Example sentences of "were [adj] [verb] a [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though I should say that what councillor said that my group were prepared to set a higher tax level if that were necessary . |
| 2 | Fourth year pupils were the principal subjects of the study as they would be members of their school for a full school year and were likely to have a lower absentee rate than the fifth year . |
| 3 | In other words , people were able to purchase a wider variety of foodstuffs . |
| 4 | During the sixth century , craftsmen were increasingly operating from workshops , employed by those who had made a greater success in the agricultural way of life and were able to support a greater number of specialists and farmworkers . |
| 5 | We were in a typical winter low pressure region which meant that we reached maximum manifold height fairly quickly , and by the time we reached 7,000 feet air traffic control had obviously got the message and asked us whether we were able to accept a higher level . |
| 6 | Geoffrey Lloyd ( who had ministerial experience of the oil industry ) pointed out that , despite similar economic characteristics , the oil companies were able to achieve a higher degree of self-financing . |
| 7 | They are happier now , for by conserving and converting the existing buildings they were able to achieve a higher percentage of floor space than if they had built anew . |
| 8 | Commercial manager Philip Felcey said : ‘ The Quality Improvement culture is firmly established throughout C&P and Myron Tribus and Peter Wickens , both world class quality practitioners , were able to bring a broader perspective to C&P 's activities and to provide real impetus . ’ |
| 9 | Labour was increasingly scarce and individuals were able to bargain a better position in many cases than the complex previous agreements we have seen . |