Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [subord] a [noun sg] [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Quite quickly Horton enlisted the help of friends to act as an embryo staff for the new project , and soon after a sponsor was found to donate the use of her buildings in a rural area of Southern Appalachia . |
| 2 | And even if a break were to be found , the five naos and the 277 men would have to sail — how far ? |
| 3 | What was undoubtedly important , however , was that the ICS briefed and trained its interviewers to deal with the part of the questionnaire which dealt with sexual offences , and indeed when a case was uncovered by a male interviewer he always offered a follow-up interview conducted by a woman . |
| 4 | As the State Department and the White House both set crisis management operations in train , and President Bush urgently conferred with top officials , FMLN statements — that the guests , except for the armed Americans , were not hostages and were free to go as soon as a ceasefire was arranged — were almost ignored . |
| 5 | UNITA concluded its seventh congress on March 17 , having re-elected Jonas Savimbi as its president , and stated that it would sign a ceasefire agreement as soon as a date was set for multiparty elections . |
| 6 | As soon as a key was inserted it rang a loud alarm bell and palace guards would rush in with drawn swords . |
| 7 | As always when a VVIP was present there would be extra security on the Sunday and 11 Bn RAOC had been asked to provide coverage . |
| 8 | Obviously , an important part of the research involved becoming familiar with these rules and , in some respects , being a lawyer as well as a sociologist was helpful . |