Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] in [art] [noun pl] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Being ‘ dog people ’ they were interested in the poodles ' performance and commented on what lovely dogs , ‘ Pity you do n't know how to show them to their best advantage . ’ |
| 2 | They were married in the Guards ' Chapel , a stone 's throw from Buckingham Palace , on July 4 1973 , and one member of the close-knit circle of Camilla 's friends said : ‘ She believed Charles had lost interest and had no intention of considering her as a wife . |
| 3 | By the start of the new term in the autumn of 1988 , the negative aspects of the ‘ tide ’ were uppermost in the authorities ' minds . |
| 4 | If torture was involved in the pilots ' remarks this week — and many remember the UN investigations of Iraq 's treatment of prisoners during the war with Iran — the rules were broken . |
| 5 | John Main was a very minor figure in the politics of Inverkeithing , for he was not a councillor , but Main was influential in the hammermen 's trade , and in a contested election for deacon of the hammermen John Main 's vote carried the contest for Cunningham 's friend . |