Example sentences of "were [adj] [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were private developers ' schemes , yet the Town and Country Planning Association — which tends the flame of Ebenezer Howard 's garden city ideals — endorsed them . |
| 2 | Their huts were 12 hours ' journey from the nearest main road , and the occasional and always unexpected arrival of the maximo lider was a cause for rejoicing and an indication that somebody , somewhere actually cared for them and took an interest in their otherwise isolated and neglected lives . |
| 3 | The text states : ’ An EC spokesman admitted there were conceptual problems ' in compiling the statistics , but it was the nearest they could get to being comparable . ’ |
| 4 | Previously there were many beginners ' boards available but most were supplied with a massive 6.5m 2 sail which stretched and distorted to make it unmanageable in more than a few knots of wind . |
| 5 | There were four nurses ' rooms each of which was to contain one bedstead , a flock bed , pillow and bolster and two blankets , two pairs of sheets and two pillow-cases ; the porter 's room was similarly furnished . |
| 6 | In the revealing words of one antislavery minister , he and his fellow Unitarians were theological negroes ' . |
| 7 | The scorers of Scotland schoolboy 's under-15 team 's goals in the win over England at Wembley on Saturday were both Rangers ' signings and Brown 's most promising players at Scotland Youth level are signed to the Ibrox club as well . |