Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [conj] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were empty except for a caretaker or two . |
| 2 | ‘ Everything 's more forward here , ’ she noticed , as they went by a line of horse-chestnut trees that were leafy and about a month in advance of those in Mariánské Láznë . |
| 3 | It might have been difficult for the headmaster of our school to believe that we were late because of a derailment , but fortunately a teacher of theology at the school , Don Cavalli , travelled on the tram every day , and he was able to explain what had happened , giving us a cast-iron alibi . |
| 4 | They were unhappy and in a hurry to get clear of the trees ; they started if a mouse stirred , and when an owl hooted they seized their swords . ’ |
| 5 | The walls were bare except for a photograph of a number of village men standing in front of a house the house . |
| 6 | The mullahs were concerned that in a republic the Muslin clergy might be disestablished , as had recently happened in Turkey . |
| 7 | The Davy lamp was the direct result of the mine owners ' concern to recover coal , not from deeper shafts but from existing workings that were inaccessible because of a process known as ‘ creep ’ . |
| 8 | It would be a great shame to see shoppers travel from miles to the jewel in the crown of Darlington only to discover all the spaces in one of the town 's most central car parks had been snapped up and no more were available because of a council and a car park company going round in circles . |
| 9 | This was the 41st competition between the two sides for the Directors Trophy which was presented to both clubs for annual competition in April 1953 , although in 1958 no play was possible because of a snowstorm . |
| 10 | ‘ I was free and in a way I was happy . ’ |
| 11 | But the scent was old and after a time they went on again . |
| 12 | The water trough was empty except for a layer of scum , a beer bottle and some sweet wrappers . |
| 13 | The street below was empty except for a girl walking along sobbing quietly and a boy behind her trying to explain . |
| 14 | The incinerator was empty except for a trace of carbon ash . |
| 15 | The house was dark except for a light in the kitchen . |
| 16 | The report from the college was favourable and as a consequence two warships were fitted with the apparatus that Priestley devised . |
| 17 | He opened the door but the dimness inside was such that for a moment he could see little ; then , as his eyes accommodated , he saw Maurice standing , pressed against the far wall as though he wanted to vanish through it . |
| 18 | Being on soft peat land , digging was easy and at a depth of three feet we found a two inch cylindrical piece of metal . |
| 19 | From its harsh too-shiny texture there was no doubt it was synthetic but from a distance it looked like a black cat 's pelt . |
| 20 | Looking at these pictures one senses that an explosion was inevitable and in a sense the explosion was the Demoiselles . |
| 21 | He was fidgety and in a dream world when being given instruction in a group . |
| 22 | All was well until at a meeting on 16 August 1889 at Euston , when the directors heard ‘ that a meeting is to be held tomorrow , Saturday the 17 inst. , in the Schools at Stantonbury when the question of recommending a school Board for the Parish of Bradwell in lieu of the present voluntary arrangement is to be considered . ’ |
| 23 | They said what I was doing was terrible and in a way , from the people 's point of view , it was . |
| 24 | His hair was grey but with a trace of red hair remaining in his bushy eyebrows . |
| 25 | In general , married women could find paid employment only when the family income was insufficient or in a family business such as a shop . |
| 26 | Paris was first and despite a struggle to get off the ground , the company now has three operations bringing in some £200,000 a week . |
| 27 | It was probable that with a type of aggravated libel , and a defence that was blatantly bogus and came apart during the trial , they decided to add a nought to the amount of damages . ’ |
| 28 | He was unarmed except for a dagger with a mother-of-pearl handle pushed through an ornately embroidered belt . |
| 29 | He was naked except for a bow tie — a nice touch , that . |
| 30 | His scrawny body was naked except for a loincloth and the tattered remains of a jerkin . |