Example sentences of "and [noun pl] was a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the most part they worked underground with their fathers or other relatives , and , in contrast with the lot of the pauper apprentice , child labour underground for all its burdens and dangers was a first step on the way to the ranks of the hewers . |
| 2 | VANITY/APOLLONIA 6 : For willingly allowing themselves to become Prince 's wet dreams , and for thinking that performing in basques and suspenders was a good idea . |
| 3 | In part the German obsession with woods , forests and mountains was a sentimental reaction against urbanisation , harking back to a restless , tribal existence . |
| 4 | The question of employment and Blacks was a crucial issue in racist discourse : the accusation that Blacks took jobs from Whites was widespread . |
| 5 | The spate of similar lecturers , articles and tracts was a stunning confirmation of the critics who argued that scientists could spout such one-dimensional , unrealistic drivel only because they and their science was equally one-dimensional . |
| 6 | In a society where service to the state was a paramount requirement , the close association of political parties with wealthy financiers and industrialists was a serious liability . |
| 7 | The relocation of churches and monasteries was a typical Ceauşescu combination of the spectacularly uneconomic and the cosmetic . |
| 8 | Implicit in the foregoing discussion about the relations between majorities and minorities was a major question which must now be explicitly asked : how far does democracy require a foundation of shared values among all its citizens ? |
| 9 | Amnesty said that the torture of those detained by the army and police was a daily routine , and that it had received reports of more than 200 cases of torture over the past two years , but believed the true figure to be much higher . |
| 10 | The man who is now so Victorian in his manners and morals was a rampant socialite . |
| 11 | Strange 's achievement in parlaying this modest qualification into a highly visible career in fashion magazines , pop videos and records was a potent example to those , like George O'Dowd , whose most ardent infatuation was with their self-image . |
| 12 | Counterbalancing the outflow of products and services was a large range of imports . |
| 13 | The immediate response from intellectuals and students was a euphoric sense that if it could happen in backward Russia then why not in Latin America ? |