Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] was the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Steam-heated hauled stock was also eradicated , and the response was the reclassification of more Class 31/4s and 47/4s , plus the first Class 37/4s . |
| 2 | er , if you just to avoid doubt , it looks as though , as we presume we go back to one , three , four that 's less than the income was the revenue from things like the guest room and er the lounge and so on , you see ? |
| 3 | Making its debut and dominating the stand was the brand new First 53f5 , born of a collaboration between naval architect Bruce Farr , and stylist Pininfarina , with Bénéteau themselves contributing a considerable amount of production engineering technology . |
| 4 | The remainder was the yield on various customs and excise duties levied primarily on beer , spirits , wines , tobacco , cocoa and other ‘ luxury ’ items which varied a little from budget to budget . |
| 5 | The base was the size of a cheese plate . |
| 6 | The essence of the change was the removal of sin from the ambit of the law . |
| 7 | Twenty mothers were involved , and the main focus of the trial was the role of cow 's milk in causing colic . |
| 8 | The Board was the bridge ; he was going to keep his hand on the wheel . |
| 9 | The most important factor reducing fear of the sack was the reduction in unemployment , which increased the chances of getting another job quickly . |
| 10 | They often had this sort of conversation , and Constance always made allowances for Scarlet 's naivety : such slowness on the uptake was the result of a sheltered background and not necessarily a sign of limited intelligence , though she sometimes wondered . |
| 11 | The catalyst was the atmosphere of the airport . |
| 12 | The cinema was the Screen on the Hill in Hampstead , one of the new and welcome brand of cinema which dispenses coffee and snacks as well as the usual array of warm Maltesers and plaque-inducing popcorn . |
| 13 | The winner was the Pongau ski area near Salzburg , where lifts more or less link . |
| 14 | Mr Lear 's lasting contribution to the pastime was the formation of an informal country walking club of retired gentlemen , the Midweek Walkers , and it was they he last bid farewell to . |
| 15 | The highlight of the afternoon was the parade of Disney characters , after which there was just enough time to buy some souvenirs and have one last ride , before rejoining the coach back to Paris . |
| 16 | The only sad note of the afternoon was the heart attack suffered by our chairman , Ken Mentle , just after the final whistle . |
| 17 | He was sure that the fear and the terror of the absorption was the reason for loss of mind and humanity . |
| 18 | The try was the signal for Neath 's pack to take control and lay the foundations for victory . |
| 19 | While the stated reason for moving to the resort was the desire to bring up one 's children in a healthy place , the less readily acknowledged reason was to ‘ better oneself ’ . |
| 20 | I would not do it again ; it is too dangerous as things are today ; but the night on which I decided this to be the case was the night on which I leaned enough at my classes to decide me about Bertrand Russell , so it was well worth going . |
| 21 | The key thing in the case was the phone call made by Kemp . |
| 22 | The case was the subject of an inquiry by a former High Court judge , Sir Henry Fisher , whose report included forceful criticisms of police officers and of a lawyer in the DPP 's Department . |
| 23 | It is necessary for the plaintiff to establish that the train that caused the damage was the train that failed to sound its whistle . |
| 24 | This was destined to be of particular importance to the measurement of time , because the blacksmith was the forerunner of those who constructed the first mechanical clock . |
| 25 | When the computer was the domain of the ‘ data processing department ’ — with double doors to keep out unwanted irritants like dirt , warm air and people who did n't understand what was going on within — the resident team of programmers and operators went unchallenged . |
| 26 | The main reason for the ban was the problem of non-smoking coaches becoming crowded with people standing , while seats remained empty in smoking carriages . |
| 27 | But the only clue to the identity of the photographer was the word ‘ self ’ , written on a box of negatives . |
| 28 | The reserve was the flagship of Project Tiger , the recovery programme set up by the Indian government and the World Wide Fund for Nature in 1972 . |
| 29 | The taxpayer was the widow and executrix of Mr Kempton . |
| 30 | The relevant business of the taxpayer was the exploitation of film rights exercisable overseas and it was a business carried on in Hong Kong . |