Example sentences of "[noun] were [art] [noun] in [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1939 , as in the 1920s , any imports that could conceivably be replaced by nationally produced goods had to be reduced to a minimum or stopped altogether , even if the result were a reduction in quality . |
| 2 | In this case , the plaintiffs were a finance house and the defendants were a company in liquidation and liquidators of that company . |
| 3 | Tommy Gemmell and Bertie Auld were a thorn in Jock Stein 's side . |
| 4 | I stepped round the side of the blanket-there were no holes in it- and picked Kaptan up . |
| 5 | Her lodgings at Chapel Street were a palace in comparison with this place and Summer Lodge a far-off dream of perfection . |
| 6 | In 1600 ocean voyages were a rarity in England , but by 1700 ordinary English ships were able to find their way around the Atlantic and Indian oceans with little difficulty , and the money that Charles spent on Greenwich was among the most useful items of government expenditure of his age . |
| 7 | If the consequence were a rise in imports of dollar goods then a significant impact on the sterling area 's reserves of dollars and gold would be felt . |
| 8 | The recent European Soccer Championships were a case in point — we ( in this case , England ) looked , and were , second-rate . |
| 9 | It seemed clear that the Franks were a power in Europe that the Eastern Empire did not dare to challenge on a large scale . |
| 10 | The flowers were a cane in disguise . |
| 11 | John described it to many interviewers as if the free lessons were a concession in return for taking part in performances , but it would be more realistic to regard the performances by the University of Cape Town Ballet as a valuable part of his ballet education . |
| 12 | Last year foreign students were the victims in 30% of our city centre robberies . |
| 13 | Such attacks on the corruption of the previous regime were the stock in trade of usurping rulers , but it is not the line Richard took in 1483 . |
| 14 | Such attacks on the corruption of the previous regime were the stock in trade of usurping rulers , but it is not the line Richard took in 1483 . |
| 15 | By the middle of 1924 the Agitprop section of the Smolgubkom was openly declaring that both shefstvo and smychka were a farce in actuality because they had deteriorated into mass weekend outings to the countryside in search of illicit stills . |