Example sentences of "was [noun prp] [noun] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first English school in which sex education was formally given was Abbotsholme School whose first headmaster , Cecil Reddie , introduced the idea in the autumn term of 1889 . |
| 2 | In the nineteenth century it was Richard Wagner whose extraordinary ambition it was to make a complete artistic environment , in which the arts would blend . |
| 3 | Pieter Hendriks scored a marvellous kick and chase try and one of the Free State stars was Hendrik Truter who last season played for Transvaal . |
| 4 | Another supplier was South Africa whose huge Armscor factory in Johannesburg had supplied Iran with all the 120-mm guns that it fruitlessly fired across the desert in this never-ending conflict , and much else besides . |
| 5 | M.I.5 ? was Mr Fleming my innocent boss really 007 after all ? |
| 6 | And exhibitors were under increasing pressure from American practices designed to ensure it was US pictures which British audiences saw . |
| 7 | It was Balvinder Singh who one day in late January suddenly announced , quite unprompted , that he would not be on duty on Sunday as he and his father Punjab Singh were going to watch what he called a ‘ bird challenge ’ . |