Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] also the [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Theirs was also the only three-wheeler in the Monte Carlo Challenge , run over the traditional route , and their 1933 Morgan completed the gruelling 2,000-mile distance to finish 82nd out of 100 cars , half of which travelled from starting points in Berlin and Oslo . |
| 2 | Not only was she was the first woman ever to gain the imperial throne by her own machinations , she was also the first to institute the practice of official cunnilingus . |
| 3 | She was also the first Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro . |
| 4 | She was also the first woman painter to achieve this status . |
| 5 | She was also the tutelary deity of music and love , usually depicted with a drum or rattle . |
| 6 | Yes , she was also the only woman since Freddie and the Dreamers had a hit who still drank port and lemon . |
| 7 | We were also the first sponsor of televised croquet in association with Granada TV and we have since launched a competition to stimulate schools involvement in this fascinating sport . |
| 8 | We were also the first place in southern Africa to be converted to Christianity , and different religious beliefs of all kinds already thrive there . |
| 9 | ‘ But they were also the only evidence as to the identity of the kidnappers , ’ protested Golding . |
| 10 | They were also the first to join permanent trade unions . |
| 11 | But they were also the golden age of doctrinal clarification . |
| 12 | Knights naturally took precedence as the leading members of the class , and there is no difficulty about demonstrating that they were also the richest despite the existence of a good many whose incomes fell far short of £200 . |
| 13 | They were also the last of the home unions to award caps for internationals against France and they steadfastly refused to pick any capped players for ‘ B ’ internationals , which they have from this coming season stopped playing . |
| 14 | It was n't just the slight pain that stopped her sleeping , it was also the mental shock of what she had done . |
| 15 | It was also the first occasion on which the bishop of Rome is known to have invoked the text of Matthew 16 : 18 to justify his primatial jurisdiction . |
| 16 | It was also the first major examination in Britain of the whole nuclear controversy . |
| 17 | It was also the first to be held since the redecoration of the Tuileries had restored the palace to its former splendour ; this it had lost not only because it had been ransacked by the mob in 1848 , but also because it had become shabby during the reign of Louis-Philippe . |
| 18 | It was also the first time he had driven with navigator John Anthony , a retired fire officer from South Nutfield . |
| 19 | It was also the first direct aid ever paid to exploration companies in Ireland . |
| 20 | It was also the first time that her 21-year-old adopted daughter Soon-Yi , Allen 's new lover , was not at the traditional family meal . |
| 21 | It was also the first colony gained by conquest . |
| 22 | It was also the first to use controlled pre-heating of boiler feed-water . |
| 23 | This was the first UN resolution since 1978 which did not condemn Vietnam 's invasion of Cambodia and demand the withdrawal of Vietnamese troops ; it was also the first unanimous resolution on Cambodia . |
| 24 | It was also the first opportunity for the Sandinistas to assess their opposition role after losing elections in February 1990 to the right-wing National Opposition Union ( UNO ) coalition of President Violeta Chamorro de Barrios [ see p. 37236 ] . |
| 25 | It was also the first opportunity at national level for the electorate to deliver its verdict on the DLP , which had been formed by Roh in January 1990 through the merger of his minority ruling party with two of the three main opposition parties [ see pp. 37187-88 ] . |
| 26 | ‘ It was also the first time that steam , which is the lifeblood of THORP was introduced into the highly active area . ’ |
| 27 | It was also the first pneumatic malting to be built in Europe , incorporating machinery from America . |
| 28 | It marked the dedication of a new city church … but it was also the first time a Roman Catholic cardinal had preached before the Monarch since the time of Henry The Eighth . |
| 29 | It was also the first clear opening afforded to Kelly in 86 minutes of nonstop seeking . |
| 30 | It was also the first time Liverpool had gone ahead of their rivals — 45 wins to 44 — since the derby series , than at 127 games , began . |