Example sentences of "[prep] this [noun sg] was the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only hard part about this operation was the regular watchkeeping split between our six-man crew throughout twenty four hours , but the time passed pleasantly enough at first . |
| 2 | What I liked about this letter was the phrase ‘ if you tell me that I have it ’ . |
| 3 | The other interesting thing about this table was the finish . |
| 4 | One of the most important new groups to emerge during this period was the Council for the Preservation of Rural England ( CPRE ) , formed in 1926 as an initiative in part , of the President of the Town Planning Institute , Patrick Abercrombie . |
| 5 | The main focus of his activity on the king 's behalf during this period was the court of King 's Bench , but he can also be found speaking for the king in the Common Bench as well . |
| 6 | Noteworthy also during this period was the growing number of inter-republic contacts , treaties and agreements bypassing central control . |
| 7 | The most significant development during this period was the formation of the Central Gneiss Zone , some 10–20km broad and dipping at an angle of 30–40° to the north and bounded to the south by the Main Central Thrust ( Fig. 3.22 ) . |
| 8 | The underlying cause for this decision was the awful damage caused by the savage winter of 1709 . |
| 9 | The main reason for this tendency was the lack of true evidence . |
| 10 | However , the most valuable long-term effect of the plans for this index was the classification scheme which was devised in order to arrange it . |
| 11 | The impetus for this work was the seemingly low prevalence rates generated by the Melton Mowbray study . |
| 12 | While such victim and self-report surveys are not new what was new for this country was the scope of this survey . |
| 13 | The motive for this system was the provision of income for the royal treasury from the fees charged on the transaction of money-changing ; it was not prompted by any financial crisis . |
| 14 | Apparently the starting point for this design was the body of an 0–18 model Martin , but the slightly less angular shape and rounded Venetian cutaway have given the guitar a look all its own . |
| 15 | A further trial for this region was the destruction wrought by Hurricane Joan in October 1988 . |
| 16 | Although in theory under the personal command of the new Regent , in fact Will Douglas led , grumbling at having to carry so many lofty ones along when what was needed for this attempt was the toughest of mosstroopers . |
| 17 | One of the last examples for this period was the conscious creation of a further naval base at Granville , in western Normandy , called the ‘ clef du pays par mer et par terre ’ by Charles VII in the charter by which he granted privileges to those who would come to settle there to keep it for the good of France . |
| 18 | My first choice of tide for this book was The Offshore Island because it reflects a return to our seventeenth-century political and military status , and our true position in the world today . |
| 19 | The main reason for this shift was the reduced importance of the major variable in most economic location models , transport costs , as improved transport and telecommunication facilities have overcome the friction of distance , particularly for the new ‘ sunrise ’ industries of micro-electronics and software design . |
| 20 | One of the reasons for this improvement was the radical shift in the status quo of broadcasting that took place in November 1982 , when the new fourth channel went on the air . |
| 21 | The day after this raid was the official start of Operation Strangle , an attempt to completely destroy the enemy lines of communication . |
| 22 | Fortunately , the classroom located below this block was the smaller of the two , and because it adjoined the kitchen , it made a logical dining-room . |
| 23 | The impetus for the development of this framework was the realization that a common point in discussions with managers of innovative activities was the issue of uncertainty . |
| 24 | And ironically , in view of the Minister 's remarks about business interests in broadcasting , the main beneficiary of this expenditure was the Commercial Service and the companies using it to advertise their products . |
| 25 | Price notes that one potent expression of this transformation was the physical change that took place in bakers ' shops . |
| 26 | An example of this activity was the petition which , pursuant to a resolution of the Liverpool Congress in 1899 , the BDDA presented to King Edward VII in December 1901 . |
| 27 | In the centre of this grouping was the telephone administration itself ; its exact status varied between countries from being within a central government Department ( as in France ( to being a partly state-owned commercial company ( Italy and Spain ) . |
| 28 | An important indicator of this development was the debate on the notion of linguistic equality which took place in 1983 at the conference of the Linguistics Association of Great Britain . |
| 29 | A key catalyst of this development was the signing of the Anglo-Irish Agreement in November 1985 which awarded the Irish government a greater consultative role in Northern Irish affairs . |
| 30 | An aspect of this story was the total absence of the Doctor from Episodes Three and Four . |