Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [verb] [vb pp] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Parents whose babies have died or were stillborn have produced a special memorial to help them come to terms with their loss . |
| 2 | Such flexibility was easier to foster given a basic consensus amongst the staff . |
| 3 | She thought that Elizabeth was foolish to have married a silent countryman and to have condemned herself to a life of boredom , and that she should have known better . |
| 4 | It was a new experience for her to want to open up to someone , especially a man ; but another part of her was relieved to have found a kindred spirit she could confide in . |
| 5 | Euander was supposed to have introduced a Greek dialect into Latium which , duly corrupted , became Latin ( Varro fr. 295 Funaioli ; Bion . |
| 6 | I note in particular the first meeting of the National Committee which I was glad to see made a good start . |
| 7 | ‘ You must be in love or something , ’ she heard John saying , then she remembered the unaccustomed poached egg and was glad to have found a sensible reason for her lack of appetite . |