Example sentences of "[was/were] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Entwined with the question of politics and of film-making as self-expression — a matter of class privilege ( Diaz-Abaya ) or cultural struggle ( Dhanraj ) — -was the issue of women 's sexual objectification . |
| 2 | Over the whole of Russia there-was a dearth of agricultural goods caused mainly by the Famine , and a comparative glut of industrial products from the towns . |
| 3 | An ’ we now know he wuz the Triad connection , the one who took over the sect an' corrupted it . ’ |
| 4 | There wuz a bit of trouble outside the school gates when Sinead O'Connor said she was n't coming on the trip because she disapproved of buzzes and then she got on and took the best seat , ie the one at the back where me and Graham normally sit and smoke No6 . |
| 5 | For rude as were the galleries , they once formed a highway of communication to a dense and rural population which live on flats or single floors . |
| 6 | Her mother , my Grandmother Anne , was a Sayers , and they were the Manor House family in Bowes and rather better off than most . |
| 7 | They were the banker of the Condor missile development on which Argentina co-operated , with the further expertise of Egyptian engineers . |
| 8 | The lecture periods could be used for outside visitors , or for specific and relevant accounts by teachers who did not normally participate in the work ; examples were the playing of records of part of Haydn 's Creation with explanation and commentary , by a teacher made specially available , and a talk on Red Indian tribes by a visitor from a local museum , together with overhead transparencies , slides and objects from the museum collection . |
| 9 | Because there were The Combs — the combs for her beautiful hair . |
| 10 | The urban poor were the backbone of Torrijos 's support , and they continued initially to cheer for Noriega . |
| 11 | Sergeants were the backbone of the police . |
| 12 | In Liverpool , all seafarers — seamen , firemen , donkeymen , greasers and similar grades who were the backbone of the NSFU and catering staff and shore gangs who were joining Cotter 's union — received 105 a week increase , abolition of the medical examination and the right to wear the button of the appropriate recognised union . |
| 13 | But listings , plus music , plus music ads were the backbone of It 's success in that period . |
| 14 | Economically it might be simpler if there was no peasantry , but was not its sturdy conservatism a guarantee of social stability , as its sturdy and numerous progeny were the backbone of most government 's armies ? |
| 15 | Currie — Along with the two above were the backbone of Armfield 's team . |
| 16 | If she were the thunder , she thought , she would never speak to it again . |
| 17 | Loyalty and glory were the themes of the Song of Roland . |
| 18 | Were the bird auspices wrong ? |
| 19 | The only detractors were the bird lovers and the guardians of the Quantocks . |
| 20 | The only things that looked good were the horses , whose coats shone under their shabby exercise sheets . |
| 21 | Tonks was incensed about the Vichy venture , as were the NZRFU folk at home , everyone was embarrassed that they had no way of knowing where the All Black party were , what was involved in the game , and where next the travelling group might surface . |
| 22 | But where were the dervishes , the munshids , with their singing and dancing and flag-waving ? |
| 23 | were the , were th were the dumpers in good working order and had |
| 24 | Among those I met or saw were the Begum Aga Khan , who was with her very attractive daughter Princess Zahra Aga Khan ; the Director General of the British Equestrian Foundation Major Malcolm Wallace , two of our top Event riders Miss Karen Straker and Mrs Jane Thelwall ; and Mr Andrew Dixon , who had all come over from England with the Hermès party ; Mr Peter Laing , the Hon. |
| 25 | Why were the coastguards not informed of the trip ? |
| 26 | Were the vezir to come from other than their number , their hearts would turn from thee , and the business of thy government would become disordered . " |
| 27 | The ice , the arrogance , the lack of common sense and of control , these were the darkside tragedy . |
| 28 | By the word of the Lord were the heavens made and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth ( Ps. 33:6 ) . |
| 29 | To be sure ‘ By the word of the Lord were the heavens made , and all their host by the breath ( ruach ) of his mouth ’ could mean that the ruach , the Spirit , created the heavens . |
| 30 | The report gives the statistical data and the quantitative judgements of 410 regular bus travellers who were the Buswatchers . |