Example sentences of "words [was/were] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The words were a warning . |
| 2 | The words were a kind of balm . |
| 3 | Clear words were a matter of practical rather than juridical significance ; they were not the essential constitutive element in trusts but invaluable evidence as to the intentions at law of the settlor . |
| 4 | The words were a train of thought suggested by the music , by Neil 's guitar line . |
| 5 | His first words were a salute to the people of South Africa , to whom he declared : " I stand here before you not as a prophet but as a humble servant of you , the people . |
| 6 | Her hands were on his shoulders and she was pleading , but the words were a blur in the swirling mist of need and pain that engulfed him . |