Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [adv] in the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were other places that they loved which were accessible only in the summer . |
| 2 | Undoubtedly there were men who made substantial fortunes , but there is not sufficient evidence to say whether they were exceptional merely in the scale of their gains or because they contrived to prosper when others failed . |
| 3 | The burst of growth and prosperity in America after 1945 had social consequences that were unprecedented anywhere in the world . |
| 4 | Taylor supposed originally that slip in ductile crystals was due entirely to those dislocations which were present initially in the crystal due to the accidents of imperfect growth . |
| 5 | These were important even in the run-up to Suez . |
| 6 | In addition there were those both in the State Department and in the Pentagon who were determined to end Britain 's special nuclear status . |
| 7 | The others in need were those still in the care of their families . |
| 8 | With a workforce of 91,802 , 10,562 outlets serving meals to the value of £763.8 million a year and a turnover of £1,580,000 , opportunities ranged across many areas , including , craft , location management , purchasing , marketing , sales , personnel , and design and planning and were available both in the UK and overseas . |
| 9 | It was noticeable that Docklands Express and Cool Ground were both together in the middle of the field , neither having yet made a move . |
| 10 | ‘ I could have lost my life … ’ and the indignation was rich again in the Major 's voice . |
| 11 | That 's why I presume it was eight o'clock in the morning you see . |
| 12 | In this sense , it was interested both in the narrowing of the range of views presented in newspapers and the likelihood that newspapers could be used for political ends . |
| 13 | The south-facing windows caught all the available light which was meagre enough in the winter . |
| 14 | Their frequency , however , when present on an extrasystole per minute basis was similar both in the oxygen and air groups , and between the three monitored periods ( Fig 2 ) . |
| 15 | It was six o'clock in the morning and already the temperature was rising . |
| 16 | It was six o'clock in the evening , four hours since the Deputy Public Prosecutor had summoned Zen to his office in the law courts . |
| 17 | It was cold here in the doorway ; cold in the century too . |
| 18 | Now , however , it was three o'clock in the morning and all the servants were asleep . |
| 19 | That was all that mattered … and it was three o'clock in the morning . |
| 20 | It was 4 o'clock in the morning when Agnes got up . |
| 21 | He was well ahead in the championship race . |
| 22 | He was alone now in the baggage-room , surrounded by parcels , cast-off electric fires and typewriters , a step-ladder , two suitcases , a coat-rack on wheels , even several cases of wine . |
| 23 | It was ten o'clock in the morning and the streets were almost deserted . |
| 24 | His strength was evident even in the distance . |
| 25 | It was 3 o'clock in the afternoon when Malc pulled open the fire doors , left ajar on Sundays , at the back of the Aquarius Club in Chesterfield . |
| 26 | The idea of ‘ saturation ’ was implicit also in the fact that although multiple set households increased steadily through the 1980s ( Table 6.11 ) , only one set at a time was generally switched on . |
| 27 | Up-and-coming Scott Keenan of Liss was fifth overall in the adult ‘ B ’ event . |
| 28 | There was a bed in one corner still unmade , although it was five o'clock in the afternoon . |
| 29 | It was five o'clock in the morning . |
| 30 | Monetarists had previously maintained that money was neutral only in the medium and long run , implying that there was some scope , albeit limited , for policy activism in the short run . |