Example sentences of "was a [adj] [noun] ' [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | It was a veritable hornets ' nest ! |
2 | He was a real teachers ' pet , worse than me . |
3 | The result was a threatened players ' strike in 1909 , which led the authorities to re-recognize the union . |
4 | It was a favourite prisoners ' jeer at the guards , though unfair in view of the relative safety of the prisoners ' position . |
5 | George Wood had hinted , and not too darkly , about the ‘ lads ’ who knew how to get past the guards and into the mines at night : he had intimated that there was a prosperous smugglers ' route through the highest mountain passes to the coast where the ore would be taken over to Ireland or down to Liverpool and Swansea . |
6 | It was a few moments ' work to have her sitting with her baggage in a gig , to crown the blot with a ridiculous hat , and to write the word CAMBRIDGE on a downward-sloping signpost . |
7 | His popular wife , who was a National Farmers ' Union branch secretary before the birth of their children , is seen in the constituency as calm and strong , but also gentle and kind . |
8 | We tried to make it the best school , and it was an outstanding girls ' school . " |
9 | ‘ I 'd be disappointed if it was an old ladies ' outing . ’ |
10 | It was an old folks ' home . |