Example sentences of "[num ord] [noun sg] was the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , in favour of the 38th parallel was the fact that it appeared a rough and ready division , which might satisfy the Russians and give Seoul to the south . |
| 2 | The second change was the rise in inflation which reduced the statutory limits on contributions by more than half . |
| 3 | The second sister was the mother of Sir Francis Bacon , and the youngest , Elizabeth came to Bisham as Lady Hoby . |
| 4 | The Second Labour was the destruction of the Lernaean Hydra . |
| 5 | The most contentious issue in the early days of the second session was the collegiality of bishops . |
| 6 | The Second Period was the time during which was laid down the evidence the nature of which has been revealed by men such as Charles Darwin and others , who gave to the world an understanding of the way in which evolution has operated through thousands of millions of years . |
| 7 | A second body was the Protestant Dissenting Deputies which had been founded in 1732 and was , by the end of the nineteenth century , healthier than its older friend although The Christian World noted in 1901 that it ‘ seems to have fallen on evil days ’ . |
| 8 | The second obstacle was the nature of China itself ; the geographical size of the country , the way in which it traditionally operated , and , above all , its disunity . |
| 9 | The second theme was the adoption of a ‘ just deserts ’ approach based on the principle of proportional punishment as the primary aim of sentencing , though this was qualified in respect of certain types of offence by the third theme which was based on the retention of the now-familiar bifurcatory or twin-track approach to sentencing . |
| 10 | In situations where the second person was the farmer 's wife there could be physical limitations to the amount of assistance given . |
| 11 | The second factor was the change in the Ministry of Defence 's decision-making processes brought about by the increasing complexity of Defence issues . |
| 12 | The second factor was the appearance on the scene of a common enemy — though not immediately recognized as such . |
| 13 | According to the Memoir he was twice married , and his second wife was the widow Curran . |
| 14 | The second event was the identification of ‘ adaptor proteins ’ , of which Grb2 is now the best known ( others include Shc , Crk and Nck ) . |
| 15 | The second event was the ending of the conveyancing monopoly . |
| 16 | The second development was the readoption of the ZOPFAN idea by the Non-Aligned Movement . |
| 17 | A serious problem related to the publication of the second volume was the shortage of subscribers . |
| 18 | The second advance was the training of nurses to administer the drugs . |
| 19 | The second advance was the training of nurses to administer the drugs . |
| 20 | The civil court appearance was Finnegan 's second brush was the law in ten days . |
| 21 | The second concern was the shortage of pedestrian crossings . |
| 22 | The second approach was the attempt to create a new class of ‘ master farmer ’ . |
| 23 | The second Jaguar was the escort vehicle carrying members of her police bodyguard . |
| 24 | My second choice was the entry on " Acquisition of language " . |
| 25 | A second reason was the observation made by the mothers that LGS did not stop the diarrhoea . |
| 26 | The second innovation was the development of performance indicators . |
| 27 | Second arrival was the nose section of Sea Vixen FAW.2 XJ579 , last seen some time ago at Farnborough . |
| 28 | The second thing was the content . |
| 29 | ‘ And the second thing was the arrival of the missionaries . |
| 30 | Second surprise was the music — a soft waltz coming to her through deep blue dusk , strings and woodwind , as if someone in a grand house up on the hill had just opened the door of the ballroom . |