Example sentences of "[noun sg] was [prep] the [noun pl] " 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 | Moreover , useful as the clergy 's and particularly Winchelsey 's aid was to the magnates in the summer of 1297 , the laity had been encouraged to think that the clergy , especially because they did not fight , should bear a significant share of the financial costs of defence . |
| 3 | In 1857 , Reading police force was under the auspices of Chief Constable Henry Peck , a man who played it strictly by the rule book . |
| 4 | What brought her to a standstill was the realisation that her bedroom was under the eaves , so that the walls angled sharply towards the ceiling , lending the room a special character . |
| 5 | The highest death toll was on the islands of Kutubdia , Maheshkali , Sandwip and Chakori in the south-east . |
| 6 | Armed or otherwise , the Hooligan was in the headlines . |
| 7 | so they refused to do it up , well the result was over the years the pot holes down to the sites got bigger and they 're so far off the road from |
| 8 | In the string , taking Shine On for a showpiece half-speed over five furlongs , riding home , her mind was on the implications of his message . |
| 9 | Former Prime Minister and leader of the Umma party Sadiq al-Mahdi was among the detainees released under an amnesty announced by Bashir as he opened a " National Conference on the Political System " in Khartoum held on April 29-May 2 . |
| 10 | It tasted good , but the only resemblance to tea was in the tealeaves floating on the top of the liquid . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | & this Helianor was of the daughters , heirs |
| 13 | The prison-building programme was among the casualties . |
| 14 | The ceremony was in the hands of Mr Alexander Dubcek , who came in from the political cold less than 24 hours before , to be elected head of the new-style Federal Assembly . |
| 15 | Jonadab was in the depths of depression : he had kept the stallion in his stable and before going in for their midday meal , both father and sons were in consultation round the gentle grey . |
| 16 | Talk was of the mysteries of tension ribbing … and men . |
| 17 | In the mornings all the talk was of the babies and their welfare . |
| 18 | By the time the interview was over the dogs were all asleep and refused to wake up . |
| 19 | The technical college was on the outskirts of town , miles away from the cinema . |
| 20 | Furthermore , Sica believed that the direction of organized crime was in the hands of no more than 17 men whose names were known to the authorities , and that if those individuals could be convicted the Mafia would collapse . |
| 21 | It was six months before their debut album was in the shops and by that time public interest in them had waned . |
| 22 | I quote from the graphic account of the wife of a teacher who suffered a false accusation of this kind : ’ An article about the allegation appeared in heavy type on the front page of the local newspaper and the headline was on the hoardings outside the newsagents . |
| 23 | They were both dressed the same , probably for the same reason , and yet it did n't seem to make any difference because all the action was in the eyes . |
| 24 | A large part of hostel administration was in the hands of volunteers who were themselves refugees . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | ‘ We knew marriage was on the cards . ’ |
| 27 | Her marriage was on the rocks , she had had a breakdown , her social life was in ruins and yet when she came to ask for his help she was wearing a sweatshirt which had the slogan on it , ‘ Christ is the answer ’ . |
| 28 | He was a good soldier , but his marriage was on the rocks . |
| 29 | The initial spreading was in the intestines and was about 3cm wide which apparently is the smallest tumour you can have . |
| 30 | Duvall was at the double-doors leading to the secondary staircase . |