Example sentences of "was a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In zoological terms Barry was a commensal — a tolerated intruder from another species . |
| 2 | ‘ The cheers melted into gasps of admiration and roars of approval from the stands as , in turn , this famous pair of chasers made some of the most prodigious leaps ever seen on an English racecourse , ’ wrote Len Thomas in the Sporting Life : ‘ It was a spectacle which I shall never forget . ’ |
| 3 | It was a spectacle which I shall never forget . |
| 4 | What they witnessed , and what was recreated for us by the Ulster Youth Dance Company in Stranmillis College Theatre at the weekend was a spectacle far more disturbing and revolutionary . |
| 5 | At the same time he had the clearest image in his mind of the three of them : Fred , Daisy , and himself , and it was a spectacle of nothing but pleasure . |
| 6 | ‘ Mary was a topper , ’ McQuaid said with emotion . |
| 7 | The event , held at the leisure centre in Vista Road , Clacton , was a fundraiser for the £7,000 Shopmobility appeal being spearheaded by Tendring District Council . |
| 8 | In Caria in later times there was a Zeus Labrandeus , who was a god wielding a double-axe . |
| 9 | The Blue Mosque , which Owen had seen the previous day on his visit to the bazaars , was a dervish mosque , used almost exclusively by such as the Zikr . |
| 10 | Yeah … if there was a pill to make them take it … |
| 11 | I was a fool to myself ; everyone warned me he was a philanderer . ’ |
| 12 | And I like to think that if I was anything I was a competitor . |
| 13 | Mrs Clancy 's was a marble cake frosted white and decorated with chocolate curls and chocolate creams . |
| 14 | The fireplace , of typical Victorian cast-iron , was in the centre of the left hand wall whilst on the mantlepiece was a marble clock that had been presented to my mother and father when they married in 1904 , this had a large china dog on each side . |
| 15 | ‘ It was a marble ball . |
| 16 | One of the most startling finds at Knossos was a marble Greek cross found in the Temple Repositories . |
| 17 | At the far end of the hall there was a marble fireplace , and under it was a large pot of dying Bowers and a very beautiful rocking horse . |
| 18 | Herbert complained of heat and hardship , declaring that what he longed for most in the world was a marble bathroom with warm scented water and soft towels . |
| 19 | There was a marble fireplace opposite the door ; she walked slowly to it and ran her hand lightly over the back of one of the small , velvet-covered sofas that flanked it . |
| 20 | This was a radicalism that asked little , in practical terms , of its adherents : in fact life became pleasanter and easier . |
| 21 | Perhaps there was a … he racked his brains trying to remember what sort of accommodation forests traditionally offered … perhaps there was a gingerbread house or something ? |
| 22 | Below Quinta Vigia are the Santa Catarina Gardens , where there was a cemetery ( Cemitério das Angústias ) until the late 1940s . |
| 23 | Ace moved after him , ready to demand an explanation of where he was going and how he knew there was a cemetery , but before she reached the doors , they closed of their own accord , and the time rotor began its stately rise and fall . |
| 24 | He was a countryman at heart , and although these past weeks had been tremendous fun , it was lovely to see the grass and trees and a blue sky unclouded by smoke . |
| 25 | Bateson resisted the claim that the gene was a material entity , but soon the more materialistic geneticists were arguing for a modified version of Weismann 's germ plasm theory in which the gene was a segment of the chromosome responsible for transmitting a particular character from one generation to the next . |
| 26 | He was a thief and a liar . |
| 27 | ‘ He was a thief ! ’ |
| 28 | He was a thief , was Dr Pseud — he was stealing my self-respect . |
| 29 | Malory was a thief , a cattle-rustler and a despoiler of sacred things , a knight who tarnished his vows and broke the code of chivalry . |
| 30 | And there was Chernayev who was a thief , and Byrkin who had been a naval Petty Officer , and Mamarev who they said was an informer . |