Example sentences of "[conj] was [adj] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In my judgment , Parliament intended to and did provide a simple and expeditious method of dealing with a person arrested without warrant by a constable who had reasonable grounds for believing that that person had broken a condition of his bail , or was likely to break a condition of his bail , or was likely to fail to surrender to custody . |
| 2 | Nor was this listening a matter of self-induced disgust . |
| 3 | Even the family allowances , though based in their present form upon the experience and conditions of the inter-war years — when Seebohm Rowntree 's surveys in York suggested that one male in four earned less than was necessary to maintain a man , wife and two children above the poverty line — consist of a simple system of payments and enter into budgetary habits and expectations no more and no less than the fiscal allowances , of which I once suggested to a CPC conference they might be regarded as an extension . |
| 4 | I was still trying hard not to rock the boat , not to upset either the FO or WTN , and was desperate to find a way of making uncontroversial remarks sound interesting . |
| 5 | He was charged with breaking the ‘ Five Mile Act ’ and was due to pay a fine of £190 . |
| 6 | A few weeks ago I picked up a tray of plants from the greenhouse border and was delighted to see a baby toad sitting in a hallow in the soil . |
| 7 | This year Sally raised a total of £384.65 and was delighted to receive a plaque for the highest amount raised by an individual . |
| 8 | When Anthony arrived spent and ill-looking from the hospital later that evening , Julia handed him the thin yellow sheet and was relieved to see a lightening in his dark grey eyes and a faint smile on his thin lips . |
| 9 | Cadfael took the key from the porter , who hovered with slightly anxious sympathy , and was relieved to see a delinquent for whom he might be held responsible returning docilely to his prison . |
| 10 | Mad Carew is a diligent reader of The Times Literary Supplement and was pleased to note a review by social work professor Bob Pinker of the London School of Economics . |
| 11 | I decided to seek the damage estimate at a dealership other than Brunt and Davies and was pleased to find a choice of three , all close by . |
| 12 | David Dale had been worried by the anarchistic stirrings in France and Europe and was anxious to provide a working environment that would satisfy and care for his work force , as well as increase production . |
| 13 | After a photographic session near the Palace Gates I was just about at the end of my tether and was thankful to catch a taxi back to Liverpool Street Station and home . |
| 14 | ‘ I went up the nave and was surprised to see a man , cowled and hooded , kneeling at the entrance to the Lady Chapel . ’ |
| 15 | She turned to the other girl and was surprised to see a glint of tears . |
| 16 | She could see him trembling in anticipation , and was surprised to feel a twinge of excitement in her own loins . |
| 17 | In my first book , Death and the Visiting Firemen , back in 1959 , I made my detective a schoolmaster ( as my father had been ) and was able to use a teacher 's summing-up of a class of twenty or thirty potential delinquents as a parallel for an investigator 's examining of six or so suspects . |
| 18 | He possessed the gift of being able to release in individuals their potential for being more sensitive towards the feelings of others and was able to generate a spirit of loving care : such a vital pre-requisite for creativity , personal growth and self-confidence . |
| 19 | However , Mr. Danse , the Vicar , was pretty shrewd and was able to strike a deal with Sir Henry Herbert of Bewdley , the presenter of the petition . |
| 20 | and he had tagged the top of Arthur 's Seat and was astonished to see a crowd there . |
| 21 | He no longer accepted determinism and was willing to see a meaning in the words ‘ free will ’ . |
| 22 | The general apologized for the dearth of corned beef sandwiches , but was able to produce a mutton broth , lamb , potatoes and cabbage and a bottle of Hock to go with it . |
| 23 | I gave up the idea of tea , but was able to make a washer in the afternoon with rubber from an abandoned tyre . |
| 24 | Norman could hear but was unable to move a muscle . |
| 25 | The jury returned verdicts of not guilty on 52 counts of child abuse but was unable to reach a conclusion on a further 12 such charges against Raymond Buckey , and on a joint conspiracy charge against the two . |
| 26 | The original 33-month trial ended in January 1990 when the jury returned verdicts of not guilty on 52 counts of sexual molestation , but was unable to reach a conclusion on a further 13 counts . |
| 27 | One intended to go to Gateshead college full time for a year to do five GCSEs , but was unable to get a grant or income support because she did not qualify under the 22-hour rule and so reluctantly decided to attend part time instead . |