Example sentences of "[noun prp] [was/were] [indef pn] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Men , it seemed , were scarcely tolerated in the Jarman household and Mr Hawkins was nothing but a leftover from the days when old Mr Jarman was alive . |
| 2 | Unfortunately Dunbar was nothing like a full day 's ride from Dalwolsey , barely twenty miles , and by fair roads ; and Fraser , a grizzled veteran , was scarcely the man to try to involve in an unnecessary overnight stop in the interests of romance , however chivalric . |
| 3 | Luke Calder was nothing but a ruthless manipulator who made people do what he wanted when he wanted it , yet all she could think of was that she wanted to feel again the hot urgency of his mouth ! |
| 4 | Mr Chettle was something of a late starter . |
| 5 | Twenty-four-year-old Wilkinson said : ‘ Brian Clough was one in a million at Nottingham Forest . |
| 6 | In 1942 , to someone coming from Edinburgh with its romantic Old Town skyline of spires against hills , contrasting with the austere classical splendours of the Georgian New Town , Wolverton was something of a cultural shock . |