Example sentences of "they [was/were] the [num ord] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were innovators in that they were the first ones who did n't try to represent the melody as written . |
| 2 | They were the last words they spoke to each other . |
| 3 | . they were the last words he spoke for 2 and a half years |
| 4 | ‘ They were the last words he ever spoke . |
| 5 | They 're alright down here , at least they were the last time we had them . |