Example sentences of "england were [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the lands of the Templars in England were worth nearly £3000 annually , the reluctance of Edward II , no less than of Edward III , to surrender them needs no great explanation . |
| 2 | The southern coastal counties of England were at risk from seaborne invasion , but here too the raids were spasmodic and localized . |
| 3 | As in France , Gothic buildings in England were at first Transitional , incorporating features of the new style into Romanesque work . |
| 4 | A total of 5,172 hospital consultants in England were on maximum part-time contracts on 30 September 1990 . |
| 5 | Rising as it did , when the nobility and knightly classes in England were of Norman stock , it follows that the language of armory was French , and so it has remained ( in remarkably garbed form with English interpolations ) to the present day . |
| 6 | If the remedies provided in England were of universal application then it is clear that this appeal would not have been before your Lordships . |
| 7 | Does the England manager need to be reminded how sterile England were against Spain ? |
| 8 | A few months later , England were in the Caribbean for a tour that , in the problems they encountered , lacked only a riot to round it off . |
| 9 | Just two days after losing the splendid fifth Test in Sydney , England were in Brisbane playing West Indies , and beating them convincingly . |
| 10 | The Telegraph reported : ‘ It was this try , in fact , that put paid to England 's chances for when he took a bouncing ball in his stride and raced unopposed 60 yards to the line , England were in full attacking trim and had narrowed Wales 's lead from 13 points to four . |
| 11 | As the use of the bow as a weapon was declining , the bowmen of England were in danger of losing their skills . |
| 12 | When England were in New Zealand last winter , the three-Test series was poorly attended , but the one-day games were a virtual sell-out . |
| 13 | With a lead of 61 gained early on the third day , England were in a strong position to win . |
| 14 | Three times England were in command , and three times they were forced to relinquish their grasp . |
| 15 | ENGLAND were in trouble again in Madras yesterday as their second Test hopes dwindled , with Sachin Tendulkar 's teenage genius , plus important knocks from both Praveen Amre and Kapil Dev , rubbing salt into their wounds . |