Example sentences of "[noun pl] [Wh det] [was/were] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The furniture stores in the area at that time sold styles which were a cross between Blackpool and back street Soho . |
| 2 | She did not share Baldwin 's intellectual or aesthetic tastes , and she did not accompany him on the long walks which were a staple part of his recreation in Worcestershire or at Aix . |
| 3 | There was n't any trouble from ticket touts which was a cause for concern . |
| 4 | Elizabeth Titford , the mother , must have needed a bit of Christian faith herself as she grew older and struggled to live through the hard times which were a mark of the 1820s with its long and painful inflation . |
| 5 | And also last Friday at education committee there was a long debate , both on the procedure which would be adopted by the working party , in discharging it 's remit and in particular the policy which it recommended regarding small schools , and also an extended debate on one of the areas which was a subject of recommendation by the er , district auditor which concerns the organisation of first and middle schooling in the Meer area , and there the working party did look very specifically at the recommendation that was made by the district auditor that decided on balance that that was n't likely to produce the best and most cost effective education in that part of the county . |
| 6 | On the other hand , to allow county councillors from the larger districts to vote in the county council on matters which were a district responsibility in their own areas would be deeply resented by the smaller districts . |
| 7 | He got a letter on file , he produced a load of stats which were a load of bollocks and prove and proved that we were n't losing any business and then he they had a deal with us which was Eurobudget with no restrictions when they were based at Dagenham |
| 8 | He said that he did not see the point of a central control over pay beds which was a relic of the Labour governments of the 1960s . |
| 9 | and of course , as I say , being at Cambridge there was a little theatre there and er we used to see so many of the actors and actresses that used to come into our lives you see because there were five places on the station , for instance , there was the tea room adjoining the , there was a large kiosk , large kiosk one girl in there , you see , and er there was , then there was this large which is the biggest and then the dining room that , you see and er so and , and one year I , I wrote it down but erm , one year I remember we took forty four thousand pounds which was a lot of money and er , you see , well er I got on very well with the girls |
| 10 | Candidates who began under the traditional system will complete their course under that system and so it will be 1995 before the old system — and the examinations which were a part of it — finally disappear . |
| 11 | All her writings are characterized by an outstanding clarity and vigour of presentation , qualities which were a reflection of her keen interest in English literature . |
| 12 | His life-story relates his experiments with Truth , or his attempt to live in accordance with certain religious beliefs which were a part of his Hindu heritage . |
| 13 | cos at the weekend I did really well cos I got a couple done at youth club and a couple done at work I thought , yeah , I was doing really well but Monday I forgot to bring the spare batteries which was a bit divvy of me and I was gon na record it all during sewing Tuesday I went to placement |
| 14 | This grew with the realization that deep chemical weathering would be the norm in many tropical areas and that many temperate areas included tor-like residuals which were a remnant from times when climatic conditions were warmer and wetter . |
| 15 | They were business partners and very good friends which was a bonus and that was all . |
| 16 | In 1936 , three years before Aaron Copland , Thomson started writing film scores which were a model of unobtrusive clarity and pertinence , combining American materials to suit documentaries such as The Plow that Broke the Plains and The River with the musique d'ameublement approach of Satie . |
| 17 | Under his leadership , the heavyweight investigative team was to produce reports which were a cross between the old Sunday Times Insight team and the occasional ‘ Shock Issues ’ which are all that remains of the old Mirror . |
| 18 | He had started Supersight and had made quite an impact on an already highly competitive market with some clubs and putters which were a shade too gimmicky for me , but were tailor-made for the average club golfer , who will buy anything if it is ‘ guaranteed to add fifteen yards to your drive ’ . |
| 19 | English history has a tendency to assimilate developments into a mythic story , so that events which were a victory for some faction or interest group get retrospectively sanctioned as a sacred progress of democratic tradition . |
| 20 | Miners from North Staffordshire wearing pit helmets , women from the Nottingham and Doncaster coalfields , workers from Yarrow and trade unionists from England and Scotland carried banners which were a roll call of industrial struggles past and present . |