Example sentences of "[art] second [was/were] a [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second was a cooking pot , black outside , polished and gleaming inside , solid and commodious . |
| 2 | The second was a law enforcement action brought by the Crown ; he referred in particular to such an action brought under a statute which provided expressly for enforcement of a provision of the statute by civil proceedings by the Crown , which was the position in the Hoffmann-La Roche case [ 1975 ] A.C. 295 where the Crown was proceeding pursuant to a provision of the Monopolies and Restrictive Practices ( Inquiry and Control ) Act 1948 . |
| 3 | The second was a heart shot , but it turned on the breastbone . |
| 4 | The second was a glass dome , the size of a man , and a little taller than our hero . |
| 5 | Two incidents had drawn public attention to the Directorate in October : the first on Oct. 9 concerned an armed relative of Khasbulatov who was arrested by the police but released without charge ; the second was a shooting incident on Oct. 20 , involving police and three members of the Directorate . |