Example sentences of "this [adv] [vb past] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | After a 20 hour day , this soon became a real struggle . |
2 | On 6 February there was a spontaneous strike by the stevedores , and this quickly became a general strike , with the mills being attacked . |
3 | This also created a fundamental conflict between the exchange 's role as guardian of the interests of the market as a whole , and its position as a participant in that market . |
4 | No one just passes through Baldersdale , and this clearly played a major part in preserving its isolation in the days when it was a full and vibrant community , as , indeed , it certainly was . |
5 | This clearly provided a major incentive to the other two districts to achieve the development of new services . |
6 | Because inflation at the time was about 16% , this inevitably meant a sharp cut in the workforce . |
7 | This even brought a ghostly chuckle ; Dr Neil 's being the Master again was enough to bring McAllister back , she thought , if only to provoke him to further jokes . |
8 | This then suggested an altered reality in the victim 's mind . |