Example sentences of "and [pron] was [adj] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Times were not so hard for businesses then and I was grateful when a year of events raised £107,000 . |
| 2 | And I was impressed that a Harley Street gynaecologist was prepared to boil his own kettle . |
| 3 | When Philip Jessup visited MacArthur in January 1950 the general stated that the Soviet Union should perceive the advantages to be derived from a Japanese treaty and he was sure that a diplomat like Jacob Malik would appreciate the position . |
| 4 | The sheer scale of military involvement was bound to place a major strain on her resources , and it was unlikely that a Japan that had been unable to achieve a Chinese surrender in four years when her military efforts were largely concentrated on that country would be able to secure a military victory now that many of her resources were diverted elsewhere . |
| 5 | In the unlikely event that a prosecution were brought in these circumstances , and it was clear that a sado-masochistic pact existed between the parties , the judge could take this into account in sentencing . |