Example sentences of "[prep] the church was the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rather more interesting , however , to Julia than either Ian 's or Canon Wheeler 's vision for the Church was the very puzzling question of why , when he invariably summoned his subordinates to come to him by phone , Wheeler had today put himself to the trouble of walking up a back staircase to the servants ' quarters ? |
| 2 | Accompanying these changes in the policy and organisation of the church was the growth of new developments in theology , which have come to be known as the Theology of Liberation . |
| 3 | In the greatest matters , the universal testimony of the Church was the guarantee of truth . |
| 4 | The weakness of the Church was the wasteful distribution of its resources relative to its recognized social functions . |
| 5 | Most prejudicial to the reputation of the Church was the sin of simony , the buying of something of spiritual value for money , such as ecclesiastical office or advancement , or charging for ordaining a clerk or for the performance of any other spiritual service . |
| 6 | Many years ago opposite the church was the Bay Horse inn . |
| 7 | Undoubtedly the loss of so many young workers from the Church was the most significant factor in the immediate origins of the Brigade . |
| 8 | Well , if the norm in the Church was the Bishop and Miss Tilley , you could see she 'd have a fair amount of concealing to do . |