Example sentences of "[adj] was [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The question of the sort of relations between journalists and politicians which could be considered proper was to remain of great importance in determining the changing role of the press . |
| 2 | Tokyo Central was designed by Japanese architects assisted by an Englishman , William Barton . |
| 3 | The Imperial was used to large banquets , but the added responsibility of the Prince of Wales made molehills into mountains . |
| 4 | Having interpreted his remit in a correspondingly narrow way , Mr Large was rewarded with instant approval of his conclusions from the Treasury . |
| 5 | The 1973 Grand National was won by Red Rum , ridden by Brian Fletcher , by three quarters of a length from Crisp , with L'Escargot twenty-five lengths away in third and Spanish Steps a further twelve lengths back in fourth . |
| 6 | Should there be specialist social workers in area teams with responsibility for developing dementia teamwork , or would this be more properly the function of the specialist social worker for the elderly ? iii Would the care of dementia sufferers as well as that of other groups be enhanced is care of the elderly was integrated at local level , uniting the functions of the geriatric and psychiatric services , or uniting both with social services for the elderly ? vi Alternatively would it be better to pursue the Griffiths proposal of Community care as an integrated organisation for the planning and delivery of care to a variety of disabled groups ? |
| 7 | H Ltd was to trade in direct competition with Balston Ltd . |
| 8 | His own aesthetic was based on Viennese art historian Alois Riegl 's idea of an absolute Kunstwollen , in which art , based on an inner vision , takes the place of religion . |
| 9 | Irish was released on conditional bail . |
| 10 | The cremation in particular was described in great detail . |
| 11 | For centuries past , our attitude towards the young was characterised by British Reserve . |
| 12 | In practice the authority of an individual metropolitan was influenced by political factors , such as the favour in which he was held at court . |
| 13 | The eroded top of the Upper Cretaceous was covered by thick Tertiary ( Eocene ) basalts , and the Chalk was thereby metamorphosed from its usual porous form into non-porous crypto-crystalline limestone . |
| 14 | A varnish made from copal was known as short , medium or long oil length , depending upon the proportions of copal to oil . |
| 15 | I think the 606 manc was referring to previous occasions . |
| 16 | In one patient with three strictures , classification as benign was based on radiological studies and in two other patients it was based on the gross endoscopic appearances . |