Example sentences of "[noun prp] [was/were] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mandy Sowerby and Spencer were the scorers . |
| 2 | So he set the play in a hotel room , and Frank and Betty Spencer were the honeymoon couple who booked in . |
| 3 | BALLYMONEY 'S Robert Dunlop and Glengormley 's Jeremy McWilliams were the stars of the show at yesterday 's European Short Circuit Championship meeting , organised by the Coleraine club at Kirkistown . |
| 4 | BALLYMONEY 'S Robert Dunlop and Glengormley 's Jeremy McWilliams were the stars of the show at yesterday 's European Short Circuit Championship meeting , organised by the Coleraine club at Kirkistown . |
| 5 | It was from these regions that Catalan industry was to draw its cheap labour , while the wild valleys of the Pyrenees were an enclosed world with a tradition of brigandage and family feuds ; here Carlism was to take on the violence and cruelty of the local society . |
| 6 | Battle of Britain Air Display , RAF Finningley , September 19 Dominating the aircraft at Finningley were the F-18 Hornets of the US Navy Blue Angels team . |
| 7 | Tribal sculpture and the painting of Cézanne , both of which were used extensively by Picasso as sources for the Demoiselles , were to be the two major influences in the creation of Cubism ; in fact the constant inspiration which Picasso and Braque drew from the art of Cézanne and the stimulation which tribal sculpture provided for Picasso were the only important outside influences in the development of a style which was to be very self-contained . |
| 8 | Two imposing items which arrived in Swanage were the prominent Wellington ‘ lock ’ tower at Peveril and the 17th century facade from the Mercers ' Hall in Cheapside which George Burt used for his new Town Hall . |
| 9 | Security Council resolutions aimed at getting the Iraqis out of Kuwait were a model of collective action against aggression . |
| 10 | They were not in fact the same thing — they were two separate things — and up until this point , it seemed like it was all one thing — that MainMan and David were the same — but it began to become apparent that they were n't . |
| 11 | Harry and David were the Brigade 's first horses but , soon after his arrival , David fell going down the Hill to Haversham , and was returned to Euston . |
| 12 | She quoted an education lecturer , " if Risinghill were a country place , the natural conditions of rural life would throw the teacher into the community , but in London social conditions do not do this ; unless you see it as a need , you would go along quite happily thinking the community is not part of your job " ( Berg 1968:273 ) . |
| 13 | William Bartlemas and Kevin O'Rourke were a legend in the world of British theatre . |
| 14 | He could n't keep pretending that Viola and Eleanor were the same person because Viola 's photo was signed . |
| 15 | If Turenne and Gustavus were the leading soldiers on the Protestant side , then Tilly and Wallenstein were the leading figures in the armies of Ferdinand , who had himself been educated by the Jesuits at Ingolstadt . |
| 16 | If things were not always plain sailing in her developing relationship with Nicky , her days at Maison de Levantiére were an increasing pleasure for Constance . |
| 17 | Maxwell and Murdoch were no doubt entrenched in their organizations by the complexities of cross-holdings and foreign-registered companies , but their personal holdings were proportionately small , particularly in comparison with their predecessors . |
| 18 | If the map of Leicestershire were a face it would have a few small pimples on its chin and they would take fifty years to come to a head . |
| 19 | The HDF and the SzDSz were the parties mainly in contention throughout the campaign . |
| 20 | At that stage Arsenal were a point behind Everton , with a match in hand . |
| 21 | To Chapman 's horror , Arsenal were a goal down fifteen minutes from the interval , to deafening cheers from the home supporters that could be heard for miles around . |
| 22 | Manchester United banked nearly £7m from all matches at Old Trafford , while Arsenal were the only other club to break the £5m barrier for League games alone . |
| 23 | Jack and Violet Sangston were the oldest , and their seventeen-year-old son Reggie was the youngest . |
| 24 | Watford were the better team in the second half they pulled level with a header from Julian Alsford and went and won it in the very last minute with a great strike from Gary Porter … |
| 25 | Watford were the better team in the second half they pulled level with a header from Julian Alsford and went and won it in the very last minute with a great strike from Gary Porter … |
| 26 | In fairness to this young and skilful Victorians side they just did n't count yesterday as Randalstown were a class apart . |
| 27 | Bold concept cars from Renault and Citroen were the stars at the Paris motor show along with Mercedes ' new 500E Q-car . |
| 28 | Added to the Bonapartes were the Murats , the Tascher de la Pagerie ( relatives of Josephine ) and descendants of the ‘ Italian marriages ’ — the Primolis and the Bacciochis , some of whom held honorary positions at Court , Count Bacciochi , for example , being a Court Chamberlain . |
| 29 | The Habsburgs were the traditional enemy and still ruled ‘ unredeemed ’ Italians . |
| 30 | As the Habsburgs were the standard bearers of the Holy Roman Empire , they saw this frontier as the protective wall which shielded Christendom from the infidel Islamic hordes . |