Example sentences of "[noun pl] were [not/n't] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Speaking after a visit to South Africa , Ellemann-Jensen concluded that the security forces were not in a position to supervise a democratic transition . |
| 2 | Speaking in Perth yesterday at a press briefing on possible future strategies for the arable sector following the new set- aside regulations , a chemical manufacturer , Peter Botham of WBC Technology , gave warning that the increases which farmers have enjoyed in recent months in grain values were not without a cost . |
| 3 | Indeed , I would go further and conclude that at least in relation to the last three payments the plaintiffs were not under a mistake of law but were strongly of the view that they were under no liability to pay . |
| 4 | At most , therefore , there is in evidential burden on the defendant , and it would be for the prosecutor to establish beyond reasonable doubt that the report was unfair or inaccurate , or that the proceedings were not before a tribunal exercising judicial authority . |
| 5 | Stool soiling was difficult to assess , many children were not at an age to be toilet trained . |
| 6 | The Community Mothers initiative was developed in the Eastern Health Board because Public Health Nurses were not in a position to expand the work due to the demands of their caseloads . |