Example sentences of "[was/were] [pron] [prep] a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Manager Goodman quickly spotted that Harry 's lack of inches ( he only stood 5ft 6in ) were something of a handicap when playing down the middle in Second Division football and successfully transferred him to the outside-right spot . |
| 2 | The island for these tourists was nothing but a sun-tan and duty free shopping . |
| 3 | To managers of Banstead the policy was nothing but a hindrance and they felt that if the Department of Health insisted on the ancillary services of the hospital being offered to private tender , the process of counselling staff and keeping good industrial relations during the rundown would be railroaded . |
| 4 | Marie Claire was nothing like a nun and made a noise as she walked in her high-heeled shoes . |
| 5 | So that was me with a habit and two kids to look after on 36 quid a week social … . |
| 6 | ‘ Of course at first I just thought it was someone from a boat that had been driven in by the weather . |
| 7 | For example , was she in a community or by herself ? |
| 8 | It was something of a coincidence that we wrote to each other at exactly the same time , albeit on different issues . |
| 9 | Indeed , that negotiation was something of a farce and I have no reason to have any greater confidence in the present Opposition 's ability to do any better . |
| 10 | ‘ For many years people thought I was something of a rebel or a madman , ’ Annesley recalled . |
| 11 | Fornication was inevitable ; it was something of a relief that high unit labour costs had driven the boot man to extinction . |
| 12 | Location was something of a problem when it came to Pat Phoenix , the phenomenally successful Elsie Tanner of Coronation Street . |
| 13 | There was something of a problem as to whom to appoint in command of the army whilst the Regent was absent . |
| 14 | It was something of a shock that the AUEW had invested at all , let alone met its target . |
| 15 | A fair number of towns of this rank were reputed to be boroughs , though incorporation was something of a rarity and might well depend on special circumstances : Rye , Winchelsea and Hastings , for example , were Cinque Ports . |
| 16 | The third year saw a major initiative in this area , involving 545 teacher-days , while in the fourth year there was something of a reversal as the amount of time was cut back by well over a half . |
| 17 | After her disastrous first year at the academy , it was something of a miracle that Mildred was returning there at all . |
| 18 | Apparently he was something of an acrobat as well . |
| 19 | I thereupon telephoned Haines to tell him of my success and to urge upon him the necessity for extreme discretion , since what I had done was something of an embarrassment and I did not particularly wish to have my role publicised . |
| 20 | He replied that the older Czechs were wary of the idea of a unified Germany but , for the young , West Germany was something of an ideal whereas they despised the DDR . |
| 21 | Of the remainder , IBM has only ever marketed its 600dpi product through the traditional channels ( it 's appearance at last year 's IPEX was something of an aberration while neither Printware or LaserMaster have sufficient of a foothold in the market to splash large sums of money on a marketing campaign . |
| 22 | Lissa made a sound that was something between a hiss and a growl . |
| 23 | Erm , did n't want to say , so it was something like a key or something . |
| 24 | There was one with a stretcher and Red Cross nurses were represented . |
| 25 | The expert 's report was somewhat of a bombshell and an adjournment was granted to enable Mr. Steed to consider his position . |
| 26 | With the easy grace and dignity associated with the old amateur tradition there was never any doubt that the job would come to him , and so gifted was he as a batsman that one somehow assumed he would slip easily into it once he had learned the ropes . |
| 27 | What was it about a waistcoat that was so piercingly sexy ? she wondered dully . |
| 28 | Was it like a rucksack or |