Example sentences of "[art] [noun pl] [was/were] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The crowds were a wonder to behold . |
| 2 | ‘ That Kirsty came along and appeared in the sittings was a by-product , but made me think ‘ why not animals , as well ? ’ |
| 3 | The last dull memory of winter faded and the hedges were a mass of silvery catkins of the pussy willow , while amongst them flourished cuckoo-flowers and Jack-by-the-hedge , attracting the early orange-tip butterflies . |
| 4 | My contention that the functioning of the courts was a consequence of the implementation of specific judicial policies in a unique cultural and social setting points to the historical approach of the book . |
| 5 | The sea had receded , and the yard and the grasslands were a wilderness of sand and mud and wriggling fish , of stones and pebbles and seaweed , of driftwood and shellfish . |
| 6 | There were times when the bikes were a pain but , also times when they were of great benefit . |
| 7 | The enclosed area for the contests was a rectangle 650 feet by 250 feet , surrounded by a low wooden palisade ; a wooden barrier , 5½ feet high and 300 feet long was erected down the middle for jousting ; and the ring posts for lance targets were at each end . |
| 8 | If he hoped to persuade Mrs Thatcher that the releases were a favour to her and should be rewarded by her support for lifting sanctions , he will be disappointed . |
| 9 | I found none of the double entendres in Whiplash Whispers funny , and the illustrations were a bit tasteless . |
| 10 | Chief among the proposals was a clause allowing for the removal of the heads of the armed forces , something forbidden under the 1980 Constitution approved by the military . |
| 11 | In vitro , the only effect of the mutations was a decrease in the binding affinity of CytR , and a clear correlation was observed between the reduction in CytR regulation in vivo and the reduction in CytR binding in vitro . |
| 12 | The outcome of their refusal to follow the rules was a scuffle , apparently caused by the Africans not the Chinese . |
| 13 | The samurai response to the potential threat posed by the merchants was a reassertion of their lowly political and social position . |
| 14 | The calls were a cacophony of piercing screams , low growls and a host of other noises . |
| 15 | The Louts were a bunch of youths from another district who came to the club now and again and mildly disturbed the dances . |
| 16 | As a recruiting exercise the meetings were a success one who joined then , now a nurse , was Janet . |
| 17 | Loretta wondered whether Puddephat 's fellowship provided an unusually large salary , or whether the objects were a relic of his marriage . |
| 18 | In this study , carried out in London , one characteristic of the clients was a lack of relatives living close by . |
| 19 | The question was whether reimbursement of these fares by the clients was a consideration for the supply of services and , if it was , whether it was liable to Value Added Tax . |
| 20 | In the one in which the client 's objective was rejected the clients were a brother and sister whose father had died . |
| 21 | A bottle rested in an ice bucket , and on one of the settings was a posy of spring flowers . |
| 22 | The door closed and the voices were a murmur . |
| 23 | Rounding off the attractions was a show featuring a clown , acrobats and a doll performance . |
| 24 | He did not think Ramsey 's scholarship a weighty part of his quality as a bishop ; occasionally he hinted that he thought the books were a distraction from pastoral care . |
| 25 | The winners were a couple from nearby Sandwich . |
| 26 | The words were a kind of balm . |
| 27 | The words were a warning . |
| 28 | The words were a train of thought suggested by the music , by Neil 's guitar line . |
| 29 | Her hands were on his shoulders and she was pleading , but the words were a blur in the swirling mist of need and pain that engulfed him . |
| 30 | But , they argue , the shooting of the Jews was a reprisal , a ‘ spontaneous criminal reaction , spectacular , ferocious … ’ but ‘ relatively improvised ’ and therefore not part of a ‘ concerted plan ’ . |