Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] [was/were] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But women always seemed to be in the majority and the proprietor and his wife , both of whom spoke excellent English and German , could be seen at every hour of the day advising parties of determined-looking women in sensible shoes how to get to St Peter 's or the Piazza Venezia or the English church , or which were the best shops to buy presents and souvenirs to take home . |
| 2 | So you see , that it is important for every coach in the country , even if he is giving a lesson to a child who does n't have any kind of tennis talent , to give the lesson as if he or she was the future Wimbledon champion . |
| 3 | This involved a teacher treating a pupil in a manner which suggested that he or she was the same sort of person as an older brother or sister who had either offended in some way or was being offered as a worthy model . |
| 4 | Inevitably , the financial consequences were most immediate and dramatic for those women who were not in receipt of benefit or who were the sole wage earners . |
| 5 | Or there was the antique shop in Beaumont Street , only one flummoxed woman who was always shutting for ‘ ten minutes ’ . |
| 6 | or what was the highest score on the first one ? |
| 7 | Millet and I were the first to check that tower , after Falconer 's body was discovered by a guard . |
| 8 | The occasion was a small — dinner-party given by Arthur Bryant and his wife at which Moira and I were the only other guests . |
| 9 | So I reached Lochinver in style , had time to look around , and mounted the bus outside the post office : the morning 's collection of mail and I were the only passengers . |
| 10 | Gwenellen and I were the only members of our set on days . |
| 11 | In fact , Alan and I were the only ones to find the old master and pupil just what the doctor ordered . |
| 12 | And I were the only boy , |
| 13 | In the spring of 1520 Benjamin Daunbey and I were the proud occupants of a large manor house on the outskirts of Ipswich . |
| 14 | Perhaps by my middle-aged presence , the suggestion that Flora and I were the same age ? |
| 15 | I felt that he and I were the same sort of person , that there was something in my brain and heart , in my blood and bone , that connected me to him for ever . |
| 16 | Matt and I were the same age within a month but Alfred was two or three years older and Maurice quite a bit younger . |
| 17 | ‘ We made it , and Chapman and I were the last on to the train . |
| 18 | Now Haseley was big , really big , and I was the smallest there , a raw recruit to the international scene . |
| 19 | ‘ We were running races , ’ she said , ‘ and I was the fastest . |
| 20 | So the accent was no problem and I was the right age . |
| 21 | I told him about the sunsets , when the Jungfrau had turned pink and I was the only person on the Aletsch . |
| 22 | We had to hire a dress , and I was the only one who was pale ; they had all got tans on a sunbed . |
| 23 | The line went on into a big Jamaican area , and I was the only white left in a full carriage . |
| 24 | When he finished reading , he began to sing his favourite song , If You Were The Only Girl In The World And I Was The Only Boy , except he turned the words round — for a laugh , he always said — and sang : ‘ If I was the only girl in the world and you were the only boy … . ’ |
| 25 | When I arrived Jules and Sherry were nowhere in sight , and I was the only performer without a day job as a singing teacher in Coventry . |
| 26 | make him feel better , and I was the only one of all his children |
| 27 | ‘ She was in hospital for six weeks , and I was the only one who knew it was n't an accident . |
| 28 | " If you were the only girl in the world and I was the only boy , nothing else would matter in the whole wide world , " my mother would sing inappropriately . |
| 29 | But erm I think I had lots of people praying for me back here because I did n't have any problem with them and I was the only one who did n't . |
| 30 | Well do you know , out of all the girls who work New Year 's Eve right , I told them on the night , oh I said we 'll get about forty pound for tonight wo n't I , because it 's double time and I was the only one who complained about it when I had my pay . |