Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [adj] [art] [noun sg] [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It might seem that so artificial a superiority was certain to prove as transient as the hegemonies that it had replaced , although those in whose hands power lay were for the most part undaunted by the new challenges to Britain 's position that they sensed … |
| 2 | It did not seem possible that so lively a person was dead . |
| 3 | Although Mr Crozier admitted his department was still gearing up to implement the legislation , he confirmed that once all the stall were fully trained they would begin prosecuting offenders . |
| 4 | The Treasury was still unable to pay and supply the army adequately — despite the fact that over half the budget was devoted to military expenditure even in peacetime . |
| 5 | Details of a confidential government report sponsored by the Ministry of Agriculture were published in the press in May , containing the estimate that over half the population was living below the breadline and that 2,000,000 people were in urgent need of food aid . |
| 6 | ‘ Were n't you saying something a few months ago that too quiet a life was bad for a writer 's creativity ? |
| 7 | Then a big rock began to move as well , and suddenly half the hillside was moving . |
| 8 | Even if only half the story were true , he was still worried . |
| 9 | This was followed by a sliding of more material from the shoulder , and soon all the stuff was cascading off her . |
| 10 | This may not be important for a well-fed family pet , but if ever such a cat were to find itself lost or homeless it would rapidly die of starvation . |
| 11 | And clearly such an appointment was n't going to be given . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I tried to give you time , ’ he groaned into her hair , then , with a moan of desire to match her own , she felt him return to her , and then all the rest was heaven . |
| 13 | And then all the undergrowth was there as well do you see , tangled . |
| 14 | Er yes , the door opener in fact was was put on wrongly erm by unfortunately P C and er as the pressure started to exert outwards erm it then found that there was no resistance and consequently all the pressure was being put outwards er and as such then the machine started to make a noise erm which then we had to switch it off , turn it round , back on again and eventually gained access . |
| 15 | The tables show that an animal was at greatest risk of being stolen in the Low Country , but until around 1895 a person was more likely to steal an animal in the Intermediate area . |
| 16 | Local agronomists from the Commissariat of Agriculture discovered in the Samara guberniia that 40 per cent of the machinery that had been hired out was unusable , and virtually all the rest was in need of repairs . |
| 17 | The house was silent and there was no one in it , and yet all the furniture was still in place . |
| 18 | But nearly all the Pack were there , though Mitzi had gone on holiday . |
| 19 | In fact , because only half an inch was involved it was impossible to see from the outside of my right shoe that it was different in any way from my left . |
| 20 | As always such a system was seen to deliver distinctive moral benefits . |