Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] [pron] the [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | In the same letter to Katkov Dostoevsky also claimed that the murder was itself the merest peg ; ‘ I am only taking the accomplished fact ’ ; and he went on to assert that the human type ‘ which corresponds to this crime ’ was the creature of his imagination . |
| 2 | Held , dismissing both appeals , the tape recording of an interview was itself the primary exhibit , although as a matter of convenience it was usual for the prosecution , with the consent of the defence , to provide an abbreviated transcript of its contents for the use of the court and the jury . |
| 3 | Among the issues the Palestinians wanted in their memoranda of understanding was what the Middle East International of Aug. 16 described as " the legal reference point of the conference " in addition to detailed US interpretations of UN Resolutions 242 and 338 and the US position on East Jerusalem . |
| 4 | Societies of boys were what the public schools essentially remained , with the masters forming no more than a thin crust of adult authority . |
| 5 | Even on what became its own home ground , however , the pluralist approach was not unchallenged , nor of course was it the first chronologically . |
| 6 | The curved orbit was itself the natural path . ’ |
| 7 | The creation of this magical vortex was one the first and greatest acts of the High Elf mages of Ulthuan . |
| 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 . |