Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] were the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The established , and now publicized , fact that women 's sexual capacity increases with age , at least until the late twenties , and stays at this peak for decades , while men 's is already declining , came as a shock both to men , who suddenly discovered they were the unlucky sex , and to women who had not realized what they had been missing . |
| 2 | When I saw you , I knew you were the ideal person to share with , and I 've never regretted it . ’ |
| 3 | They all supported an increased budget , which meant they were the ONLY county capped by the Government for spending too much . |
| 4 | They were stopped and questioned by the police , who thought they were the real thing . |
| 5 | ‘ I thought they were the only party that could rule Namibia . |
| 6 | And er they thought they were the big cheese you see , th th th those who worked there . |
| 7 | I walked alongside the men at the head of the column and soon learned they were the Black Watch , a well-known Scottish regiment . |