Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [noun] [prep] the [det] " in BNC.
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1 | They were originally thought to have been two closely related species occurring together in the same rocks , but these ‘ pairs ’ were so consistently found together that it became more and more probable that they were sexual forms of the same species . |
2 | Often , of course , these were different forms of the same general relations , though the latter can not be reduced to the former , in all or even a majority of cases . |
3 | For a little while it was not clear that wave mechanics and matrix mechanics were different expressions of the same basic physical theory , but in fact that proved to be the case . |
4 | Successful borrowing and taxing were different sides of the same sound coin of reputation , but their relationship can best be understood if we look at the pattern and structure of each in turn . |
5 | There were similar protests on the same day in Pusan , Kwangju and several other cities , when anti-government sentiment was increased by the self-immolation of a student from Chonnam National University . |
6 | It would , however , be more advantageous for our purposes to be able to say that they were alternative manifestations of the same lexical unit obey . |
7 | You did your business but it was great fun at the same time . ’ |
8 | There was considerable support for the latter suggestion from private practitioners in all types of firm and from local law societies . |