Example sentences of "[coord] [noun sg] were [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The contents of her handbag and briefcase were on the table beside him , the Pan Am ticket conspicuous . |
| 2 | The opposition Byelarussian Popular Front had claimed that both government and parliament were under the control of former communists . |
| 3 | Steam ploughing was another area where the Bethell family and Rise were in the forefront of development at the turn of the century . |
| 4 | His deviousness and dishonesty were in the front window for all to see . |
| 5 | My younger brother and sister were in the same room , sleeping in bunk beds . |
| 6 | Observers noted that a large number of those involved in racketeering and smuggling were among the estimated 500,000 troops demobilized since 1987 . |
| 7 | Written by John Kaufman , performer and writer were from the Nez Perce Tribe . |
| 8 | Body and mind were among the contraries to be reconciled , and the true union of opposites was always preceded by bitter conflict . |
| 9 | A seneschal , receiver ( equivalent to the constable of Bordeaux ) and controller were at the head of the hierarchy . |
| 10 | The questions provoked by the Wolfenden approach were not new ones ( John Stuart Mill and James Fitzjames Stephens had both discussed such issues ) but they were particularly topical at this point , for questions of law and morality were at the forefront of public consciousness at this time because of , for example , the Wildeblood/Pitt-Rivers case . |
| 11 | He was , however , very much an all-rounder , and football and curling were among the other sports he covered . |
| 12 | The proximity of a market , the feasibility of holding the animal for ransom , the likely amount of profit to be earned , the value of the animal to thieves if kept for personal use or consumption , and the likelihood of discovery and punishment were among the considerations which were taken into account . |
| 13 | What a contrast to the earlier Carolinum , where beauty of proportion and decoration were of the essence . |
| 14 | It is significant that , in an age when belief in miracles , extreme saintliness and revelation were of the stuff of daily life , so many of her contemporaries believed Margery to be mentally ill ; only , probably , the superstitious , the credulous and the ignorant believed her to be a genuine mystic . |
| 15 | War and revolution were in the air . |
| 16 | Unrest and revolution were in the air , and strikes , sit-ins and lock-outs were leading to political instability and an increasing possibility that the old machine would be destroyed . |
| 17 | Unemployment and inflation were below the average of other OECD countries but the report warned that recent wage settlements were higher than previous ones and that inflation could revive . |
| 18 | Mahmud and Sheikh were on the floor . |
| 19 | For days afterwards anxiety and guilt were on the table for lunch and self-contempt at my own cowardice in avoiding him provided supper . |
| 20 | Finishing and matchbox-making were amongst the worst paid homework trades . |
| 21 | Her cries of sorrow and anger were like the fleeting cries of dawn birds , banished from this forbidden place of battle , this Bird Spirit Land … |
| 22 | Smith , Gregg and Andrews ( 1989 ) devised the following ranking of selection methods with respect to their predictive validity : graphology and astrology were at the same level as chance prediction , references and interviews were a little higher , then structured interviews , then biodata , personality tests and assessment centres for performance , then ability tests and work sample tests and finally , at the highest level , assessment centres for promotion . |
| 23 | At Smashed ! last week , new sensitive rock types MOOSE and KINGMAKER were among the revellers . |
| 24 | The horse-lines and baggage were over the river . |
| 25 | DALGETY , Delta and Jaguar were among the shares to march ahead yesterday as the stock market continued to fret and fuss about today 's West German interest rate decision . |
| 26 | In another family , where both father and daughter were in the trade , there were plenty of books around the house , but the children were " not good scholars " whatever that meant . |
| 27 | Social work departments were facing even greater demands , unemployment was rising , the economy was weak and poverty and homelessness were on the increase . |
| 28 | Lord Reid held that bad faith and unreasonableness were outside the statute completely and therefore could be impugned even after six weeks . |
| 29 | The activity of submerged vegetation and phytoplankton were among the biological markers ; salinity and the presence of herbicides in the water were among the chemical ones . |
| 30 | The girl also claimed she and her two sisters , now aged six and four , had been photographed naked by her uncle while her father and grandfather were in the bedroom . |