Example sentences of "[noun sg] was in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If a rating or precepting authority over-rated or over-precepted , the remedy was in the hands of the electorate … |
| 2 | If , for example , a horseman was in the field and the ploughing was going on extremely well , his stetches coming out neatly , with dead-straight furrows and a level ‘ top ’ , his mate sometimes called out in recognition of his prowess : |
| 3 | Phillip Thorpe , the AFBD 's chief executive , felt obliged to circulate to his staff a denial of reports that a merger with The Securities Association was in the offing . |
| 4 | He says the card was in the name of the Rt Hon Norman Lamont , and the Chancellor simply signed as Norman Lamont . |
| 5 | The card was in the door , and you rang him up anyway |
| 6 | Last night Bowe 's manager , Rock Newman , revealed a new deal was in the pipeline . |
| 7 | From mid-July the force was in the process of formation , although details of deployments were not publicized . |
| 8 | Her bedroom was in the basement . |
| 9 | Their bedroom was in the front of the house and looked out over the sea , a vast expanse of blue , sparkling in early morning sunshine . |
| 10 | The salon was in the Ismailia quarter where all the best hotels were . |
| 11 | An RAF Warrant Officer in the Medical Administration branch , this Veteran was in the war from the start , helping to set up a field hospital . |
| 12 | Armed or otherwise , the Hooligan was in the headlines . |
| 13 | By 9.45 pm , 10.00 pm at the very latest , a full episode was in the can , complete with its opening and closing title graphics , all the incidental music , all optical and mechanical effect sequences , even the strange and weird electronic voices of such monsters as the Daleks and the Mechonoids . |
| 14 | ‘ The trophy was in the shape of a wooded scroll with a quartz clock and a brass plate inscribed with the words , ‘ Presented to Joan Rawson by the Stockport & District Concert Secretaries at the 29th Command Show 1992 . ’ |
| 15 | From the equipment , we can see that the Frankish horse soldier was in the earliest stages of development into the armed and armoured knight of later centuries . |
| 16 | In such a case it was argued , following St Augustine , that since the soldier was in the service of his lord , it was the lord who must accept responsibility . |
| 17 | The High court ruled that the documentary Murder in Mind was in the public interest , but within hours , an appeal was launched . |
| 18 | ‘ But the brother-in-law was in the same line of business . ’ |
| 19 | When we were moving or when he thought a search was in the offing he 'd hide it in his underpants . |
| 20 | Jane Leeson went into the photographic studio and told her husband that Lowell 's girlfriend was in the reception area . |
| 21 | The rigger was in the more precarious position . |
| 22 | When it was discovered that a member of the Immigration Department was in the National Front his seniors merely glossed over it , saying that he was not a permanent member and in any case it did not affect the way he carried out his duties . |
| 23 | The only occasion when rail closures were raised in my time at the Transport Department was in the spring of 1981 . |
| 24 | The Inland Revenue and the Admiralty at Somerset House should also be included , but the War Department was in the most urgent need of new accommodation . |
| 25 | Ferrières itself was south of Paris , between Sens and Orléans , both sees whose bishops were supporting Charles ; but its rich dependent house of St-Josse near Quentovic was in the area that fell under Lothar 's control in September 840 , and Lothar lost no time in handing it over to one of his own clerks . |
| 26 | And Her Majesty was in the parade ring to assess the runners and riders for the big race , the Queen Mother Champion Steeplechase . |
| 27 | It tasted good , but the only resemblance to tea was in the tealeaves floating on the top of the liquid . |
| 28 | Their future was in the hands of pre-teen and teenage crews as the RYA 's Stuart Jardine and Jim Saltonstall , senior racing coach , stalked them round the lake to see how they performed . |
| 29 | Becker 's photograph was in the German newspapers yesterday , accompanied by lamentations about his physical condition after a knee injury had caused him to abandon the Classic on Thursday . |
| 30 | After the price of Dixons shares staged a strong rise on Tuesday , Kingfisher felt obliged to broadcast a statement to the Stock Exchange first thing yesterday morning saying a bid was in the offing . |