Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [coord] [pron] [was/were] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At first I thought they were muggers , but then there were only two of them and it was the middle of the street . |
| 2 | So he got something out of it but he was the only one that ever turned up . |
| 3 | But erm I think I had lots of people praying for me back here because I did n't have any problem with them and I was the only one who did n't . |
| 4 | so I said right I 'll come down and give you a you a hand with it and it was the re-dedication or re-commissioning of a ship |
| 5 | It was only little in itself but it was the start of the recovery . |
| 6 | Henley took quite an interest in her and she was the Ladies ' President from 1920–1925 . |
| 7 | She was always kind to me and she was the only neighbour Mum could really trust . |
| 8 | The idea of employing a spot of judicious blackmail did not appeal to her but what was the alternative ? |