Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Various offices remained in the gift of the Lord Treasurer and the Chancellor of the Exchequer , but they were mostly of a subordinate kind . |
| 2 | Third , by contrast with a modern bureaucracy , the departments of medieval government were only to a small extent defined by areas in which they worked . |
| 3 | ‘ We were together for a long time but we grew apart and we have both been working hard . ’ |
| 4 | They were obviously in a dark room , but where in space or time was unknown . |
| 5 | They were generally of a mottled colour and looked most unappetising , " Try one Hamish " he invited , I would take one and taste it and then he would say : " What do you make of it ? " |
| 6 | Manes were generally of a benevolent temperament . |
| 7 | All three countries were already in a deep recession last summer , which the war has made worse . |
| 8 | The resultant backlash of unwelcome public attention forced the Government , who were already in a legislative frame of mind , to act swiftly . |
| 9 | You were hardly in a cheerful frame of mind when I first met you this morning . |
| 10 | Bronze arrow-heads from this period were usually of a flat manufacture ; the drawing appears to show an armour-piercing , square sectioned arrow-head . |
| 11 | Negative statements such as ‘ I do n't know how you can work with them ’ or ‘ they do n't belong here — this is a college ’ , which were once like a red rag to a bull to me , no longer insult or injure as they did . |
| 12 | He told her : ‘ I dare n't be otherwise — because if I were ever in a compromising situation , if the police raided or if someone kissed and told I 'd be up the creek . ’ |
| 13 | He declined , however , to specify what type of vehicle production was being considered and said the discussions were still at a preliminary stage . |
| 14 | Its available agricultural land , the Tenantry Laines spread out along the downland valleys , was largely in the form of scattered individual strips and , although attempts were made to consolidate holdings in the 1780s , these were still on a small scale . |
| 15 | Er what sort of relationship did you have with with the men , did you er particularly thinking that you you were still for a long time after that , the the branch secretary of the union as well you know . |
| 16 | We 'd had these super three weeks in Crete — marvellous weather , nice hotel , swimming , really got on — and even though the flight was delayed we were still in a terrific mood when we got to Gatwick . |
| 17 | Although there had been a 6 per cent swing from ‘ right ’ to ‘ left ’ between the two elections the former were still in a clear majority . |
| 18 | Heather 's face displayed a mixture of ecstasy and relief ; we were both on a big high . |
| 19 | House prices were also on a rising trend despite the 1.2pc fall reported by the Halifax Building Society , Britain 's biggest lender , last month . |
| 20 | Significantly enough , her party dress for her opera outing at the end was exactly right for an ambitious Roman matron anxious to make bella figura , an elegant example of haute couture and the work of Joe Vanek , the designer , whose sets were also of a high standard , especially the backcloths . |
| 21 | In the North West Division Two Deeside were also without a full squad but came fourth at Crewe and now lie sixth overall . |
| 22 | ( 1 ) The defendants were the plaintiff 's agents for the sale of Caliban and as such owed him contractual and fiduciary duties to disclose to him all material matters concerning the sale so that he would be able to make an informed judgment as to what price to accept for Caliban. ( 2 ) The defendants were also under a fiduciary duty not to put themselves in a position where their duties to the plaintiff were in conflict with their own interests or those of any other of their clients . |
| 23 | As it was , we were often on a sticky wicket when the rummage crew had to deal with the crane drivers for a smuggling offence . |
| 24 | Course subjects were mainly of a technical management nature with feeding , husbandry and health of both stock and crops being typical . |
| 25 | We were now at a crucial point in the training . |
| 26 | ONE of your contributors recently stated that we were now in a post-apartheid period . |
| 27 | But Leith 's glance went from him to where , at some time in the night , he must have become too hot and in stupor had shed his clothes , which were now in a crumpled heap by the side of the bed . |
| 28 | Recently , an ambassador told me that issues such as defence and foreign policy were surely on a different plane from economic issues , involving as they did considerations of history , culture and identity . |
| 29 | Sometimes the plates were even in a different format from the text , coming in a great atlas volume and making the work a nuisance to shelf . |
| 30 | If people like that could see their awkwardness , they were indeed in a bad way . |