Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [was/were] [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it became clear that was not the way to hold our own against companies like Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola , or Mars on the confectionery side . |
| 2 | the Palladium — a cheap trick to try and convince the punters that they were in somewhere far classier than was really the case . |
| 3 | There was the scandal of the Westminster Council 's sale of cemeteries for 15 pence ; a report of an enterprising Yorkshireman , Edgar Dakin , who , shocked at the prices charged for memorial headstones in the conventional marble or granite , had patented his design for thermoplastic ones at a tiny fraction of the cost ; and yet another that was virtually a half-hour commercial on BBC television for the ubiquitous Hodgson Holdings . |
| 4 | The house was left empty and was often a target for vandals and Sutherland was unable to sell it . |
| 5 | ‘ You were convinced that was where the leak was from the start . |
| 6 | Chris believes the Bay Horse was first a pub in the 1560s and was also a coaching inn . |
| 7 | Surprised by Joy limited by the necessarily artificial conventions of autobiography , gives an impression that the development of Lewis 's religious opinions was much more cut and dried than was really the case . |
| 8 | Upper Framilode is by far the larger and was originally the location of the Purnells ' extensive iron and tinplate works , of which few traces remain , while Lower Framilode consists of just a few cottages , the mill and the Darell Arms . |
| 9 | In fact , the first report appeared in July 1992 and was mainly a description of the evaluation process . |
| 10 | He acted as the principal connection between King , Council , and Parliament ; for , until Robert Cecil went to the Lords in 1604 , the Secretary was usually a commoner and was normally the Crown 's principal mouthpiece in the Lower House . |
| 11 | The room was empty , but she could hear Mr Browning 's voice from the bedroom and was now certain that was where the cry was coming from . |
| 12 | It first appeared in England in April 1852 and was not a success despite good reviews in trade journals . |
| 13 | Looking across the " alley to the scars of North Hush , it seemed hard to believe that these deep gouges in the earth were manmade and were not the result of some massive upheaval in the earth 's crust . |
| 14 | Mr. Collins said that Winchester was ‘ subject ’ to the Lautro Rules 1988 and was therefore a member of Lautro . |