Example sentences of "[pron] [n mass] [was/were] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 It was obvious that my aircraft was not in a condition for any further fighting and I flew a zig-zag course back to the 'drome keeping a very watchful eye on the sky around me .
2 " My people were there for generations untold . "
3 Their aircraft was also in a class of its own , being small and very nippy .
4 Most of their sales were originally through traditional bookshop outlets but they have increasingly developed distribution through department stores and leisure electronics stores .
5 They include Dittborn , Porter , Molinas-Campos , Rojas , Caldas , Senise and Jaar , whose works were recently on display in Seville .
6 When he left , we watched from the Met Office windows as she stood at the salute on the edge of the perimeter track , until his aircraft was out of sight .
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