Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] [adj] [conj] well [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His mouth was wide and well cut , with a deeply indented upper lip , and a decidedly grim set to it , and there was something about him which kept her rigid with tension beneath the covers . |
| 2 | Often the skirt was frilled as well making it impossible for the audience to see where the skirt ended and the knickers began . |
| 3 | The shikar lobby was strong and well organized and naturally argued that the tiger population was holding its own . |
| 4 | Equipment was conventional but well maintained . |
| 5 | This exhibition was solid and well produced , the images drifting through concocted tales of the artist 's imaginings . |
| 6 | Benn 's strategy was simple and well timed . |
| 7 | If our society were pure and well regulated , yes , they would be seducers ; but now , in my opinion , one may often consider them sisters of charity . ’ |
| 8 | Here as in the rest of the house , the furniture was good and well cared for . |
| 9 | For one thing , she had never worn a strapless dress before , and although the bodice was tight-fitting and well supported she could n't rid herself of the fear that the dress would go slithering to the floor at some critical moment , leaving her almost naked , like in a bad dream . |
| 10 | Dinah noticed that the garden was tidy and well weeded , and reserved her opinion of the scholarly pair until she should have seen their methods for herself . |
| 11 | Then the man in Riga asked if it was cold in Leningrad , and we said yes it was , and the man in Riga said you had to expect it now , and that the Riga Hotel was modern and well heated as long as it was n't damp . |
| 12 | The shelter was clean and well built . |
| 13 | As a trainer , I have found that the brightest learners ( and the best , funniest and most communicative partners ) were not domestic horses , whose natural ability has been stunted , but wild ones in which the capacity for learning and communicating was rich and well developed . |
| 14 | The yacht was stiff and well balanced as the breeze freshened . |
| 15 | Her hair was grey and well cared for and her apron was invariably spotless . |