Example sentences of "was [adv] [adj] [coord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sea was dead calm and the coral a glistening treasure trove of vivid gems . |
| 2 | In some ways he was rather young and a bit hasty . |
| 3 | To be sure , I was rather bemused but the honesty of both men was apparent . |
| 4 | At that time , Spain was predominantly agricultural and the interruption of normal activity during the war had resulted in serious shortages of foodstuffs . |
| 5 | It was downright sinister and the fact that Glyn had picked up on her uneasy feelings left her more uneasy still . |
| 6 | The service was interminably long and the congregation had to stand throughout . |
| 7 | Instead of seeking to contain royal power they were preoccupied with gaining the favour of the Grand Prince , or control of the government when the monarch was personally weak or a minor . |
| 8 | This decision was somewhat controversial and a gloss was placed on it in Boyle v Kodak [ 1969 ] 1 WLR 661 . |
| 9 | The success was so great or the rivalry of the wealthy families so keen that during the next four years three more opera-houses were opened : the Teatro dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo , the San Moisè , and the Teatro Novissimo . |
| 10 | The simile was so striking and no doubt so apt , and one that was so delightfully Eliotish , that I could not take offence , though a critical word from that quarter could deal a heavy blow to one 's morale . |
| 11 | and it was and you could n't get near it because the heat of the fire was so strong and the smell of the of the smoke was overpow you literally could n't get near it and everyone had to come away . |
| 12 | By the third morning , however , I was so weak and the pain so unbearable that they had little difficulty in taking me up to the theatre and performing the necessary operation . |
| 13 | The noise was so loud and the light so bright that he sat still as a stone . |
| 14 | The timing of the RPF 's creation was so unpropitious and the concept of a Gaullist " party " so problematic even to de Gaulle that one must assume that he felt that he had no real choice . |
| 15 | Dorothea shook her head , angry with herself , for everyone expected her , rushed to help her , everyone , truly , was so kind and the Rector relied upon her industry . |
| 16 | It was maybe because in their early days The Smiths were so simple sound-wise , the guitar was so thin and the sound was fairly quiet and you could hear these intricate little lines which were really pretty to the ear . |
| 17 | She did n't much rate her chances of getting hold of the key to Charlie 's desk , but the desk itself was so old and the drawer appeared to be so ill-fitting that a touch of leverage might just spring it open . |
| 18 | People were so kind and friendly , the atmosphere was so different and the weather , well , that was unreal . |
| 19 | but there used to be a caravan down here , I 'm not joking the value of stuff that was in it , was unbelievable and it was so clean and every thing had a place and it was all mirrored inside , cos he liked the mirrors and , or glass work , oh it was beautiful |
| 20 | His count , apparently , was sufficiently high but the motility in this , and subsequent samples , was disappointingly low . |
| 21 | It was brilliantly sunny and the atmosphere was charged with vitality and optimism . |
| 22 | I was only seventeen and the girl would say , ‘ I ca n't do the ice creams today , it 's my time of month . ’ |
| 23 | I wanted to join in , but I was only two and a half , and this was the first time I had been left with people I did n't know . |
| 24 | She was n't the shape for running , she decided , although she was growing taller suddenly — too tall for her liking , because Midnight was only fourteen and a bit hands . |
| 25 | He was only four and a half when his father died . |
| 26 | He was suddenly tired and the beer was going to his head , making him think of Madra lying in the house they had left , and of the long journey ahead of them through the mountains . |
| 27 | He turned about abruptly , as if the subject was suddenly painful or an irritation . |
| 28 | The plotting room was suddenly silent and the flag was flying at half mast for all to see on the garrison church at Moascar , Ismailia . |
| 29 | In fact this was literally true but the clause on the receipt went further . |
| 30 | I was extremely tired and the night feeds really got me down . |