Example sentences of "[noun prp] were a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Security Council resolutions aimed at getting the Iraqis out of Kuwait were a model of collective action against aggression . |
| 2 | She quoted an education lecturer , " if Risinghill were a country place , the natural conditions of rural life would throw the teacher into the community , but in London social conditions do not do this ; unless you see it as a need , you would go along quite happily thinking the community is not part of your job " ( Berg 1968:273 ) . |
| 3 | William Bartlemas and Kevin O'Rourke were a legend in the world of British theatre . |
| 4 | If the map of Leicestershire were a face it would have a few small pimples on its chin and they would take fifty years to come to a head . |
| 5 | To Chapman 's horror , Arsenal were a goal down fifteen minutes from the interval , to deafening cheers from the home supporters that could be heard for miles around . |
| 6 | At that stage Arsenal were a point behind Everton , with a match in hand . |
| 7 | In fairness to this young and skilful Victorians side they just did n't count yesterday as Randalstown were a class apart . |
| 8 | She and Ken were a pair , soul brother and sister . |
| 9 | Llanrwst were a class above their hosts Menai Bridge , winning by 147 runs . |
| 10 | Frankie were a pop phenomenon just for their sales figures . |
| 11 | The Fawcetts were a fighting family , although neither George nor Sidney received a medal for valour between them — a clear injustice . |
| 12 | If Sue were a cake , she 'd be layers of feather-light pastry , with jam , and piped curls and flourishes of cream and a sprinkling of chocolate on top . |
| 13 | If APGPR were a satiety signal and the urine concentrations mirrored circulating blood concentrations , then the late appearance of APGPR in the circulation could explain the loss of appetite control in these morbidly obese patients . |
| 14 | We still thought the ATS were a wartime phenomenon . |
| 15 | In a robust speech , which won him a standing ovation , Mr Clarke denied suggestions that Government 's plans to overhaul the NHS were a substitute for extra money for the service . |
| 16 | The Iranians who conquered Babylonia were a branch of the Aryan race . |
| 17 | After that , England were a team apart . |
| 18 | ‘ At that time , people on Tyneside were a people under siege , ’ defence QC David Robson told Newcastle Crown Court yesterday . |
| 19 | She had no idea how long they waited like that , with Mary O'Dell wiping the sweat from her face with a cool washcloth , speaking gently in her soft Irish singsong as if Ruth were a child , for by now her memories had blurred together ; faces swam into focus through waves of pain , then disappeared . |
| 20 | Tommy Gemmell and Bertie Auld were a thorn in Jock Stein 's side . |
| 21 | As a time of transition from autarchy and isolation to developmentalist capitalism and international rapprochement , the 1950s in Spain were a time of ambiguity and uncertainty , in which the first signs of a limited degree of liberalism became visible at the same time as the use of the customary repression made it clear that nothing fundamental had changed . |
| 22 | 2–6 At a sale of surplus stock belonging to R. Wilson of Leorin were a pair of duncel-backed young horses , brother and sister , which were sold for £100 . |
| 23 | Millwall were a disappointment in the first half ; they never played . |
| 24 | ‘ If Cameron were a dentist , ’ McAlpine told me , ‘ I 'm not sure I 'd let him touch my teeth . |
| 25 | Her lodgings at Chapel Street were a palace in comparison with this place and Summer Lodge a far-off dream of perfection . |
| 26 | Moorgate Mercantile were a finance company which owned a car . |
| 27 | Those who are enraged by the state of disrepair of Bristol 's streets may derive a cold comfort from reading in Elizabeth Ralph 's pamphlet , The Streets of Bristol , that things were just as bad in the Middle Ages and that by the end of the 18th century the roads to Bristol were a lot better than the roads in it . |
| 28 | The class of '77 at Cockenzie were a kenspeckle bunch of 2nd , 3rd and 4th year apprentices . |
| 29 | His first two years at the ENS were a period of growing disorientation and extremist experimentation . |
| 30 | Friday night , Saturday and Sunday were a nightmare . |