Example sentences of "[prep] his [noun sg] were the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The centres of his concern were the condition of the working classes and fellowship between the classes . |
| 2 | The great events of his administration were the return to the gold standard , the Treaty of Locarno , the General Strike , the Imperial Conference of 1926 which led on to the Statute of Westminster , and the measures originating in the Ministry of Health for the reform of local government and the extension of social security . |
| 3 | The one notable feature in his face were the eyes ; they were brilliant blue , recognised as the colour of gentians by those who had travelled to the Swiss mountains in summer . |
| 4 | But a greater tribute to his genius were the results that continued to be achieved after his death by the two clubs he had put on such solid foundations . |
| 5 | Those that bit him and hung on to his hand were the ones he bought . |