Example sentences of "[conj] [was/were] [pron] [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like characters in a Thomas Hardy novel , the Cabinet left Number Ten to wild lightning and torrential rain — nor were they unaware of the almost vulgar symbolism . |
| 2 | Nor was it clear from the 1538 injunctions whether the offending images should simply be removed or totally destroyed . |
| 3 | Nor was it wise for the British to make precipitate and unilateral cuts to their conventional forces . |
| 4 | Nor was it happy with the imprecision of the old days . |
| 5 | Nor was I ready for the inconsistent treatment of the subject . |
| 6 | Nor was he unaware of the rays of force emanating from the presence behind his back of the fateful being now committed to his charge . |
| 7 | Nor was she unaware of the interest Matt and Silas took in her movements , having caught glances passing between them as they paused to watch her fold the table napkins round the knives and forks which were left in readiness to be picked up from the end of the table . |
| 8 | In The Knossos Labyrinth ( Castleden 1989 ) , the evidence is summarized for believing that it was in the Central Court that the bull-leaping ritual took place , a ceremony that was itself central to the Minoan belief-system . |
| 9 | And were they faulty at the time that you the shop sold then to you ? |
| 10 | And were you alone in the cart when you were going round about or did you have a boy with you ? |