Example sentences of "[noun prp] was [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Flaherty was what the nans called the Wrong Element . |
| 2 | Exxon was itself the subject of 150 lawsuits by this time [ for earlier legal proceedings see p. 36606 ] . |
| 3 | Judge Goldstone was himself the subject of harsh criticism from a number of senior government figures for making " wild suggestions " . |
| 4 | Soldiering was what the Colonel understood . |
| 5 | In his own Board , Melling was none the less able to pursue an off-peak pricing policy , despite criticism from the other chairmen that he was breaking the common front against Ministry interference on pricing . |
| 6 | Alford was none the less made a deputy lieutenant of Sussex in 1627 , his services being considered essential to the defence of the county . |
| 7 | Hyannis , Massachusetts-based Fibronics International Inc 's main launch at Cebit was what the company claims is the industry 's most powerful development engine for graphical management of SNMP-based devices . |
| 8 | He knew the regiment was fighting somewhere in France , but its exact location was never recorded in the paper , so Charlie was none the wiser . |