Example sentences of "[noun sg] was a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Behind the wheel was a young Japanese man he had never seen before , but Mum seemed to know all about him . |
| 2 | At the wheel was a short figure , arms at full stretch . |
| 3 | Michael 's problem was that he saw the glamour in Frank 's position : the love of liberty ; the excitement in the free pursuit of truth ; the shaking off of convention and mere conformity ; the feeling that religion was a ‘ stuffy valley ’ out of which he had grown . |
| 4 | The divorce of science and religion was a tragic mistake ( Koestler 1959 ) . |
| 5 | The sociology of religion was a subject of primary concern for the ‘ founding fathers ’ of sociology — most notably for Max Weber and Emile Durkheim . |
| 6 | For the party that had leaned heavily on the established Church and derived satisfaction from its role as defender of the Church , the decline of religion was a serious blow . |
| 7 | We can see from Royal Institution Discourses again how religion was a part of the scientific culture , along with education and more central topics like energy . |
| 8 | He spoke of Indian religion ; and indeed comparative religion was a subject becoming popular , a region in which scientific study seemed possible . |
| 9 | Dionysiac religion was a religion of initiates , , and at the centre of its worship was the mystical evocation of nature 's awesome unity , the primal unity concealed by our dismemberment into individuals , and the worshippers ' yearning for a recovery of that unity . |
| 10 | His funeral cortege was a quarter of a mile long , and the procession included not only members of Oxford University and distinguished public figures , but also representatives of the underprivileged , whose cause he had championed most vigorously . |
| 11 | The drive to surpass had originated and was maintained from home ; my sense of neglect and isolation was a partial consequence of belonging intermittently to a cohesive community . |
| 12 | Isolation was a prospect Charles would confront ( so Archbishop Hincmar reminded him ) terrifyingly in the next world : " when the soul has left power and riches and the body itself , and is left naked and alone , without wife and children , and without the comfort and fellowship of followers and vassals " . |
| 13 | Allsop 's auction was a record sell-out , with all but two of 111 lots sold for a total of £6.3 million , and other auction houses reported successful sales with average prices well above the guides . |
| 14 | Best bargain of the auction was a 1967 Cessna O-2A Vietnam combat veteran . |
| 15 | Raynor was a little apart , his eyes unreadable and such an intense concentration about him that Grainne knew he was hearing her thoughts . |
| 16 | My lowest ebb was a seven month spell |
| 17 | The same weekend in 1990 was identical and sketching was a tedium of narrowed eyes against the glare . |
| 18 | Alternating periods of treatment with LM 's and C's are also possible remembering that the lowest degrees of potency are to be used with each new LM even if the last remedy was a high centesimal of the same remedy e.g. Sulphur 10m is followed by the lowest LM ( Sulphur LM 1 ) |
| 19 | If a player was not performing well the remedy was a spell in the reserves . |
| 20 | The shepherd was a loose-limbed fellow all elbows and knees , but quick and deft in movement for all that . |
| 21 | His thick white hair and silver-streaked goatee beard gave him a look of experience and authority , while soft blue eyes and a hint of wryness in his smile suggested a mortal to whom disappointment was a familiar companion . |
| 22 | Disappointment was a hard knot in her chest . |
| 23 | Of course , in all the books , poisoning was a comparatively simple affair . |
| 24 | Coal gas poisoning was a common method of successful suicide until the carbon monoxide content of domestic gas was reduced . |
| 25 | This glamour by association was a specious one . |
| 26 | There had been , albeit tenuously , a link between us in that we were both coached at one time by Scottish coach , Bill Moss , although in my case the association was a relatively fleeting one , of which , quite sensibly , he has no recollection . |
| 27 | The company incorporated by the memorandum of association was a separate legal entity from Salomon himself . |
| 28 | Interlock with the requirements of the professional association was a crucial theme , and the Library Association expressed its willingness to accept CNAA degrees for postgraduate entry . |
| 29 | Headteachers in our survey reported that condoned truancy was a problem and that parents condoning their children 's absence included those from disadvantaged areas and those from ‘ leafy suburbs ’ . |
| 30 | ‘ The close cooperation between BP , Geoteam , client representatives and Racal , the navigation contractor was a key factor in the success of this survey , ’ he said . |