Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | As everyone now knows , this unique experiment was a success , and mankind obtained a witness of human life on Earth three million years ago . |
| 32 | At the time it was widely forecast that if the Lords ' experiment was a success the Commons would be forced to follow suit . |
| 33 | Realising that this experiment was a flop , Mr Rahal ordered two Lolas for the remainder of the season . |
| 34 | Dr Briarty 's experiment was a study of the ways in which gravity affects the growth , division and development of plant cells . |
| 35 | ( The experiment was a failure . ) |
| 36 | What the ‘ teacher ’ volunteer did not know was that the whole experiment was a set-up and that the ‘ learner ’ was in fact a co-worker of Milgram 's . |
| 37 | Later on , another current affairs ' experiment was a magazine format series , which David Lloyd commissioned . |
| 38 | That disbelief was a challenge , and Deacon Billingsley was not a man to resist a challenge . |
| 39 | The illustrated periodical was a phenomenon of a world which Baudelaire saw as reborn on Guys ' paper : |
| 40 | In essence , Protestantism was a religion of the literate , and although educational opportunities continued to expand during the course of the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries , illiteracy , which was commonplace throughout the country and particularly evident in rural areas and among women , continued to exclude the majority of the laity from a full understanding of their new faith . |
| 41 | But they did not : in their eyes , blackness was a resource to be used ; and use it they did — to strengthen their resolve , redouble their efforts and forge a will to succeed . |
| 42 | It has already been seen that , if the defendant knows that his assailant was a policeman , it will not avail him as a defence if he mistakenly thinks that the policeman was exceeding his powers . |
| 43 | The report of Ansell does not disclose whether or not the defendant was aware that his assailant was a policeman , but it would seem that he did not . |
| 44 | I understood that it was what The Wedding Present wanted , but explaining it to the head of the sales force was a problem . |
| 45 | From Keld to Wain Wath Force was a quarter-mile of road-walking and , leaving the road below the force , I sat by the bridge on the track to West Stonesdale Farm with my milkless tea and sandwiches . |
| 46 | Sybil 's expression when she opened the door in response to Melissa 's ring was a blend of dignity and embarrassment . |
| 47 | The Ring was a place Niki knew well , and he knew the place was unsafe . |
| 48 | To the left of the gas ring was a note . |
| 49 | These were considerations that could not be ignored by a Conservative leader , Austen Chamberlain had been toppled in 1922 because he had not withdrawn from an unpopular coalition in time ; and one of the motives for the destruction of the Lloyd George coalition was a desire to replace it by a protectionist government . |
| 50 | We all limp , more or less , was the antihero 's way of putting it , and for him all consciousness was a disease . |
| 51 | Opening from the bedroom was a bathroom and lavatory — the flat was entirely self-contained . |
| 52 | The only piece of furniture in the large , dusty bedroom was a bed , placed next to the window . |
| 53 | Among the coats in the bedroom was a leather bomber jacket which did look as though it could be genuine World War Two . |
| 54 | In the corner of his cluttered bedroom was a photograph of a woman dressed in black , her sad , unsmiling face staring miserably from the picture . |
| 55 | Their recommendation was a Shell weedkiller called " Commando " , and , accordingly , the plaintiff purchased some to the value of £6,438 . |
| 56 | The contest was a kind of military superstars , with an RAF team carrying Britain 's hopes of victory in Challenge '93 . |
| 57 | Near the summit of the pyramid was a category of semi-educated members numbering a few thousand occupying subordinate positions : most of these were previously non-political residents or nationals of the Soviet Union or had links with the Chinese communists . |
| 58 | Batts and Dorigo were nt even on the bench for England , Speed was a sub for Wales ( cos they wanted to play sweeper … |
| 59 | Initially this new German ‘ victory ’ weapon proved unnerving but before long it became possible for the ‘ V1s ’ to be intercepted by fighter aircraft over the sea , although their speed was a problem , but by moving the bulk of the anti-aircraft artillery units to the Isle of Wight and along the southern coastline of England , it was possible to shoot them down before they reached the London area . |
| 60 | Speed was a bit of a non event ( although he did score a goal ! ) and Deane lumbered about a bit , but was strong when he got the ball . |