Of course , I 'll only be here for a week or two , you know , ’ and a year later I was still there . |
| 5 | ‘ But she does n't know that divorce was in the wind , ’ Dougal said . |
| 6 | Mr Punshon said it should be remembered that membership was of the organisation not the club . |
| 7 | In 1850 neither St Petersburg nor Constantinople nor the western powers realized that war was on the horizon , but with hindsight it is possible to see that the battle-lines were drawn . |
| 8 | Even so , Piladu knew that once milking was over the facts had to be faced , and faced in the kitchen where his wife would be listening . |
| 9 | Pre-war trends suggest that revolution was on the cards , but they bear little resemblance to the ‘ law-governed ’ process depicted by Soviet historiography . |
| 10 | What became known as the Naythuyein Mass Meeting heard Aung San speak about the Burmese contribution to the Allied cause ; he saw Labour 's victory as a sign that imperialism was on the way out and he affirmed that ‘ 99 per cent of the PBF would be unwilling to serve in the fighting forces of a country that was not free ’ . |
| 11 | You know a miracle will not happen but you find yourself behaving as if it might : we canvassed , those weeks before the election , with a heady feeling that success was round the corner . |
| 12 | He told trades unionists that unemployment was at the heart of the problem . |
| 13 | It was moreover ‘ a proprietor that never died and never wasted ’ , so that property was on the people 's side . |
| 14 | Riding beside them , he explained that time was of the essence if their father 's instructions in respect of the protectorship were to be carried out . |
| 15 | He acknowledged there was a problem transporting the heavy , bulky equipment from Loughborough to Orkney and recognised that time was of the essence if the whales are to be saved . |
| 16 | The recent Cuban Missile Crisis had reminded everyone that earth was on the verge of extinction ; it was poised as precariously as Charsky . |
| 17 | The new strategic situation , Soviet space successes , the decolonisation process and ( until 1958–9 ) the apparently successful reintegration of the socialist camp after 1956 all contributed to a surge of optimism within the Soviet Union that socialism was in the ascendant . |
| 18 | In Essex , the framework for organisation and provision was in the hands of Douglas-Smith who with the assistance of two young women graduates and various part-time tutors expanded the District 's course provision from nineteen classes in 1939–40 to almost fifty by the end of the war . |
| 19 | The Independent reported on the same day that control of Kuwait 's security and administration was in the hands of Ali Hasan al Majid , Iraq 's Minister of Local Government and architect of the government 's 1987-88 military campaign against Kurdish rebels . |
| 20 | To the right of the main buildings there was an open veranda or gallery with balusters and a sloping floor and entry was from the house . |
| 21 | She was beginning to wonder if fitzAlan was in the habit of leaving languishing females behind him wherever he went . |
| 22 | The stars were already pricking the sky , and frost was in the air . |
| 23 | THE MAN whose effort and vision was behind the creation of Theatr Clwyd has been nominated for a top award . |
| 24 | He determined that the most explosive mixture of the purified methane and air was in the ratio of 1:8 . |
| 25 | That 's all we 'd need if sex was for the benefit of the species . |
| 26 | She made sure all the plumbing and wiring was in the path of progress . |
| 27 | But however essential a modern cutter service was considered to be , building costs had rocketted and pressure was on the Treasury for economy in all departments . |
| 28 | The horn bow 's power and beauty was worth the trade of a good horse on the Plains . |
| 29 | Much of the post-war rise in social research into ageing and employment was under the auspices of the Nuffield Foundation . |
| 30 | On this second interpretation , Yahweh summons order out of a pre-existing primeval soup : when the earth was without form , and void ; and darkness was upon the face of the deep . |