Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun pl] were [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Edinburgh , Stirling and Paisley universities were among the institutions which fared well in the exercise , but there was some disappointment at Glasgow and Aberdeen universities . |
| 2 | In November 1934 the record was set when seven Arsenal players were in the side that met Italy at Highbury . |
| 3 | It meant also that ITV companies were from the start a kind of conglomerate — by definition . |
| 4 | Bristol 's position at the mouths of the Avon and Severn , facing the Atlantic Ocean , gave it importance as a port many centuries ago , and Bristol mariners were in the forefront of maritime commerce . |
| 5 | Additionally , hogsheads were placed at various points , around which the bullards could manoeuvre and George Burton claims that ‘ It is notorious that the Stamford Bullards were amongst the most courageous men to be found in the country . ’ |
| 6 | NATO ships were in the Adriatic Sea to help enforce the UN arms embargo , and NATO " early warning " ( AWACS ) aircraft were providing the UN with information to monitor the ban on military flights over Bosnia-Hercegovina . |
| 7 | Meanwhile , Beijing students were on the move . |
| 8 | At that time CAA AOC costs were in the order of £5 million , with a revenue of £8 million — a highly profitable activity , therefore . |
| 9 | Park Royal employees were among the first people to see the Taste Sensation . |
| 10 | The Titford girls were on the east side of the street , on the right-hand side going down from Badcox . |
| 11 | And infer that you also should be ‘ absolutely happy ’ about a joint which was actually on the hoof when Maggie Thatcher was in power and the Beastie Boys were in the charts . |
| 12 | The currencies of eight other EC countries were in the " narrow band " ( maximum fluctuation 2.25 per cent up or down ) ; the Greek drachma remained outside the ERM . |
| 13 | Two North Wales breeders were in the money . |