Example sentences of "[adj] were [verb] [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although communists were a nuisance it was fascist anti-semitism which caused the real headache ; if this were outlawed then the problem would be removed . |
| 2 | As much as 85 per cent of cars had a radio , and over half were used whenever the car was driven . |
| 3 | When all were examined together a trend of increasing risk with lower social class was also found ( test for trend x=5.72 , p=0.02 ) . |
| 4 | The graveyard was packed with people , more were arriving down the farm lanes and along the main road from east and west . |
| 5 | It was a farce , a terrible play , but still a real play because these two were acting out a charade of fright and face-saving and if he did anything to break the illusion that they were still taking decisions for themselves then he was going to get himself shot . |