Example sentences of "was [noun sg] [prep] the [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although Mr de Klerk is accused by the ANC of meddling with the list to get his own people in , there is no doubt that the days when the SABC was part of the Nationalists ' mighty propaganda machine are over . |
| 2 | Shanks was president of the Mechanics ' Institute of St Helens . |
| 3 | Going into Cheltenham , Pipe was second in the trainers ' league this season , with 149 winners from his 550 runners , the high numbers of winners and runners testifying to the soundness of his methods and his horses . |
| 4 | No doubt there was method in the smugglers ' madness , perhaps the very unsuitability of the area was a ploy to put us off the scent . |
| 5 | Her parents were prominent local business people ; her mother was chairperson of the Parents ' Association . |
| 6 | Doubtless there was discussion in the teachers ' common room about which sister the latest Spencer recruit to Poplar class would emulate , Sarah or Jane . |
| 7 | His father was active in City companies , and was master of the Carpenters ' Company in 1906 . |