Example sentences of "the [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His idea that the Jews were to the Syrians what the Brahmans were to the Indians gained favour ( F.Gr.H. 715 F.3 . |
| 2 | Then , as now , the NHS was in the throes of reorganisation and the cry was that extra millions were being wasted on bureaucracy . |
| 3 | Something which as the Argentines were in no circumstances , ah , going to settle for , ah , and anybody could have told them that , and anybody knew that . |
| 4 | Although we in the UK were behind the Americans in introducing the mandatory carriage of FDRs in public transport aircraft fitted with turbine engines , we had the advantage of learning from their experience since some foreign registered aircraft of American manufacture which were fitted with FDRs crashed in the UK . |
| 5 | The Power 's played for Caroline and Co while the McConnells were on the Frazers Select team . |
| 6 | Problems of drug control and illegal immigration into the USA were among the issues raised in Monterrey . |