Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [pron] were [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were two key components to this , there were things that er were labelled feature demons and there were things which were labelled cognitive demons . |
| 2 | ‘ I said to Bernie if they were mine I 'd want to take them inside on a night . |
| 3 | We had got to a size where we needed an injection of institutional money and there were people who wanted to retire . |
| 4 | But , wrote Michael Ramsey in retrospect — it is his own but — ‘ he had wit and generosity and there were pupils who had deep affection for him . |
| 5 | The essence of Hollywood was that it used actors who became real before the camera ; they were not ciphers there to be manipulated by an all-powerful director but they were actors who were able to combine natural qualities and varied skills and techniques in such a way as to create an on-camera identity . |
| 6 | Occasionally his job as a private insurance investigator allowed him this privilege but there were occasions which called for him to dress more formally . |
| 7 | At the back of my mind lay the knowledge that there were men who enjoyed themselves sexually with other men . |
| 8 | erm in general we must remember that Iran was erm stating very clearly that it was exporting it 's revolution and there were statements which came out from the Iraqui from the Irani revolutionary committee that they were against the Arab states at the time and that they were very committed towards liberating Israel through Baghdad and such statements was coming , so obviously erm the Arabs had to stick together according to charter of the league of Arab states , which everybody was a member of , and Iraq being subjected to war it was natural for the Arabs to give Iraq support . |
| 9 | Mr Catterall said they never found the dog but there were signs it had been dug out by someone else . |
| 10 | Some wished to receive Communion in the parish church and there were others who wished to receive Communion from Methodist preachers . |
| 11 | Augusto asked a doctor if there were papers they could read , and was told : ‘ Oh , I would n't bother . |
| 12 | There was Sammy and Davie and and er from Comely Bank , Willie and Jim they were all Stevedores and Andrew and They were stevedores you see a lot of . |
| 13 | There was little doubt that there were men who were as eligible , whose names would have aroused less comment . |
| 14 | ‘ Well , Master , we are building our arguments on the fact that there were men who looked like King James . ’ |
| 15 | The only difference they were very well written but they were signed you know Mohammed and which were names I used to go there . |