Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [adj] [conj] [adv] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Cliff was transferred back to Watford in early May 1965 our supporters were much displeased but today Cliff is remembered at Selhurst Park with enormous pleasure by those who were privileged to see him play , and he was , without question , one of the most inspiring players ever to have appeared in the Palace colours . |
| 2 | Many were so appalling that even Himmler had been known to walk out of the showings , sick to the stomach . |
| 3 | With help … ’ and her whispered words were so quiet that only Creggan and Kraal heard them . |
| 4 | It seemed that people were often worse than even Jane thought they could be . |
| 5 | The deal was so simple that even Reagan could understand it . |
| 6 | The market for engines in Cornwall was so important that eventually Boulton & Watt employed a very able engineer called William Murdock who was permanently based in Cornwall supervising the erection of their engines . |
| 7 | The turn of the conversation was so unexpected that even Mr Cottle tuned in to hear the outcome . |
| 8 | The idea of the fat old cattle dealer emerging as a romantic possibility was so preposterous that even Moran smiled . |
| 9 | Mosley 's own experience of the First World War was less traumatic than either Chesterton 's or Williamson 's . |
| 10 | No thought of any homework , and it was patently obvious that only Imran Khan and Javed Mianded seemed to be recognisable down there . |
| 11 | When Safdarjung arrived from Persia , Aurangzeb was still Emperor and Delhi was still the richest , most magnificent and most populous city between Istanbul and Edo ( Tokyo ) ; with its two million inhabitants it was far larger than either London or Paris . |
| 12 | Penny went shopping with Rowan , into one of those very expensive boutiques shops , yeah , and between them they bought this dress , and when they got it home , Rowan 's mother would n't let her have it because it was too revealing and so Penny was stuck with it and then her mother would n't let her have it either , but the shop would n't refund , it would only give them credit so she 's got all this money to spend in the shop . |