Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] a [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nobody was hurt and luckily a picture was taken of the offender who is being actively sought . |
| 2 | The lamps in the cressets gave out the scent of perfumed oil , and somewhere a lutenist was playing quietly . |
| 3 | Law had indeed already done enough as leader to make his departure unthinkable and so a memorial was drawn up by Carson and signed by almost all the party 's backbenchers , stating full confidence in Law and begging him to stay on with a revised tariff policy . |
| 4 | Indeed , in the first series of patients only 72% were bleeding from varices , haemostatic treatment was not uniform and only a minority were treated with sclerotherapy . |
| 5 | He bargained in his soul with fate , promising to dedicate his life to Imperial service without scruple — if only a life was left to him to dedicate . |
| 6 | Another deadly volley of canister and scarcely a man was left on his feet and capable of charging even had he wanted to do so . |
| 7 | Effective communication nationally was the one factor missing , German chemists were not concentrated in a particular city , unlike their French counterparts in Paris , and thus a forum was needed . |
| 8 | The main purpose was to pack as much corn as possible into the bay ; but in treading the corn in this way much of it was shaken out of the ear , and thus a start was made on the threshing . |
| 9 | Burton was physically falling apart , and finally a doctor was called for . |
| 10 | They were five people in one small room , and hardly a word was said between them until Gus Hambro had a large brandy under his belt , and was visibly returning into circulation . |
| 11 | We got the words up there and timed it right and everything and then a rehearsal was done . |
| 12 | Numerous houses became schools , many more became hospitals and quite a number were acquired as reform schools . |
| 13 | No service was held at the Nikolai Kirche in Leipzig , where the city 's massive weekly demonstrations had started in the autumn of 1989 , and instead a notice was pinned up outside the church saying : " With 2,000,000 unemployed we see little cause for celebrating " . |
| 14 | Bhattarai met with the King on May 15 and afterwards a statement was issued from the Royal Palace explaining that the drafting committee had been abolished . |
| 15 | The building is being restored and recently a garderobe was found . |
| 16 | ‘ It was a bloody business but eventually a breach was forced in the defences and Bartholomew led us through . ’ |
| 17 | The proposed cuts had led to talk of its closure but today a reprieve was announced . |
| 18 | It was this danger which made church presentations so hazardous for the stability of a political interest , for however a presentation was given , almost always there were some who were grievously offended . |