Example sentences of "[noun sg] were behind " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sainsbury maintains tight control of costs and benefits from its large investment programme were behind its success with capital expenditure expected to reach £800m by the end of the year . |
| 2 | Announcing the delay on Nov. 9 , Head of State Amadou Toumani Touré said that preparations for the conference were behind schedule but added that the delay would give the rebel movements time to ensure they had proper representation to make credible commitments at the conference . |
| 3 | Hazel now saw that Speedwell and Acorn were behind him , listening expectantly . |
| 4 | Childhood and youth were behind me , and I was looking forward . |
| 5 | is the aim , what , I mean somebody came up with the aim , in actual fact , despite whatever else you might be doing , whatever politics were behind it , the aim was to prevent AIDS no matter what you were doing , and not to have any kind of prejudice against what you were doing as long as the aim |