Example sentences of "[noun pl] [was/were] [det] [conj] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The demands of the workers were more than ever focused upon political change . |
| 2 | Arsenal 's breaks were few but always threatening and Oldham , after a first flurry , found openings increasingly elusive . |
| 3 | Portholes were few and usually hatched over with leering daemon masks . |
| 4 | Passage controls were few and well spaced out , so most crews reached Dover with a fairly uneventful run . |
| 5 | This remaining wing was built in about 1640 , a time when local builders were more than ever turning their craft into a conscious art . |