Example sentences of "of [noun sg] were [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor , despite the arbitrary results capable of being produced by the requirement of illegality , is the law necessarily unwise in displaying this reluctance to extend liability , for if the requirement of illegality were abandoned a much greater burden would have to be placed upon the defence of justification if we were to avoid the intolerable situation that A was liable to C whenever and however he knowingly brought about a breach of a contract between B and C. |
| 2 | The collapse continued until many thousands of tons of rock were blocking a long section of the underground roadway . |
| 3 | Miss Ying Chueng 's departure followed complaints from a guest conductor , Gunter Herbig , and members of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra , that her moans of appreciation were spoiling a performance being broadcast live on Radio 3 . |
| 4 | His terms of reference were to design a building based on the Cathedral of the Dormition in Vladimir and which would be structurally sound . |
| 5 | However , the successful operation of the snake was hindered by the adverse circumstances of the time : exchange rates were no longer pegged against the dollar ; there had been a massive increase in oil price which resulted in larger payments imbalances and severe exchange rate pressures ; domestic rates of inflation were showing a tendency to diverge markedly ; and the world economy was moving into recession . |
| 6 | When all students regardless of age were examined a correlation was found between A-level grades and degree results which although statistically significant was always weak . |
| 7 | The W V S and other voluntary services ran exchange centres where unwanted clothes , household utensils and small pieces of furniture were allocated a sliding scale of points which could be exchanged for other goods of equal value . |
| 8 | At the same time both the Constituency Labour Parties and the Labour League of Youth were enjoying a rapid increase in membership and many of their new recruits were more interested in what was happening in Europe than in the traditional problems of unemployment and labour conditions . |