Example sentences of "[noun prp] were [verb] [pron] [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I thought it would be best if Mr Challow were to help you for a bit , Miss Broome , ’ said Mervyn , ‘ while he 's getting settled down , that is . ’
2 Talk was intense among the youngsters , and the young actors and actresses roaming Sunset Strip were no different to the youth of America , if not the world , in that they too were a disoriented bunch in search of idols ; Clift , Brando and Dean were providing them with a whole new repertoire of sayings , postures , stances and gestures .
3 In effect the Berlin banks who loaned money to the Junkers were paying themselves through an agricultural clearing house in East Prussia .
4 The Smiths were priming themselves for a spell in the top five .
5 To no avail : my resolution was never called for debate and another , that if the SNP were to approach us with a view to talks ( an unlikely event after the Pollok by-election ) we would not close the door , was passed by a narrow majority .
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