Example sentences of "[noun pl] [was/were] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The words were a warning . |
| 2 | The words were a kind of balm . |
| 3 | Clear words were a matter of practical rather than juridical significance ; they were not the essential constitutive element in trusts but invaluable evidence as to the intentions at law of the settlor . |
| 4 | The words were a train of thought suggested by the music , by Neil 's guitar line . |
| 5 | His first words were a salute to the people of South Africa , to whom he declared : " I stand here before you not as a prophet but as a humble servant of you , the people . |
| 6 | Her hands were on his shoulders and she was pleading , but the words were a blur in the swirling mist of need and pain that engulfed him . |
| 7 | Its guidlines state that the bypass would have to be within a hundred yards of the road or the conditions intolerable before the property would be bought , though the Judge Mr Justice Latham said that in his view those guidelines were a shambles . |
| 8 | These Yanks were a puzzle to me . |
| 9 | God knows , he was a grisly mess : the back of his head and legs were a mass of wounds . |
| 10 | In the one in which the client 's objective was rejected the clients were a brother and sister whose father had died . |
| 11 | It is disputed whether these onion domes were a development indigenous to the area or whether the idea came from further east , but the former seems more likely on the weight of evidence ; they were being built by the mid-twelfth century here and were designed in a great variety of shapes and in large numbers . . |
| 12 | According to him , the Black and Tans were a terror force , hastily recruited from ex-soldiers to carry out a policy of naked and bloody reprisals against the IRA . |
| 13 | For all the warnings of the conservationists , the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were a period of unparalleled expansion in the consumption of resources . |
| 14 | By necessity and by choice the Jews were a race apart , the only group entirely segregated from the rest of the community . |
| 15 | I have always thought boils were a symptom of the first signs of scurvy , caused by a lack of ascorbic acid , vitamin C. Surely diet , rather than lesions and subsequent infection , is a much more important factor ? |
| 16 | Australian-born Peter and partner David Halls were a hit with viewers who loved the jokey attitude to cooking . |
| 17 | The government 's bill proposed that the President should mediate in disputes between the government and the Sejm ; such disputes were a feature of the outgoing parliament . |
| 18 | And if there had been no synthetic drugs to control the resistant strains , would the decline of streptomycin have been taken to prove that antibiotics were a waste of time because organisms adapted to them too easily ? |
| 19 | I think these animadversions were a turning-point in my life . |
| 20 | The team selection and tactics were a bit dodgy . |
| 21 | Worst of all , the heavy four-motor cars were a drain on the electrical distribution system , especially in South Shore , and sometimes a whole section would go ‘ dead ’ . |
| 22 | The new cars were a sensation when they first appeared , passengers let old cars pass in order to ride on them , and upon entering removed their hats and looked for a door mat ! |
| 23 | At a time when Japanese cars were a joke , his faith and perseverance founded the Nissan dealerships and built up the business . |
| 24 | Last August we revealed that J-reg cars were a joke . |
| 25 | His life and relationships were a mess . |
| 26 | Discussions between the inspectors and manufacturers were a trade secret , but the Inspectorate tried to avoid placing ‘ an undue burden on manufacturing industry ’ . |
| 27 | With lots of help from around the village and many professional backstage touches as well as performances , the three performances were a sell-out success . |
| 28 | His self-confidence almost swept her off her guard , but the narrowed black eyes were a warning , and she gave him a small , would-be pitying smile . |
| 29 | Her almost violet eyes were a bit startling , maybe , set as they were in such dark lashes , but certainly her hair did n't give the impression of ruthless determination ; it sprang every which way , totally unsuppressed . |
| 30 | His eyes were a bit watery , runny nose I hope it does n't start , if he gets home and starts with the flu ha ! |