Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [that] was [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | With a bobbing movement that was almost a curtsey , Madame Delon hurried away . |
| 2 | 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 … |
| 3 | 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 |
| 4 | Luke gave a shuddering sigh that was almost a sob and a tear rolled down his cheek . |
| 5 | He made a rough shape that was neither a cube nor a sphere , but a wet and hollow lump . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |