Example sentences of "were [pron] [prep] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was possible that these men were nothing but a strong feint designed to draw the allies towards Charleroi while the real French thrust , fuelled by the Emperor 's presence , attacked twenty-five miles to the west at Mons. |
| 2 | I had a glimpse of a fair-haired girl staring wide-eyed and terrified from a tennis court , her racket held loose by her side and tennis balls scattered at her feet and , though the trees and buildings and gardens were nothing but a high-speed blur , my mind nevertheless registered with a startling clarity that the girl had been completely naked . |
| 3 | And so the words turned back on themselves , phrases reappeared , seeming to confirm other phrases , merely repeating themselves , clicking into place with a semblance of logic which nicely disguised the truth that all these words were nothing but a glittering fabric which hovered above the ground , unwinding endlessly , slipping between the fingers , beguiling like a mirage , taking on whatever shape the conjuror wanted , and leading nowhere . |
| 4 | What were you after a single bed or a double bed ? |
| 5 | We were something of a phantom museum . |
| 6 | ‘ The Hell Fire Club were something of a social embarrassment at the time . |
| 7 | Growing up in Zimbabwe the group were as likely to hear a record by The Beatles as they were one by a local performer . |
| 8 | Line 7 , and Aigle , two French boot makers , were there with a new range of fabric boots , many with Gore-Tex bootees and several models for women . |
| 9 | Were they in a like condition ? |
| 10 | And perhaps they would be now were they in a full democracy — one that embraced the interests and votes of all the citizens . |
| 11 | But no one here has treated me as though I were anything but a permanent staff member , so do n't have any worries on that score . ’ |