Example sentences of "[was/were] [noun pl] [conj] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He said we were spies but even a child could deduce that . |
| 2 | Assuming they were stiffs and not a fresh consignment of medical mistakes . ’ |
| 3 | They were selected on the basis of their general knowledge of the drug scene ( several were dealers and thus the centre of specific networks ) and their ability to communicate that knowledge . |
| 4 | But there were mistakes and sometimes a wrong tune was precented which did not fit the words , and on one or two occasions the congregation took up a tune of their own which was not intended in my precenting . |
| 5 | There were reports that both the Lebanese and Syrian army had opened anti-aircraft fire on the attacking Israeli planes . |
| 6 | This exemption was not excluded by para 15(3) ( ba ) , Sch 6 since the ‘ property ’ was shares and not an interest in possession . |