Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [to-vb] [prep] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , until the ecumenical era of the 1960s , few catholics in Ireland were prepared to put before themselves some of the political religious issues which would have to be resolved if a united Ireland or accommodation to a separate political entity in Ulster were to become a possibility . |
| 2 | Consumers were likely to turn to their conventional sources of software for multimedia titles . |
| 3 | As Whitehall began to treat directly with nationalists , doling out to them bits of ‘ responsibility ’ as DOs were wont to do with their native authorities , the mystique of the boma began to wither away : in the DO 's apotheosis lay paradoxically the seeds of his decline . |
| 4 | These Savage Orcs were happy to continue in their old ways , using metal weapons and armour on occasions when they could steal or trade it , but on the whole sticking to their ancient traditions . |
| 5 | His feelings were plain to see in his honest face , and his large brown hands were trembling . |
| 6 | While most institutions can rely on borrowing for short periods , the risk associated with underwriting would be greatly increased if institutions were unable to dispose of their existing assets quickly to provide cash ( or repay short-term borrowing ) should it prove necessary . |
| 7 | On the resumption Kilkeel were awarded three consecutive penalty corners but they were unable to add to their slender advantage , and the direct long ball tactic from Service meant that Kilkeel always had to be alert to the breakaway . |
| 8 | The civil servants ensured that our drafts were the ones that eventually went into the Statutes , so we were able to return to our second Report . |
| 9 | As Gillespie remarks , even in Edinburgh , the craft unions were able to see to it that only union men worked Linotypes , and " by the end of the century , it was generally agreed that the effect of machines on employment had not been so bad as feared " . |
| 10 | Clothiers in Gloucestershire did not reduce piece rates , and so weavers were able to profit from their enhanced productivity . |
| 11 | During the trip the pair were able to indulge in their great shared passion — clothes . |
| 12 | They duly unveiled the initiative last week , but the only name they were able to add to their own was that of Sun Microsystems Computer Corp . |
| 13 | On 1 August Nos. 145 and 150 were transferred and pushed across the gap in the rails at Norbury , whence they were able to travel under their own power to Penge depôt . |
| 14 | For , while Léopold Senghor and Houphouet-Boigny were able to communicate with their political colleagues in Paris , they had nevertheless not forgotten how to communicate with their own people . |
| 15 | Because of the financial costs of declaring redundancies , these firms were reluctant to add to their regular workforces . |
| 16 | Because of the m because of the way pensions and that are are organized now , they 're more flexible now I mean , you can go to a job beforehand if if if your company had a pension scheme , you were obliged to go in it that was it . |
| 17 | We were obliged to interpret from our native tongue into the language concerned and everything was repeated in English , Russian and French . |
| 18 | Ireland took the view that , in the absence of Community rules concerning the registration of shipping , the member states retained jurisdiction to determine which vessels were entitled to register on their respective national registers . |
| 19 | Mansell stunned the Grand Prix race world when he revealed that he was packing up only four hours before he was due to start in his 178th Grand Prix . |
| 20 | After three years it was possible to revert to your own name or to have another false one , thereby preserving the anonymity . |
| 21 | Whereas in hierarchically structured societies consumption of the most sought after goods was restricted to a relatively small class , in more democratic ones the mass of the population , no longer confined to the vicarious enjoyment of precious substances , was free to engage in their active consumption , unimpeded by sumptuary regulation , social disapproval or economic disability . |
| 22 | It was unusual , strange ; but unusual and strange were not words she was prepared to apply to anything short of a surreal Hell on Earth after her day . |
| 23 | Yes , but , if he was willing to drive in his spare ta time , he would have his name down surely ? |
| 24 | ‘ And , talking of old school-friends , ’ Julie said , pausing in the doorway of her bedroom , ‘ your cousin Liz telephoned from New York to say hello , and she was delighted to hear about your new position in the firm . ’ |
| 25 | It has been suggested that his revisionist objective of French greatness was impossible to reconcile with his revolutionary objective of a new multipolar system . |
| 26 | It was impossible to guess from his narrowed eyes and set features what he was thinking . |
| 27 | Suddenly it was imperative to escape from his disturbing nearness . |
| 28 | M. Dupont , so far as I could observe , was not contributing to the discussions , and it was hard to tell from his sullen demeanour if he was attending carefully to what was being said or else deeply engrossed in other thoughts . |
| 29 | ‘ I thought I was supposed to stay with you all day . ’ |
| 30 | She was glad to dive into her own room and as he had promised her little balcony faced the Sierra Nevada . |