Example sentences of "[noun pl] [was/were] [adj] [conj] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His ears were sharp as a jackal 's and he could spot the tracks of a hippo from an extraordinary distance . |
| 2 | For example , Pamela was surprised that her parents were concerned when a boy she had just met at a discotheque brought her home in the early hours of the morning . |
| 3 | The Roman Catholics were interested that a combination between a Russian refugee , Georges Florovsky , an English high churchman , Michael Ramsey , and a dogmatic Swiss Protestant , Karl Barth , brought the ecumenical movement to an impasse because none of them was prepared to put up with a Protestant federation , and the union of these unlikely allies was too powerful to overcome . |
| 4 | But the officials were adamant that a Cliftonville player was offside during the move that preceded the goal . |
| 5 | The equipment in those days was primitive and a visit to any dental practitioner was an ordeal . |
| 6 | Early that century the market for water-clocks was such that a guild of clockmakers is known to have existed in Cologne who by 1220 occupied a special street , the Urlogengasse , or Clockmakers Street . |
| 7 | The first Christians also knew that divine resources were more than a match for the dark powers . |
| 8 | Its organization was similar in that it was controlled by persons of relatively high social status , that ransoming was a major source of profit , and that the transporting of animals over long distances was usual when a payment was not forthcoming . |
| 9 | Neighbours were concerned because a daughter with a psychiatric history , marital difficulties and debts , had moved in with the old couple . |
| 10 | Stockbroker Barrie Tyler of Cardiff-based Bell , Lawrie White yesterday said Mr Sherwood 's comments were more than a warning shot . |
| 11 | Mainz was a see where Staufen interests were strong and a majority of the princes elected Lupold , bishop of Worms , a strong adherent of Philip , and a man of few scruples . |
| 12 | In the USSR , however , there were reports at the beginning of the war that the Soviets were unhappy that a war had broken out at all and that a friendly state , Iraq , was at war with a regime that had conducted a revolution of which the USSR basically approved — and using Soviet arms into the bargain . |
| 13 | In all seven broad industry categories monitored by TI , the level of failures was higher than a year previously . |
| 14 | The police were adamant that a charge should be made . |
| 15 | The berries were poisonous and a notice to this effect was attached to the bush . |
| 16 | Reports of atrocities by both sides were widespread and a report by the human rights group Amnesty International published in July 1990 ( which was angrily rejected by Narakobi ) was highly critical of the behaviour of the security forces . |
| 17 | ‘ I found that delivering babies was exciting and a bit scary , but I noticed that the environment was not comfortable for women . |
| 18 | ‘ The Bolsheviks were worried that a rescue attempt would be made on the Alexander Palace . |
| 19 | In the early 1980s , the shift towards repair grants was apparent but a shortage of resources has led to a cutback . |
| 20 | STC IDEC LIMITED has an open management style and , as a result , most employees were aware that a consolidation of activities was going to take place but that there were no suitable local premises which the company could take over . |
| 21 | A TEAM of young archaeologists were disappointed when a dig in Darlington revealed nothing more than a Victorian cellar . |