Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [conj] [was/were] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | With a bobbing movement that was almost a curtsey , Madame Delon hurried away . |
| 2 | How could we decide whether it had free will or was just a robot , programmed to respond as if it were like us ? |
| 3 | The depth of Nizan 's commitment to the Soviet Union was similarly visible a few months later when he described the great steps made by the mass of the Soviet people in terms of cultural development : When you have seen young workers in Moscow or Tashkent … speaking passionately of Gogol or Gorky , you realise that the Soviet people have gained admission to the high culture that was previously a privilege of the bourgeoisie … |
| 4 | They 'd danced to Michael 's band and her glossy pink trousers flashed and moved in the dimmed lights , and he had felt elated and mildly drunk , and had lost most of the inhibitions he 'd had about dancing , until it became clear to his confused brain that the drummer , who had soft dark hair and was probably a potential Celtic supporter , was getting on so well with Amanda that perhaps they should move on elsewhere , and he swayed out of the room , pushing her in front of him , and bumped into someone at the door , and had realised it was the man in the raincoat , only he was in a dark suit and a tie with geometric designs . |
| 5 | STEPHEN MANSFIELD Hopes gone up in smoke : Phil Green of People In Need examines the charred and sodden mess that was once a £1million aid cargo for Romania and Bosnia |
| 6 | The rate seems to have been about half that of an ordinary return and was perhaps a day ticket , although no mention of that condition is made . |
| 7 | Luke gave a shuddering sigh that was almost a sob and a tear rolled down his cheek . |
| 8 | I sent the cheque back , saying that although it had been immensely good of them to bring me up , I must have been a great burden and was now a disappointment , so I would prefer them to keep this money as some repayment for all they had done . |
| 9 | He made a rough shape that was neither a cube nor a sphere , but a wet and hollow lump . |
| 10 | People who were ‘ chronically sick ’ , on the other hand , were familiar : they had failed to benefit from medical treatment and were therefore a problem , usually best left to themselves or to others to cope with . |
| 11 | That it had made contact was evident , for Sister Mary let out a cry , a weird sound that was rather a yell not a scream . |
| 12 | ‘ God witness , ’ said Llewelyn , drumming his long fingers on the arms of his chair in a hard-driven rhythm that was always a key to the stresses of his mind , ‘ it could not have come at a worse time . |
| 13 | Malcolm , out to prove that he is not yet a Test has-been , quickly worked up a rare pace and was quite a handful , coming in with the pavilion behind him . |
| 14 | There was no correlation between disturbed gastric clearance , impaired gall bladder contraction , and prolonged colonic transit time in the patients with cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy nor was there a correlation between any disturbed motor function and age or duration of diabetes . |
| 15 | Needless to say , in a complex modern government that was usually a simplification , but one which served two powerful purposes : to sustain popular confidence in his leadership and to give the state itself a clear sense of direction . |
| 16 | The tower itself is a local landmark and was once a ‘ camera obscura ’ . |
| 17 | The United States might have argued that Nicaragua 's concealment of its incapacity constituted fraud and was thus a ground for invalidating its consent . |