Example sentences of "[noun pl] was [verb] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of Frankie 's greatest fears in his final days was letting people down . |
| 2 | The seven percent of the first wave fund-holders was allocated £14.5 million to set up the administrative side of the scheme , but the remaining 93 percent were given a total of £19 million in the 1991 autumn statement . |
| 3 | Tangled hair was another indication of fairy interference , for one of Queen Mab 's favourite amusements was to tie people 's hair in knots , or ‘ elf-locks ’ , as Shakespeare averred in Romeo and Juliet : |
| 4 | Jesus clearly believed that the main aim of the ( Old Testament ) scriptures was to point people to himself ; which means in practice ( if we add Luke 's evidence to John 's ) , that through repentance and faith men and women should find the forgiveness and life which he had died and risen to make possible for them . |
| 5 | ‘ The aim of the seminars was to help people in leadership , especially teachers , to become aware of the advantages and potential of TV and video , as well as the hazards and limitations , ’ Fr Hannan said . |
| 6 | ‘ The aim of the seminars was to help people in leadership , especially teachers , to become aware of the advantages and potential of TV and video , as well as the hazards and limitations , ’ Fr Hannan said . |
| 7 | They claim that the reason Jesus taught in parables was to confuse people : |