Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [was/were] [adv] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The later books are in large measure accurately described , and the experience of the assimilated Jew in Italy , where the Jews came to harm under Mussolini but where they were never the strangers they have been in several other countries , is summarised in a well-informed and pertinent fashion . |
| 2 | It was also recognised that there were patients whose language disorder affected only the processing of written language ( reading and writing ) and others where it was only the processing of spoken language that was impaired . |
| 3 | ‘ So you were here the night he died ? ’ |
| 4 | Although we were officially the London helpline , we got calls from all over Britain and from all over the world . |
| 5 | Although there was always the possibility of drought or flooding , the Nile seldom brought disaster to Egypt . |
| 6 | And so although they were still the opposition , they could rarely be classified as ‘ real prigs ’ . |
| 7 | " Oral " was often used by the writers of a scheme interchangeably with " mental " to refer to a test which required pupils to work out answers mentally although it was normally the teacher who performed the oral task of reading out the questions ; the pupil 's task being aural and written . |
| 8 | And although it was always the hope that the county would continue to fund the project , and that every secondary school would eventually receive a grant of one sort or another , uncertainty meant that no guarantee could be given to disappointed schools as to their inclusion in a subsequent wave . |
| 9 | The big worry for Town is that Arsenal 's goal came from the prolific Ian Wright , his 23rd this season , although it was only The Gunners ' fourth goal in 15 games . |
| 10 | The deceased had been Daddy 's girl , then — although it was usually the dads , where a daughter was in question , who fought against the realization of the truth . |
| 11 | Her son was named John Scott , so he was presumably the child of an earlier marriage . |
| 12 | It appeared that Heathcliff had won Hindley 's house , land and money from him when playing cards , so he was now the master of Wuthering Heights . |
| 13 | In contrast , I was like my father , and I darkened rapidly in the sun until I was nearly the shade of terracotta . |
| 14 | She was a woman , and , even if she was hardly the sophisticate Nicolo imagined her to be , at least she knew what passion was . |
| 15 | Well th the profits of the sale fixed assets that the shares and would be if there were any the sale profits on the sale of any other pieces of land at Lakeside or indeed elsewhere in the group and we sold a site not in ninety two , it was ninety one at Frinton I think you 'll remember that so small profits . |
| 16 | It would be a pretty terrible place , this boarding section , if there was just the headmaster and his wife . ’ |
| 17 | At the extreme , nuclear power poses the risk that if the reaction inside the core should get out of control , or even if there was just the failure of a vital pipe or valve , even larger quantities of radiation would enter the human environment . |
| 18 | ‘ But is n't it remarkable that we should say , ‘ I meant … ‘ ( that is , in the past tense ) if there was only the sentence , ‘ Go to the bank ’ and no accompanying interpretation ? ’ ( 39–40 ) . |
| 19 | Well you could do your own bands , but you were awful lucky if there was only the bairns about , and they did your band for you . |
| 20 | The card-index grew until it was virtually the archive of the entire German Command structure . ’ |
| 21 | She knew she 'd be happier with a specific task to take her mind off things rather than just sitting about waiting for whatever might happen next , even if it was only the passing of time . |
| 22 | She briefly wondered if it was perhaps the work of Earth Reptiles , but swiftly dismissed the idea , since not only did the style not match theirs , but there was no sign of their hibernation hives . |
| 23 | If it was then the case , as William Weber wrote , that ‘ La musique ancienne returned to dominate … as never before ’ in the actual repertory , matters of performance practice , by contrast , certainly did not stay static . |
| 24 | If it was really the case that he did not mention the power of attorney when speaking to her on that occasion and left her in ignorance of her responsibilities and status , his failure shows , in my opinion , such a want of care as to preclude him from relying , in support of his non est factum plea , on her ignorance of the power . |
| 25 | As he examined the clutter , however , Rostov was inclined to wonder if it was entirely the result of essential additions to survey gear . |
| 26 | A disclaimer would not be effective if it were merely contained in the small print of a contract or if it were simply the subject of a casual remark by the salesman during negotiations . |
| 27 | If it were otherwise the court system would simply collapse under the strain . |
| 28 | If it were still the case that affray required that the incident should take place in public , the case would be cast-iron . |
| 29 | And if it were only the future of the Conservative Party that was at stake I would probably agree that electoral chastening would be a good thing . |
| 30 | However , if it were merely the scale of the transactions that was unlawful or that payments had been made out of the wrong fund , it may be the council could be forced to honour the contracts . |