Example sentences of "was [pron] [adj] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , any attempt by the press to act as a free oppositional/ adversarial press was itself likely to generate some form of criticism since it confronted governments with powerful adversaries , a situation which governments ( and Parliaments ) did not , and still do not , appear willing to tolerate . |
| 2 | Given the importance of the French holding their part of the line in Southeast Asia the threat of a settlement was itself sufficient to elicit renewed US support . |
| 3 | Was he just making polite conversation with his uninvited guest , or was he pumping her for information ? |
| 4 | Was he supposed to divine some sense from that ? |
| 5 | What is the assembly of Eurip European unity policies and regions and why was it necessary to send two representatives to Portugal to attend at a cost of over one thousand five hundred . |
| 6 | Was it easy to find another job ? |
| 7 | The earliest clocks of this type were correct only at the equinoxes , and not until much later was it possible to take due account of the seasonal changes in the position of the sun . |
| 8 | It was feared that an emphasis on individual tribal culture might increase or encourage separatism : was it possible to find common ground out of which would emerge a truly indigenous Tanzanian culture ? |
| 9 | Was it possible to feel that way without love ? |
| 10 | Neither was it able to cover all complaints made by employees , consumers , and the public . |