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During Benjamin Harrison's term in office, the 51st Congress (was, were) the first president to spend a billion dollars in peacetime. |
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William Clinton (was, were) the Attorney General of Arkansas from 1976-78. |
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Many submarines (was, were) used to fight Germany in World War II. |
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The students (was, were) getting impatient waiting for their test. |
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As a result of the terrorist attacks, no international flights (was, were) allowed to land at American airports for several days. |
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The animals (was, were) going to have a gourmet treat. |
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It appeared the man (was, were) being malicious when he threw the rock. |
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The cadet (was, were) training to become an officer at West Point. |
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It (was, were) to Marge's advantage to win the second race. |
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Many loaves of bread (was, were) needed to feed the students. |
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Your costume (was, were) the best one there. |
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The three hostages managed to flee when the prisoners (was, were) discussing their demands. |
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The student (was, were) showing signs of highly irregular behavior. |
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Garrison Keillor, author of Lake Wobegon, suggested that we do some ice fishing while we (was, were) in Minnesota. |
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By the time Tyler (was, were) six months old he had grown out of all his baby clothes. |
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My clothes (was, were) still a little damp when I took them out of the dryer. |
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I cut myself with a sharp knife while I (was, were) peeling the apple. |
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There (was, were) six lobsters in the tank at the aquarium. |
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We toured Hershey's Candy Company while we (was, were) in Pennsylvania. |
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Jeannie (was, were) still asleep at noon! |
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