Example sentences of "which was a [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bith took off his hat , which was a polite thing to be doing , and Culdub Oakapple tucked his yellow neckerchief into his collar by way of table napkin . |
| 2 | Segmentary ideas entailed a view of justice and equality , of freedom , which was a radical alternative to that of the Libyan government . |
| 3 | Halling had to wait until the 1939–45 war when a military bridge was erected and a road laid down and for a few years the people of Wouldham and Halling were able to move freely between the villages , which was a great asset to the people of Wouldham who used the bridge to get to work on this side of the river , but it was certainly the death knell of the ferry . |
| 4 | The joint favourite Mr Michael Buckley 's The Proclamation fell at the fourth fence , which was a nasty blow to his many supporters and he had been heavily backed . |
| 5 | Under the previous system , works whose value had not been declared for taxation purposes were subject to taxation on the full sale price which was a severe disincentive to sellers . |
| 6 | Twenty four patients were classified as ASA grade III ( severe systemic disease which limited activity ) and 10 patients as ASA grade IV ( incapacitating systemic disease which was a constant threat to life ) . |
| 7 | The British press continued to display a discretion which was a remarkable tribute to the influence of the Palace as an institution with the ‘ respectable ’ proprietors , and of the King himself with Rothermere and Beaverbrook . |
| 8 | In 1878 The Islay Association printed a report of the proceedings at the Annual General Meeting in Glasgow , which was a special tribute to J. F. Campbell who was then Chairman , and which contains addresses by him , the Reverend Robert Blair , John Ramsay and Professor Blackie , and this is well worth reading . |
| 9 | In 1878 The Islay Association printed a report of the proceedings at the Annual General Meeting in Glasgow , which was a special tribute to J. F. Campbell who was then Chairman , and which contains addresses by him , the Reverend Robert Blair , John Ramsay and Professor Blackie , and this is well worth reading . |