Example sentences of "was [art] [noun sg] of [noun] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The greatest insecurity lingering in investors ' minds was the lack of effect the rate rises had on the dollar 's ascent and the inflationary implications this might have for European economies . |
| 2 | That was the kind of crisis the Government and in particular Margaret Thatcher now laced . |
| 3 | It was n't just the smells of dug earth and the friendly shapes of garden implements which she associated with him ; it was the sense of escape the place gave her . |
| 4 | What influenced Hincmar most ( though his description idealised it a little ) was the regime of Charles the Bald , especially its latter years . |
| 5 | The highlight of the anniversary ceremonies was the visit of H.M. The Queen to bestow the Royal Charter . |
| 6 | Nor was the failure of militancy the only problem with which Wilson was faced . |
| 7 | It was the sort of route the British had long been anxious to create , an all-red one , passing through either British-owned , British-run or British-controlled territory . |
| 8 | Balcon was the sort of producer the British film industry had needed for a long time . |
| 9 | This was the sort of thing the men must cope with , thought Harold , true to his Victorian principles . |
| 10 | Perhaps the biggest surprise was the amount of fun the Fiesta provided on the latter type of roads , thanks to a willing engine and gearbox , precise if slightly heavy steering and those narrow tyres which , nevertheless , provided exactly the right amount of grip . |
| 11 | It occurred to Curtis that if this was the amount of weaponry the sect maintained the Prophet 's city suite , then Grant could run into some heavy firepower out at Bethlehem House later that night . |
| 12 | You know , Eithne was the mother of Sigurd the Fat of Orkney … ‘ |
| 13 | He was the son of Edward the Third , one of our more warlike kings , but he died the year before his father did , and that 's how we came to get the boy-king Richard the Second in thirteen seventy-seven . ’ |
| 14 | Not only was the death of Diego the cause of personal sorrow , it also spelled the end of his family line . |
| 15 | Endill presumed it was the box of questions the Bookman had told him about . |
| 16 | A few rocks showed in the water close in to the quarry face and there was a crescent of sand the meadow side of the water with two giant pines shading the right corner . |
| 17 | The Abbey of St Mary at Kirkstead was in fact founded in 1139 by Hugo Brito , the son of Eudo who was a companion of William the Conqueror . |
| 18 | On Gelon 's death in 478 Hiero took over Syracuse , and another brother called Polyzalus married Gelo 's widow Damareta , who was a daughter of Theron the tyrant of Akragas , cp. above . |
| 19 | Yes er it goes on to say , erm for I too am a man placed under authority , having soldiers under me see Jesus was a man of authority the other officer was saying the same |
| 20 | In a niche above was a depiction of God the Father toward which Christ below turns with angels on either side . |
| 21 | There was a lot of congestion the night we were there . |
| 22 | he kept going on and on and on and he said do you think it was an error of judgment and he was trying to get Kinnock to say yes and he said yes it was an error of judgment the way he , he 'd sort of said I think he must of said in the mid seventies , that if he got in power he 'd get rid of all nuclear weapons |