Example sentences of "were [art] [noun pl] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Effective examples of such efforts were the Mechanics Institute movement and Canon Barnett 's Settlement House work . |
| 2 | Most exploited in this respect were the women farm workers , usually young female relatives rather than wives , who under the " hind " system of employment in the North were supplied as a condition of the male worker 's annual agreement ( bond ) . |
| 3 | Not only were the boys patient in explaining fishing techniques to their obviously ignorant librarian , but when they questioned each other 's accuracy , they presented an argument and facts to support it in a calm and friendly manner . |
| 4 | Among the organizations which had put pen to paper were the Farmers Union of Wales , the Somerset Community Health Council and the regional Youth Hostels Association . |
| 5 | Were the cells circular , there would inevitably be gaps between the walls of one cell and the next . |
| 6 | On one side of this room were the Sports Editor and his assistant , Murray Brown , and next to them was a general reporter , Allan Robinson , while in the left corner was Jim Miller , nephew of the Times-Herald owner . |
| 7 | He acted a little , played an American Mr Vanhattan in Shaw 's The Apple Cart — but his true worlds were the sports field and the streets . |
| 8 | ‘ If I had n't seen you struggling with that dandelion I would n't have said you were the muddy-boots type . ’ |
| 9 | The road blocks were a police response to criminal action , a counter to terrorist attacks in this area , he said . |
| 10 | ‘ I did n't know that you were a watersports enthusiast . ’ |
| 11 | Libya would ( i ) cut all links with organizations involved in " international terrorism " ; ( ii ) invite any UN representatives to verify that there were no camps training terrorist groups on Libyan territory ; and ( iii ) undertake not to allow its territory , citizens or institutions to be used for " terrorist acts " and to punish severely anyone convicted of such acts . |