Example sentences of "were [art] next [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Single mothers were the next largest group , at around 31% , and separated mothers , widows and lone fathers the smallest groups . |
| 2 | Single mothers and separated mothers were the next largest groups at around 20 per cent each and widows and lone fathers ( of whom two thirds are divorced or separated and almost a quarter widows ) are the smallest groups . |
| 3 | Aston Villa 's changing-rooms were the next best to Arsenal 's , but most others were pretty bad . |
| 4 | Simon Allen and Rob Michael were the next two , appreciating the heavier conditions . |
| 5 | I asked which were the next tallest and she picked out the only two of the next size . |
| 6 | A rank ordering of the thirty-four most popular themes revealed that ‘ Rioters ’ destruction of property' , ‘ Causes ’ , ‘ Looting , theft ’ , ‘ Race ’ and ‘ Rioters ’ violence against people' were the next most-common items . |