Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] [was/were] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These dissemination procedures were a feature of an earlier project supported by the ESRC and the present project will pay particular attention to developing software which can be easily understood and used by social scientists . |
| 2 | It so happened that the very train that ended Mr Cubbage 's life was carrying the delayed mail and in one of the mail bags was a letter from Coleen agreeing to Mr Cubbage 's proposal of marriage and saying that she was coming home to her lover . |
| 3 | Physiologists capitalized on this instrumentation to demonstrate that the electrical activity of the brain and its nerve cells was a function of what the individual was doing , or not doing , or how sensory receptors were stimulated . |
| 4 | One of these AIDS victims was a haemophiliac who probably contracted the disease through infected blood products . |
| 5 | The hope that the restriction imposed by the 1976 Act which limited defendants ' rights to produce evidence in court of the rape survivor 's past sexual relationships with persons other than the defendant would cause newspapers to lose interest in reporting rape cases was a hope that was totally misplaced . |
| 6 | The purchase or sale or issue to subscribers of shares in consequence of unsolicited telephone calls was a contravention of section 56 of the Act . |
| 7 | He was bearing the cold and damp better than he had in the previous year , but these winter months were a time when proper life had to give way to the struggle merely to exist . |
| 8 | Communication between constable peers was a threat to the discipline of command . |
| 9 | Running parallel to the Medau sessions was a course organised by Anne Talintyre for the British team of Modern Rhythmic Gymnasts in training for the World Championships . |
| 10 | Among the literature from the Edinburgh Federation of Community Education Centre Management Committees was a questionnaire re the premises occupied by the committees . |
| 11 | Among the literature from the Edinburgh Federation of Community Education Centre Management Committees was a questionnaire re the premises occupied by the committees . |
| 12 | The visiting party had concluded that the management problems were a threat to the academic standards of the institution , and most faculties were affected . |
| 13 | These picturesque , turning mill sails were a delight to children ; and this is borne out by Mrs Celia Jay of Blaxhall . |
| 14 | After half an hour or so , when some of the journalists ' drinking arms were a blur , Jefferson banged on the table . |
| 15 | Rape ashes were a source of alkali , necessary in the manufacture of bottles and green ware . |
| 16 | In his view peace conferences were a waste of time ; the old elm had outlived its usefulness . |
| 17 | However , the rail tracks were a source of trouble in the early period . |
| 18 | The group concluded that ‘ arresting doctors , medical personnel , cemetery and morgue workers was a tactic designed to block accurate reporting of the number of dead and wounded ’ . |
| 19 | In fact the war years were a period of mixed fortunes for cotton manufacture . |
| 20 | Such briefing on security topics was a matter of routine when a new minister took office . |
| 21 | Indeed , reductions rather than increases in tax rates were a feature of the period . |
| 22 | In the conventional view Coldbath Fields was a shock to respectable consciences , and rallied the support of all but the dangerous classes to the Peelers . |
| 23 | The establishment of Prohibition laws was a battle in the struggle for status between two divergent styles of life … . |
| 24 | Underneath those precisely tailored silk shirts was a man so rugged and so real he could steal your breath away — if you let him . |
| 25 | Last night , the mood of conference representatives was a mix of public solidarity and private unease . |
| 26 | Organizing resources : six case studies was a research report into specific aspects of resource centre organization and so concentrated on matters such as indexing and the allocation of funds . |
| 27 | Lastly , to operate alongside the CSFs and Integrated Development Operations were a number of Community Programmes , undertaken on the direct initiative of the Commission to address particular problems in certain areas . |
| 28 | Enterprise zones were a way of testing the viability of these ideas by liberalizing the market . |
| 29 | My first venture into contact lenses was a classic . |
| 30 | My first venture into contact lenses was a classic . |