Example sentences of "[noun prp] [was/were] a friend " in BNC.
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| 1 | To me , as to so many others , David was a friend on whom I could rely . |
| 2 | Cassirer was a friend and sponsor of the young architect Erich Mendelsohn . |
| 3 | Fred was a friend of Matilda 's . |
| 4 | I was still boxing by going down the London gym of Danny Peacock-Gordon was a friend of his . |
| 5 | ‘ I never felt that Jesus was a friend and I do n't think that I really ever loved him before this half but now he seems always near to me and I like to think of Him more than I ever did before Mama 's dying so suddenly and unexpectedly made a great impression on me … ’ |
| 6 | ‘ J-j-j-judas was a friend , ’ the filthy skeleton managed to say . |
| 7 | Sanderson was a friend of Skottowe and probably recommended him for the job . |
| 8 | Mr. Ingard was a friend of hers . |
| 9 | Tempy was a friend , as well as her maid , the one person in whom Tamar felt that she could confide . |
| 10 | You foul my pitch and you 'll be on the next plane back to Athens , whether Harry Lawrence was a friend of yours or not , whether that damns your record … |
| 11 | T. E. Lawrence was a friend of Buchan . |
| 12 | Old John Appleby was a friend of mine . |
| 13 | After a few initial displays of outraged incomprehension , Brian had been forced to accept this as a fact of life , explaining to his colleagues and superiors , with a wry smile , that Constance was a friend of his wife 's : his wife had a taste for the eccentric , since she was the daughter of a famous artist , and , oddly enough , believe it or not , Constance was a skilled silversmith . |
| 14 | George was a friend of Lennie Small . |
| 15 | Haines was a friend in the right place , ready to cut a few corners and pass on information while it was still worth having . |
| 16 | Donald Gillies was a friend . |
| 17 | ‘ And I rather thought Ian was a friend of young Thomas , the Bishop 's son . |
| 18 | He says that Murray was a friend to everyone . |
| 19 | George MacDonald was a friend of John Ruskin , Lewis Carroll , Charles Kingsley , F.D. Maurice , and many others . |
| 20 | Faraday was a friend of Turner and an admirer of his work , and might well have been more sympathetic to his attempts to catch the effects of light in paint . |
| 21 | John was a friend of William so we thought that would be quite appropriate . |
| 22 | But Annie was a friend . |
| 23 | Mr. Morgan was a friend of the first defendant and had become acquainted with the deceased through the first defendant . |
| 24 | Rosemary was a friend indeed , and you could always rely on her . |