Example sentences of "[n mass] [noun sg] was [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Washing hung on the line outside and their £10,000 car was in the drive . |
| 2 | Folk prejudice was on the side of the naturalists rather than of the philosophers . |
| 3 | And do n't forget , Joe was with me , and you know how careful he is. lee was at the party and one of the maids told me that she took him out of the party and spoke to him for a few minutes . |
| 4 | Chon Buri was at the centre of the eastern seaboard development project and there were fears that the high rate of violent crime , described in the Thai press as " Mafia-style gangsterism " , could jeopardise both domestic and foreign investment in the area . |
| 5 | A excellent example of his less than 100% commitment was at the Ispwich match when a ball flew across the box and he did not dive in after it . |
| 6 | This year 's staff conference was on the theme of the debt crisis . |
| 7 | Held Council rents down — the £2.50 increase was in the face of Tory Government demands for £4.50 . |