Example sentences of "[unc] [noun] [was/were] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Next V-1 sortie was a daylight one at Beauvoir on June 29 , R5868 's first daylight sortie since its fourth operation with 83 Squadron on July 18 , 1942 , when it bombed the Krupps works at Essen . |
| 2 | erm The reason why we moved the amendment on this is er Jim been and that has , we started to query the figures I did n't get involved in the all this week and th people like Jim , David loads of my attention and the whole er exercise was a fraud they 're all bum figures and when I checked , the figures I have checked here are done by a senior officer when I showed 'im what stuff was being wrong . |
| 3 | Er prep was a nightmare my middles |
| 4 | Her own petit friture was a plateful of tiny fish , crisply fried and sprinkled with garlic , and they both opted for guinea fowl casseroled in red wine , and so tender it almost fell off the bone , with sautéd potatoes and cabbage cooked in butter , as their main course . |
| 5 | you see , er , er Mary was a bit silly because she 's had a lot of air plant , they just pulled them off and threw them out , now I would n't of done , done that because I would of kept some of those |
| 6 | but if that er risk was a material risk , what effect do you think it would have on the market ? |
| 7 | And then er James was a doctor of Captain James and er a daughter of Captain James . |
| 8 | The government 's response was a plan to replace the baccalauréat system , which guaranteed places to those obtaining certain qualifications , with one of competitive selection . |
| 9 | Portugal , which does not recognise Indonesia 's annexation of its former colony , said Mr Gusmao 's trial was a travesty . |
| 10 | Sharpe 's measure was a ratio which compared the risk premium with the total variability of the portfolio 's return . |
| 11 | One of Wilson 's associates was a gentleman who was later to attain a high degree of publicity and notoriety , namely Joseph Kagan . |
| 12 | Most schools accepted a need to enhance basic provision of fiction and general reference material and in at least one school the development of a sound base in children 's fiction was a priority . |
| 13 | Although in 1974 the Supreme Court had ordered President Nixon to surrender tapes in connection with the Watergate affair ( when Democratic Party premises had been broken into by Nixon 's supporters with his knowledge ) , no court had ever ordered a former President to surrender personal notes , and Greene 's decision was a departure from a ruling in the case of Oliver North , where requests for such material had been denied . |
| 14 | According to Dr D.W.F. James , the then Director of the Polytechnic of Wales , the government 's decision was a reflection of its desire not to rock the boat and was connected with arguments about the Welsh language , arguments which had already saved Bangor Normal College from merging with the University College of North Wales so that it could develop as a Welsh medium teacher-training college . |
| 15 | Habash stated that the PFLP 's decision was a result of what he described as the " erroneous political line " being pursued by the PLO leadership in accepting conditions set by the United States for the formation of a Palestinian delegation to the Madrid conference . |
| 16 | The court held that the first defendant 's negligence was a cause of the death and he was held 25% responsible . |
| 17 | Colonel Ford , worried that he was losing his veteran Captain of skirmishers , had begged d'Alembord to stay for the impending campaign and implicit in the Colonel 's plea was a promise that d'Alembord would receive the next vacant majority in the battalion . |
| 18 | The Liberal Democrats ' defence spokesman , Menzies Campbell , said later that the president 's proposals were a gimmick and ‘ smacked of being seen to do something without serious understanding of its effectiveness ’ . |
| 19 | Though ridden by Graham McCourt , then third in the jump jockeys ' table , Norton 's Coin was a rank outsider . |
| 20 | Sir Kenneth 's rules were a bit daft in places and far too detailed to work without the risk of continual recourse to the courts . |
| 21 | After little more than two years of marriage , Gabrielle 's experience was a hint of what was to come . |
| 22 | As they obeyed , Mungo could see that the sorcerer 's apprentice was a toad , puffed up with fear or pride . |
| 23 | Perhaps the clearest expression of Shevardnadze 's views was a speech he delivered in April 1986 on the anniversary of Lenin 's birth , some months after he had become professionally responsible for foreign affairs . |
| 24 | Doreen 's hair was a wig and the bosoms were foam rubber . |
| 25 | The kindness of Cinzia Miletti 's heart was a quality Zen had considerable difficulty in imagining where Ivy Cook was concerned , but he found it easy enough to believe that in her husband 's absence Cinzia had been feeling bored and had welcomed any excuse for going into Perugia . |
| 26 | In this , Alan Penaud 's debut was a success because he responded well to the task and swiftly set his line moving . |
| 27 | The idea of him stealing Mrs Gotobed 's Will was a bit of what Hepzibah would call ‘ Albert 's Old Nonsense . ’ |
| 28 | The bulk of September 's settlement was a cut in the money owed to credit card firms . |
| 29 | The bulk of September 's settlement was a cut in the money owed to credit card firms . |
| 30 | Canon Wheeler 's ambition was a bishopric before he was fifty . |