Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Key variables that were considered to affect the rate of desertification were soil status , vulnerability of land to desertification , and human and animal population pressures . |
| 2 | Primary end points of the study were infarct size and ejection fraction , and the results revealed no differences between the groups . |
| 3 | The buffers and draw gear were spring type , as distinct from india rubber as used on some . |
| 4 | Stars of the Scottish AGM of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution were Torness health physics monitor , Johnnie Johnstone , ( pictured above ) who is coxswain of the Eyemouth lifeboat , and his crew . |
| 5 | To do this he had to resign from Teledyne Geotech , but their loss was treasure hunting 's gain . |
| 6 | The result was colour balance . |
| 7 | Smog of the old London type vanished , but the result was acid rain . |
| 8 | The march was headline news : " Women overcome terrorist attack " and banners calling for " Peace and Work " and " Forward Women — the fight is on " were carried by the marchers . |
| 9 | The Rumanian talent was world number one for a brief spell in the same year . |
| 10 | The headline was CAT FIGHT CUTIES ! |
| 11 | Yonge was deputy lieutenant for Devon from 1688 onward ; commissioner for assessment for Devon , 1677–80 and 1689–90 ; freeman of Lyme Regis ( 1680 ) and Plymouth ( 1696 ) ; and colonel of militia foot from about 1697 . |
| 12 | Although a fair breeze was picking up from the south-east , the harbour was aquarium calm , and the poignancy of this departure from a fairytale kingdom in our pirate prahu was marred , alas , by making so little headway that an hour and a half after cast-off we were still within spitting distance of the dock . |
| 13 | Nevertheless , there are some senior Conservatives who subscribe to a long-standing conspiracy theory ; that the time would come when such a sterling crisis would happen — and would force Mrs Thatcher toaccept the only alternative was ERM entry . |
| 14 | This action was dose dependent and enantiomer ( stereoisomer ) specific . |
| 15 | Leading the Soviet delegation was Deputy Premier Leonid Abalkin , President Gorbachev 's main economic adviser , who confirmed that future trade agreements would be approved annually by the Supreme Soviet , thus questioning the traditional system of five-year economic plans ( the current one being due to end in 1990 ) . |
| 16 | He was a lifelong Congregationalist and believed in the gospel of work and strict self-discipline , although his hospitality was renowned and his greatest pleasure was shipboard life on the great Atlantic liners . |
| 17 | Key issues during the by-elections and in the local election campaign were health policy , the economic recession , and the government 's proposed council tax to replace the community charge ( " poll tax " ) in financing local government [ see below ] . |
| 18 | More than a dozen awards were presented to club members and guests of honour were group quality control executive Carl Moss , production director Roy Naylor , and estate manager Jim Lee . |
| 19 | Most of his sculptures in Irish wood were meat size , between eight inches and two feet in length or height . |
| 20 | Whilst the jobs in question were production line rather than craft jobs , the off-the-job training necessary to Produce competent operators lasted ( with interruptions ) at least three weeks . |
| 21 | Dixon — Walker — Dorigo at the back and brought in a target-man at top — the key to norways big win ( 10–0 ) vs san marino was jostein flo : he won every single duel in the air … |
| 22 | During 1986 and 1987 , more than two-thirds of their work was repeat business ; in 1985 it had been 80% , so much of the increase in volume was due to winning new clients . |
| 23 | I thought well after ten years , I thought , well I want I still want to get on and erm so I heard of this job down at Cambridge Station as Assistant Manageress at the Refreshment Rooms , you see , and er it was n't quite the same because er at Ipswich , you see , although the Catering Manager 's office er my work was office work and typing you know general thing and er because he was away most of the day , most days , because of er er the ten stations er from stretching as I say from Chelmsford , Witham , Marks Tey , Colchester and er I think it was Clacton and er and Manningtree and er I think , I do n't know Manningtree and Ipswich of course and er then er Bury St Edmunds and , and that 's it and I am not sure whether you went to Newmarket or whether to Ca whether to Cambridge now Newmarket but er , you see , so the days went on and we worked every other Sunday and of course I know things were a lot cheaper then but you see the pay was n't , was n't very good . |
| 24 | Before 1974 the main tax on wealth was estate duty , paid on the estate of someone who had died . |
| 25 | Topaz was ma daze . |
| 26 | The penalty for an act of buggery against a boy was life imprisonment . |
| 27 | For him , the main issue was job security , to be sustained by keeping pits open and working hours restrained ( the latter policy being advanced on the argument that longer working hours and working weeks threatened safety standards ) . |
| 28 | During the 12 months to mid-1991 the other key environmental issue was energy policy , on which referendums were held on Sept. 23 , 1990 [ see p. 37720 ] . |
| 29 | I listened to it with great interest , and er , I thought again that the County Council was lead role was modestly but quite accurately described in that , fairly lengthy er , interview . |
| 30 | The first adult sports clubs to be formed in England were Derby Deaf and Dumb Cricket and Football Club and Manchester Deaf and Dumb Sports Club , both in 1876 ( Manchester 's first sport was rugby union ) . |