Example sentences of "father [was/were] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yong and his father were the first people we had met who had actually been to Aru . |
| 2 | My father was the sweetest man in the world and there was nothing I could fight him for , or do against him , or he against me , because nothing was said that I did n't agree with , or he did n't agree with , because I was a very easy child . |
| 3 | From this it appeared that the father was the principal debtor in the sum of £299 . |
| 4 | Arty 's father was the first to speak . |
| 5 | Their father 's name was Theunis Krankoor , and it is probable that either he or his father was the first person to take that name too . |
| 6 | Often a boy 's father was the first to take him below . |
| 7 | Now Sunday when I had her about that terrific barking , your father was the first to say , look she stopped it |
| 8 | My father was the other sort , a romantic dreamer . |
| 9 | Her father was the greatest actor-manager since Irving ; she was proud to be taught by him , would as proudly appear in a part which left him , the great Asshe , with no other place for himself than that of Lord Capulet . |
| 10 | Lizzie 's father was the prize-winning piper Donald Higgins , whose influence on her musical development complemented that of her mother . |
| 11 | Within the family , John 's father was the only one to express reservations , ‘ and not because Kathie is white , but because she is a committed career woman . ’ |
| 12 | My father was the only one of her relations who dared to tell her that this man should not be trusted . |
| 13 | Her father was the only member of the family to reject Koresh 's teaching and the only one still alive . |
| 14 | Leonard has admitted to a general feeling in the family that Horace was somewhat ‘ arrogant ’ , this son that now wore the mantle : ‘ My father was the eldest but his health and nature ( an interesting , significant addition ) prevented him taking over . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ My father was the driest comedian you ever heard , and my mother had a wonderful singing voice — much better than mine , ’ Lynne says . |
| 16 | Thereafter it appears that Haycock himself rather than his father was the main architect member of the firm , although , in partnership with his brother Robert , he continued to engage in building as well as architecture until c .1845 , after which he practised as an architect only . |
| 17 | His father was the royal agent at Sandringham . |
| 18 | Their father was the inimitable Sandy Greig , then a colleague on my newspaper group and a wonderful companion in the Press-box whether at cricket or rugby . |
| 19 | My father was the last managing director . |
| 20 | Our Father was the last person to gain the ledge . |
| 21 | My father was the head waiter at The Savoy , my mother opened one of the first milk bars in Soho , and my grandmother was a vegetable cook at London 's Park Lane Hotel . |