Example sentences of "[noun sg] 's [noun] were the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With the great lady 's body were the remains of a sacrificed bull and horse . |
| 2 | Among the Bush campaign 's problems were the President 's lack of domestic achievements or a clear aims for a second term ; a shortage of tangible foreign policy achievements or objectives ( the success of the Gulf war having been marred by the continuance in power of Saddam Hussein ) ; the depressed state of the US economy ( unemployment figures released in July showed that the total without work had risen to 7.8 per cent ) ; continuing reservations over the choice of Dan Quayle as Vice-President ; and growing rumours that the President 's apparent lack of appetite for the election campaign was symptomatic of serious ill-health — although Bush sought to dispel the " crazy rumours " surrounding his campaign . |
| 3 | Heading each month 's figures were the payments to the management . |
| 4 | If your father 's reputation were the beginning and the end of the matter , I might have been less intransigent all along . |
| 5 | Arguments at Rough Trade 's headquarters were the talk of the music business . |
| 6 | At the core of the Chicago School 's analysis were the moves of immigrants from European societies to American cities and , once established in a town such as Chicago , the successful households progressing from the inner urban areas to the suburbs . |
| 7 | Discussion of how best to handle such enquiries , whether by postponement , by consultation with the Minister or Under Secretary responsible or , in some cases , by direct reply on the Prime Minister 's behalf were the subject of daily discussion with the Secretary of the Cabinet . ’ |
| 8 | Complaints from staff about the behaviour of the group at a party at A&M 's office to celebrate the signing and protests from other A&M artists about the company 's judgement were the reasons cited for the volte face . |
| 9 | Mother 's objects were the detritus of a life scraping for pennies , making things last beyond their natural span , so that her fatherless children should be happy . |