Example sentences of "[was/were] [noun sg] in [art] [noun pl] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The remarkable performance by Barrie Edgington , who was second in the men 's Lechner sailboard , makes him an almost certain choice , and Stuart Childerley looks unbeatable in the Finn . |
| 2 | Going into Cheltenham , Pipe was second in the trainers ' league this season , with 149 winners from his 550 runners , the high numbers of winners and runners testifying to the soundness of his methods and his horses . |
| 3 | No doubt there was method in the smugglers ' madness , perhaps the very unsuitability of the area was a ploy to put us off the scent . |
| 4 | In the consolation events , Brigitte Newbury won the Ladies ' 50 singles , while Harri Gibbon was runner-up in the Men 's 70 singles . |
| 5 | Doubtless there was discussion in the teachers ' common room about which sister the latest Spencer recruit to Poplar class would emulate , Sarah or Jane . |