Example sentences of "[noun sg] was the main " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Uzi sub-machine gun with the folding stock was the main armament . |
| 2 | In ( the ) study of neighbours , the focused interview was the main method used … |
| 3 | Several people mentioned that getting as far as the interview was the main problem . |
| 4 | Family casework was the main approach adopted , using counselling methods , modelling and play . |
| 5 | Environmental health director Dick Carson said a mild winter was the main reason for improved nitrogen dioxide readings last year . |
| 6 | The case of Malcolm Fairley , known as ‘ The Fox ’ , was the most widely reported court case of the year where the offence of rape was the main charge . |
| 7 | The Fizz and Bunny marriage was the main storyline when the soap started but Corinne felt it was distasteful . |
| 8 | To hear a nightingale sing was the main purpose of our visit . |
| 9 | Two-thirds of the drinkers surveyed said the location of a pub was the main reason for visiting it and 32 per cent prefer a pub that serves food at most times of the day . |
| 10 | Dammit , the Components Plan was the main subject on the agenda . |
| 11 | Observers of inner-city youth noted that along with smoking and clothes , talking about sport was the main amusement of lads on the street-corner . |
| 12 | The Dragon was the main hotel in Paulstock . |
| 13 | Over to the right was the main street , with a grocer 's shop on the corner and a straggle of grey houses . |
| 14 | Boosting membership was the main idea behind the Banstead Rally in early December , organised and sponsored by Margaret Charlwood and Surrey teachers . |
| 15 | Gilbey was the main source for the recent book on Diana . |
| 16 | The Sunderland board met last night when the ticket distribution was the main item on the agenda . |
| 17 | The T'ang period was the main flowering of culture in China , and more poetry was written during that time than any other . |
| 18 | This conclusion was the main impetus behind the King 's Fund scheme of ward training for newly appointed sisters . |
| 19 | Indeed Fothergill and Gudgin ( 1982 ) argue that this urban-rural shift was the main component of change over those years ( more important , that is , than changes in balance between regions ) . |
| 20 | Gilbert and Specht show that project workers used client participation effectively in the planning stage , where the process was the main consideration , work was non-directive , and the major skills needed of the worker were interactional in nature . |
| 21 | Improving player safety was the main objective of the last three-year moratorium . |
| 22 | Between 1981 and 1984 , the number of those for whom self-employment was the main employment rose by almost 0.5 million to a little over 2.5 million — a growth to 11.2 per cent of the total employment figures . |
| 23 | This is confirmed by more detailed research evidence , for example Wenger 's ( 1984 ) study of elderly people living in rural North Wales , where she found that married and infirm people had distinctive patterns of personal support , where the spouse was the main helper for every task mentioned . |
| 24 | Men abusing positions of trust by sexually assaulting teenage boys in their charge was the main focus of the reports on male sexual assault of males . |
| 25 | Mr Williams said delay was the main complaint solicitors faced from clients . |
| 26 | Uncooked Quick Quaker Oats was the main constituent . |
| 27 | And the volatile Aqib took the argument a step further by saying : ‘ If people are still trying to say that the ball was the main reason for our success rather than the bowlers , let's put it to the test . |
| 28 | ‘ Skinnergate was the main industrial area and it is possible there are remains dating back to the 14th century , ’ he said . |
| 29 | In practice , money from wool taxation was the main source of funds for the garrison , and this raised problems as wool exports declined . |
| 30 | Character was the main help up the ladder and character was the main qualification for management . ’ |