Example sentences of "[noun] and [pron] [was/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 | In the heat of a sultry evening , Britain had the fitness and the heart to outlast the clever Koreans and it was Sixsmith who got the winner , poaching in the area after the ball had pinballed around from a short corner . |
| 3 | The fans had come for goals and it was Pompey who nearly supplied the first . |
| 4 | Charlie made no reply and it was Jack who said , ‘ Why , have you ? ’ |
| 5 | If Niki had sought to impress Prost with a victory at the very start of the season , the ploy did n't work : an improperly soldered battery cable put him out of action and it was Prost who impressed . |
| 6 | But it was only when Susato began to publish at Antwerp in 1543 that their songs appeared in quantity and it was Susato who really launched Crecquillon with a book of 36 chansons à 4 parties in 1543 , though he had published Crecquillon 's greatest hit , ‘ Ung gay bergier ’ , in a miscellaneous collection the year before . |
| 7 | He lost the leadership of Leeds to Ellery Hanley and it was Hanley who was made skipper of Great Britain in Australia this summer . |
| 8 | Cambridge United and Middlesbrough were unable to break the deadlock in the first half of their match , but Taylor gave Cambridge the lead after sixty seven minutes and it was Taylor who made it two nil fifteen minutes from time to give Cambridge a memorable victory . |
| 9 | They were tactful in avoiding any reference to the case and it was Wycliffe who , mellowed by good food and a couple of glasses of Burgundy , brought it up . |
| 10 | Felipe took no notice whatever of his sister and it was Maggie who had to comfort her and assure her that no harm had been done . |
| 11 | We had got to a size where we needed an injection of institutional money and there were people who wanted to retire . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Glenys and Neil Kinnock have been regular customers for several years and it was Glenys who had the honour of cutting the ribbon . |
| 14 | In his view , Baker and the LSG loyally pursued the president 's agenda and it was Reagan himself who decided whether to compromise , and when : ‘ It was Reagan , and Reagan alone , who decided that four fifths of a loaf , especially a loaf that was perhaps too large to begin with , was better than no loaf . ’ |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Nobody spoke for a while and it was Sarah who eventually broke the silence . |
| 17 | But the visitors were unable to take advantage of the strong tailwind and it was Alton who scored a vital goal to lead 1–0 at half-time . |
| 18 | The game was being played at furious pace and it was Richardson who was put to the test when he dived to turn round a long drive from Darlington in the thirty eighth minute . |
| 19 | Some wished to receive Communion in the parish church and there were others who wished to receive Communion from Methodist preachers . |
| 20 | He looked at them in silence and it was Acorn who spoke next . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Well I , I remember once going into er a British restaurant because it was my birthday and there was trifle on the menu and trifle was some sort of weird jelly thing that was thi instead of sponge it was stale bread and I think it was sort of stewed apple and mock cream but the fact that it it was my birthday and it was trifle you know I just sort of sat there like a queen but I think I 'm sure that it tasted quite revolting . |
| 23 | The record stopped in mid tune and it was Charity who slammed her window shut . |
| 24 | The only difference they were very well written but they were signed you know Mohammed and which were names I used to go there . |