Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [verb] [adj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Even if it were possible to draw such a distinction satisfactorily , the advantages of doing so are at the moment not at all clear . |
| 2 | Soviet leaders were willing to support such a conception of non-alignment when it hindered the Western states . |
| 3 | Months ago , when I first entertained questions about the prospective Esquire , everybody wanted to know why we believed a sufficient number of men in Britain were likely to buy such a magazine . |
| 4 | We were unable to find such a relation . |
| 5 | It was awful making such a fool of himself in front of Nutty . |
| 6 | Jenking and Faulknor could hardly believe that it was possible to have such a difference from either side of the ship . |
| 7 | If that turned out to be possible , it might suggest there is access from a higher level to quite remote lower-level translations , unless one was prepared to redescribe such a phenomenon in terms of our ( levels of programming language ) metaphor as ‘ This patient has found out how to access a highest level command GROW A NEW NERVE TO YOUR LEFT FOOT though without , of course , having any access to the translation of that command in terms of the nerve cell processes themselves . ’ |
| 8 | But none of the Serbian svats was willing to attempt such a feat . |
| 9 | She was afraid to consider such a possibility . |
| 10 | He could not admit to his own heart that Surere was involved with the girls ' killings ; though perhaps — the dark thought was there — Huy was afraid to admit such a thing was possible , as he would then , however innocently , have played a part in their deaths . |
| 11 | Although it was impossible to describe such a society in a detailed way , some of its main features could and should be indicated . |
| 12 | In times like these he was fortunate to have such a son . |
| 13 | She was glad to see such a love story come true before her eyes . |
| 14 | … it is not difficult to imagine a case where it would be essential for employers embarking for example on a new technical process to invite existing employees to agree to some reasonable restriction on their use of the knowledge they acquire of the new technique ; and where it would be essential for the employer to terminate , by due notice , the services of an employee who was unwilling to accept such a restriction . |
| 15 | My hon. Friend the Member for Honiton ( Sir P. Emery ) said it was stupid to have such a debate late at night . |
| 16 | He had decided that stocks of Dall 's porpoise would not be significantly depleted by such a move , but he was unable to make such a claim for northern fur seals and sea-lions . |
| 17 | He reminds us of this erm he says that , At that time in nineteen eighty the Panel felt that they were n't convinced it was necessary to include such a sweeping up policy since there 's a whole battery of other policies in the plan which were designed to protect erm the special parts of the countryside in the county . |