Example sentences of "[adj] [was/were] [adj] [conj] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Between the peace settlement of 1814 – 15 and the death of the old monarchical and aristocratic Europe after 1914 there was some growth in the size and a more marked one in the geographical scope of diplomatic services ; but this was slow and largely confined to the major states . |
| 2 | Despite Willie Park 's comment about a minimum of 300 members , the meeting thought a minimum of 100 was sufficient and easily secured . |
| 3 | According to Carson ( 1981 ) many of these were avoidable and only occurred because safety standards which applied to onshore industries did not apply to offshore installations . |
| 4 | Treating his pupils to the compliment of rational disagreement sometimes spilled over into a verbal contest so fierce that the young person concerned was abashed or even frightened . |
| 5 | In general , the cattle of Aberdeenshire before 1760 were small and often horned , and their colour range included black , brindle , dun , yellow , grey , red , riggit , belted , and black with brown ears and dorsal line . |
| 6 | The nursing care and kindness of the staff of Ward 14 was excellent and greatly appreciated . |
| 7 | Both were well-attended and efficiently staged . |