Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [adj] [subord] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 William Dale claims the honour of being the first to reproduce it accurately in his Tschudi the harpsichord maker of 1913 : previous reproductions were so murky as almost to obliterate the harpsichord .
2 While SCAP had sponsored major changes in Japanese society , these were less extensive than originally expected and the result of SCAP policies was to strengthen the forces of moderate conservatism and capitalism in Japan .
3 Such a heart is good , but , say some scientists who believe dinosaurs were more active than hitherto supposed , not good enough .
4 Mr Hattersley said during the debate that he and Neil Kinnock were more determined than ever to resist pressure for Labour to back PR , because voters would suspect that the party lacked confidence in its ability to win under the present system .
5 MAFF 's 1988 report on pesticide residues stated that residues were far higher than originally thought , particularly in the case of fruit and vegetables treated for storage .
6 On the other hand it is now accepted that Kennedy 's lengthy telephone calls to Macmillan fell short of " consultation " even if Macmillan 's official biographer argues that they " were certainly more than just 'informative' " .
7 It seems that Herle was rather exploited than gainfully employed .
8 Although I was less ready than before to agree that such an objective was desirable , I nevertheless found myself entering into his plans .
9 The level of spending was apparently greater than originally planned and it was suggested that the increase was made possible by higher than expected oil revenues for 1989 .
10 She was always careful while here to cast her inquiries in the form of statements and she said , choosing her words meticulously , ‘ I expect Jasper was a bit off-colour this morning so you felt it wiser not to send him to school .
11 The writing of the book was hardly more than half-way done , but did it need to be done here , ferchrissake ?
12 These findings comfirm that low grade gastric MALT lymphomas are usually indolent tumours with non-specific endoscopic aspects and that dissemination to other mucosal sites was more frequent than previously reported .
13 I enjoyed that drive , and when it ended was more anxious than ever to shake some sense into Margaret .
14 She was more startled than ever to find that it was the moon , full and bright , riding the night sky like a silver chariot .
15 Having escaped from custody three times , he was more determined than ever to use all and every means to return to Germany .
16 Fortunately there was no need because Stanley was more determined than ever to show off his memory .
17 In interviews with a number of panel members filling various roles in the project , and including members of the coordinating committee , it was generally acknowledged that the panel was often less than well chaired , with a fairly universal feeling that it lacked direction and a clear sense of purpose .
18 The synthetic oestrogen , stilboestrol ( see Chapter 5 ) , was as effective as naturally occurring oestrogens .
19 In ecumenical circles of late we have been reminded that ‘ remembering ’ in the biblical context was far more than simply recalling to mind what God had done in the past .
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