Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [adj] a [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 | ‘ Were n't you saying something a few months ago that too quiet a life was bad for a writer 's creativity ? |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | As always such a system was seen to deliver distinctive moral benefits . |