Example sentences of "were the former [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The main casualties of the reshuffle were the former Home Secretary Kenneth Baker , former Defence Secretary Tom King , and former Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Brooke . |
| 2 | Its 120 passengers , among whom were the former Portuguese President António Eanes , and students , politicians and reporters from 21 countries , intended to lay a wreath at the site of the November massacre , the Santa Cruz cemetery in Dili . |
| 3 | Among the critics were the former ministers Michael Jopling , Peter Bottomley , Michael Spicer and Tom King , as well as Winston Churchill . |
| 4 | Among those executed , several of whom had been detained before the " coup attempt " , were the former Air Force commander , Maj.-Gen. |
| 5 | Also accused were the former head of the state security police ( the Stasi ) , Erich Mielke , 84 , former Prime Minister Willi Stoph , 78 , former Defence Minister Heinz Kessler , 72 , his deputy Fritz Streletz , 66 , and the former regional party leader in Suhl , Hans Albrecht , 72 . |