Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [adj] and [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On other appliances , terms were less generous and usually subject , like those of other retailers , to government credit restrictions . |
| 2 | She was intensely loyal and endlessly kind to those ( women ) she knew well and respected . |
| 3 | Firstly , building was always expensive and so periods of activity may well represent periods of prosperity . |
| 4 | I mean it 's about sort of you know in it 's about increasing the erm where we are within our own particular sphere and it 's far too much I mean people it 's interesting that I mean for the , it seems to me an and once again correction but it seems to me the last five years the empowerment thing was really strong and now managers are moving away from it and saying it 's jargon as a means of diluting it . |
| 5 | And , and that would derive from cases where landlord exploitation was particularly severe and therefore peasants were saying no rent reduction , interest rate reduction is not enough , we want to go further than that now . |
| 6 | While card was cheap and readily available in the 195Os , transparent cellulose film was relatively expensive and therefore designs were economical in its use . |
| 7 | The quick service was quite fantastic and even chairs were provided tor customers . |
| 8 | 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 . |