Example sentences of "[noun] was a [det] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first Westerner to enter Basra was a former US Attorney General , Ramsay Clark — a veteran anti-war campaigner — who toured the city on Feb. 5-6 , and described what he saw there as " a human and civilian tragedy " . |
| 2 | Apart from organising his domestic life , Stella Pullman was a disciplinarian in the old British landlady tradition ( her husband was a former RAF pilot who now flew for BOAC ) . |
| 3 | Stockdale was a former Navy pilot who was shot down in Vietnam in 1965 and held prisoner for 2,714 days , during which time he suffered extensive maltreatment and torture . |
| 4 | ABOND Corporation director confirmed in Perth last night that a man helping the Australian Federal Police with inquiries about alleged bugging on Mr Robert Holmes a Court 's phones was a former Bond employee . |
| 5 | Gen. Oufkir was a former Defence Minister who reportedly committed suicide shortly after leading an attempt in August 1972 to assassinate King Hassan by shooting down the royal jet [ see pp. 25485-86 ] . |
| 6 | The 16's final was an all Derby affair , in which Tina Crosen defeated Helen Frankland 6–2 6–3 , whilst the 21 and under title went to Lizzie Jelfs ( Oxon ) who outfought one of our top student players , Maggie Loughton ( Yorks ) 7–6 4–6 7–5 with an excellent performance . |
| 7 | Student of the Year was a former NUM official and father of two , Andrew Hutchinson , from Prestatyn . |
| 8 | Archie was a former cinema manager who became the most successful chairman in the post-war history of Darlington Football Club . |
| 9 | Jack Hathorne was a former RAF pilot who went on to test fly Hurricane fighters being built at Brockworth during the second world war . |
| 10 | He came on the scene as a mild-mannered lawyer from Oregon with reasonable Republican credentials ( his brother was a former Republican state attorney-general ) , a degree in Christian ethics , art commission experience and a taste for performing choral music . |
| 11 | Mr Pratt , whose father Glyn was a former Merseyside County Councillor , added : ‘ We are constantly hearing about the desire to breathe new life back into New Brighton . |