Example sentences of "was among [art] [noun] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 The Scottish stand-off , who was among the Lions replacements , was forced to parade , bouquet in hand , from behind one set of posts to the red carpet on the half-wayline as chaperone to Mireille Mathieu , the French songstress who had just rendered all three verses of the Marseillaise ( with the chorus repeated each time ) .
2 Relations with western Europe thus took on a high profile and Finland was among the EFTA countries seeking to negotiate with the European Communities ( EC ) a single European Economic Area [ see pp. 38307 ; 38353 ; 38 ] .
3 Even Sam McKnight , hairdresser to top models , was among the image makers who accompanied her to Paris .
4 Sharpe was among the staff officers who trotted their horses down the Charleroi road , past the Gemioncourt farm by the ford , and so on up the shallow hill until they reached the infantry brigade which guarded against any frontal attack up the high road .
5 He was among the Wiltshire justices reproved for obstructing royal purveyors of timber for the navy in 1637 and he refused a contribution to the expenses of the bishops ' war two years later .
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