Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I took my place with two jamjars in my first Saturday morning kids matinee queue , apprehensive lest the currency had been devalued or even replaced with money , I observed that not only were Royals the heroes in the films but that my choice of cinema was between the Queens and the Royal , and I was warned that before the performance you were supposed to stand for the pianist 's rendition of ‘ God Save the King ’ . |
| 2 | Perhaps the only two successful threats of action were by the water-workers in 1983 and the NUM over the Coal Board 's threat to close uneconomic pits in January 1981 . |
| 3 | And yesterday , Tom , now 76 , and the piece of bomb were among the highlights of an exhibition celebrating the Dunkirk spirit at Middlesbrough 's Dorman Museum . |
| 4 | At about 3 in the afternoon , the first newspapers announcing England 's declaration of war were on the streets . |
| 5 | One of Mr Milken 's readiest pools of capital was in the thrifts . |
| 6 | The submarines ’ main areas of activity were in the waters around the British Isles and in much of the Mediterranean . |