Example sentences of "was [adj] [conj] [adv] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In December 1946 de Gaulle was further than ever from power , while the world was closer to war . |
| 2 | And there certainly was cream and more for tea . |
| 3 | Seems to me that there was some and then of course the Wave of Life |
| 4 | Central government intervention into public health , sanitation and housing was cautious and piecemeal in comparison with Chadwick 's conception of a centralized supervisory network . |
| 5 | A RADIATION leak from the Sellafield nuclear plant was serious but well within safety limits , David Maclean , an environment minister , said yesterday . |
| 6 | She was ageless and even in age would , I knew , be careless . |
| 7 | I would like to express my thanks and appreciation for all the cards , letters and offers of help sent to wish David well when he was ill and then in sympathy when he died . |
| 8 | She said : ‘ It was shattering but well worth while , we managed to get the message across and people were very generous . |
| 9 | Fighting in October was widespread but particularly in evidence in the provinces of Battambang , Kompong Thom , Pursat , Siem Reap and Oddar Meanchey , and around Phnom Penh . |
| 10 | When a young lad , well as a young lad you were n't allowed to be cos you 're not going to be in there son , and as I was er saying until I , until I left school I was more or less at work between school and bedtime you see , but er the majority of lads used to do a , do a little part-time job in those days |
| 11 | Bentham 's success was greater but far from total . |