Example sentences of "it [was/were] a [noun] of their " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are fighting for their enslavement as if it were a question of their salvation . |
| 2 | It was a celebration of their talents because , by being confined — so to speak — to those steps which they most enjoyed and thus performed best , they positively sparkled . |
| 3 | It was a sign of their anxiety that no one noticed this strong language despite the presence of ladies . |
| 4 | No actual creature had all the limbs and segments of the ideal one ; and their divergence from it was a measure of their height in the scale — crabs come above lobsters . |
| 5 | This assumed that young people embarked upon a particular ‘ career ’ because they had ‘ chosen ’ it : that it was a product of their own internal decision-making processes . |
| 6 | It was a parable of their relationship , Lisa thought , her anger sharpening , dousing that treacherous sensation of excitement . |
| 7 | Other ladies joined in the search , but it was a waste of their time . |
| 8 | This may have been a difficult question for some to answer as it was an assessment of their own abilities . |