Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] [adj] [conj] [adv] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 According to the Aasociation of North Western House Builders , recent interest rate reductions were welcome but further action was needed to prevent additional house repossessions to encourage house moves and create employment in the construction industry .
2 It was n't his fault that she had discovered her feelings were more than just desire .
3 But this would be to little avail if the ground were waterlogged or so acid as to prevent the normal action of soil life .
4 Remember , Bowyer 's and Southgate 's boots were wet and so leather would swell a little .
5 But he added that the county 's tourism and leisure industries would grow in importance because the local economic base was wider than simply manufacturing .
6 The judge had to ensure that the trial was fair and thus evidence should only be excluded if necessary to ensure that fairness , that is if its probative value was outweighed by its prejudicial effect .
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