Example sentences of "[noun pl] [was/were] [adj] [subord] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His ears were sharp as a jackal 's and he could spot the tracks of a hippo from an extraordinary distance . |
| 2 | For example , Pamela was surprised that her parents were concerned when a boy she had just met at a discotheque brought her home in the early hours of the morning . |
| 3 | The first Christians also knew that divine resources were more than a match for the dark powers . |
| 4 | Its organization was similar in that it was controlled by persons of relatively high social status , that ransoming was a major source of profit , and that the transporting of animals over long distances was usual when a payment was not forthcoming . |
| 5 | Neighbours were concerned because a daughter with a psychiatric history , marital difficulties and debts , had moved in with the old couple . |
| 6 | Stockbroker Barrie Tyler of Cardiff-based Bell , Lawrie White yesterday said Mr Sherwood 's comments were more than a warning shot . |
| 7 | In all seven broad industry categories monitored by TI , the level of failures was higher than a year previously . |
| 8 | A TEAM of young archaeologists were disappointed when a dig in Darlington revealed nothing more than a Victorian cellar . |