Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] [adj] and [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At least previous populists like Julie Burchill and the Swells were funny and obviously masochists . |
| 2 | ‘ But my strategy was clear and once Riccardo had gone out — and he was really the last chance of anybody catching me — I just had to stay calm and not worry about winning . ’ |
| 3 | The bond which had drawn them so close before Angel 's birth was strong and sometimes Sarah longed to be back for a brief time in that dilapidated house in Stone Alley , free of the sanctimonious atmosphere of the rectory , until she remembered Maggie was n't there any more either . |
| 4 | Remember , Bowyer 's and Southgate 's boots were wet and so leather would swell a little . |
| 5 | Our cover was terrific and neither Scotland Yard bodyguard had a chance of spotting us . |
| 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 . |
| 7 | Jana contended that the Phoenician empire was Arab and therefore Venice was once part of a Pan-Arab civilisation , not to mention the other claim that many Venetians have Arab roots from ninth-century traders . |