Example sentences of "[noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1907 local cooperative branches were petitioned to forward a resolution to congress in support of the women 's franchise . |
| 2 | One difference this time was that each of the parents was accompanied by either a senior or a junior Counsel . |
| 3 | Today , no reputable historian or biblical scholar would deny that the earliest of the Gospels was composed at least a generation after the events it describes . |
| 4 | Greater awareness and/or knowledge of users or communities was mentioned by nearly a fifth of all authorities , in various ways , e.g. : |
| 5 | A common response to the PNP messages was to convert at least a part of the room into workbays which were generally , though not invariably , dedicated to specific areas of the curriculum . |
| 6 | The speaker who complained at the burden on small businesses was clapped by just a handful . |
| 7 | The Adventurers were also to ensure that all levels were driven with only a slight gradient … " just sufficient to drain out the water " . |
| 8 | The survey also notes that : ‘ Compensation for temporary travel and living costs , transportation of personal and household effects and disturbance allowances were given by only a minority of companies ’ . |
| 9 | But although the educational services were supplied to only a few inmates , several of these were undertaking advanced work : three had completed BAs over the past few years , another an MA , and nine were embarking upon university degrees by correspondence . |