Example sentences of "[pers pn] was the [det] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the former Home Secretary who first noticed the deck chair , its legs awash with the incoming tide , part-hidden by the Victorian metal-work of the pier . |
| 2 | The final irony , it was the same Chief Inspector who had signed both the letters he received . |
| 3 | Krauss notes that even in Rodin 's Three Nymphs , it was the same plaster model that was realized for each of the three figures . |
| 4 | It was the same rhythm pattern thank you very much . |
| 5 | He was the former Republican leader in the House of Representatives , and had been chosen as Vice-President for his reputation for honesty rather than for any outstanding political qualities . |