Example sentences of "[noun pl] [was/were] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the words were his the images were taken from those things Kraal and Minch had told him about that distant place . |
| 2 | Opposite the Cages was what the eagles called the Three Island Pond where ducks and flamingos were kept . |
| 3 | The final section shows how Sri Lankans were none the less able to use the courts as a legitimate and acceptable , if sometimes disreputable , way to solve disputes . |
| 4 | Ostensibly ‘ in favour of perestroika ’ and incorporating many party members within their ranks , the new movements were none the less associated with a policy stance which went very much further than the party conference resolution . |
| 5 | His private newsletters were none the less still fuller and became celebrated . |
| 6 | The imposition of VAT misdeclaration and serious default surcharges was something the federation had opposed since its outset . |
| 7 | I did n't understand her questions was it the figures had come from the private sector I 'm not sure if she understood it herself either erm we 've talked in the social services planning cuts committee about a list of homes for refurbishment and Mr wanted a very long list er a list which would blight every home not on the list . |
| 8 | The financial constraints were initially rather phantom-like ( in the first year , for example , there was prolonged and somewhat inconclusive discussion with the Ministry about the budget and it was not finally authorised until the financial year was over ! ) , but the physical constraints were none the less effective in limiting the industry 's expenditure . |
| 9 | The Mayor and his friends were themselves the criminals , hand in glove with the smugglers whose leader Jake was clearly an old ally . |
| 10 | Local peace initiative activities were themselves the targets of violence attacks . |
| 11 | He again argued that cities were themselves the cauldron in which the transition from the old to the new societies was taking place ; and , crucially , cities were themselves actively generating a new way of life . |
| 12 | The most obvious is that he felt it himself : to him his fictions were what the Silmarils were to Fëanor or their ships to the Teleri , ‘ the work of our hearts , whose like we shall not make again' . |
| 13 | Societies of boys were what the public schools essentially remained , with the masters forming no more than a thin crust of adult authority . |
| 14 | With high land values and the lowest UK unemployment , almost 50 per cent of the very small holdings were what the survey classed as ‘ amenity farming ’ , in which land and buildings are acquired with ‘ a desirable residence and the agricultural activities carried out largely for pleasure ’ . |
| 15 | A WOMAN who has spent her life caring for others was herself the centre of attention at the weekend . |
| 16 | For some members of staff , study skills was what the ESSE/L Project was really all about . |