Example sentences of "was [adv] [adj] [conj] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The area was so poor that even the dead rats in the street looked as though they had died of hunger . |
| 2 | And everything about her , her long nightdress and the mist she was held in , was so golden-red that even the dark gold skin of her lovely face had a reddish tinge to it . |
| 3 | The security at the Palace was so tight that even the band 's ersatz manager , Scott Piering , could not gain admittance for his close acquaintances . |
| 4 | The food was so hard that even the small denizens of the forest had left it alone . |
| 5 | His good humour was so infectious that even the fräulein managed a wan smile . |
| 6 | Hope sprang up in her , because if Caspar could make the Robemaker believe that he was merely foolish and not an intruder , they might have a chance . |
| 7 | Labour council leader John Williams said the pedestrianisation of Skinnergate and High Row was long overdue and just the first step in a town improvement strategy . |
| 8 | Approaching Heligoland the weather was obviously unsuitable and so the mission was abandoned and the aircraft went home . |
| 9 | I sat down and began switching my tail from side to side to let her know that I was constantly alert and maybe a little unpredictable . |
| 10 | Ronni was suddenly grateful that just a moment ago she 'd already had this conversation . |
| 11 | Seeking to translate this question of morality to local issues , I asked the question , did the candidates agree that it was morally wrong and perhaps a misuse of public funds for local councillors to claim that there was no money available to install gas central heating in the homes of elderly disabled people when they always found money for hospitality allowances and trips abroad for themselves . |
| 12 | It was thus inevitable that whenever the official limit was declared higher than the 50 hectolitre/7,500 kilogram mark , Champagne 's critics would declare that it was over-producing and its reputation would be tarnished . |
| 13 | At the show I was disappointed by the few craftsmen apparent and felt that the show was overly commercial and really the domain of the equipment seller , indeed the price for the floor space and stands etc. would almost guarantee this . |
| 14 | The maitre d'hôtel was not impressed and eventually the Japanese boy , like the others , had to admit defeat . |
| 15 | Indeed , in the first series of patients only 72% were bleeding from varices , haemostatic treatment was not uniform and only a minority were treated with sclerotherapy . |
| 16 | Over 50 people were killed in unrest across the country in the period Aug. 2-4 , although police said that it was not clear whether all the deaths were related to the strike . |
| 17 | At the wedding ceremony , when the usual problem of naming his father had arisen , John put ‘ Lawrence Tiller ( deceased ) ’ but his son was called Lawrence , was still alive and now a man of twenty-nine , working as general manager in the business . |
| 18 | I was deeply disappointed that neither the hon. Member for Tooting , in a 40-minute speech , nor the hon. Member for Hammersmith , except in an intervention , found it possible to acknowledge the contribution made by housing associations . |
| 19 | Thereafter , however , their share increased steadily until by 1850 this market was more important than either the European or North American market , in both of which home cotton manufacture had become significant . |
| 20 | It was slightly fuzzy and presumably a distant galaxy . |
| 21 | It was also apparent that both the SM2 and visceral-specific MHC isoforms were poorly represented in the rabbit uterus cDNA library , probably reflecting the fact that the ratio of SM1:SM2 in rabbit uterus is approximately 80:20 . |
| 22 | They argued that it was often non-culpable since even the most respectable workers could not always save sufficient to provide for old age — a hazard which not all could expect to live to experience and whose length was uncertain . |
| 23 | It was as simple as only a barefaced lie could be . |
| 24 | Another market on the main shopping street , the Ludwigstrasse , was equally busy and there a number of the stalls were manned by Turks selling cheap jeans or asparagus or pots and kettles . |
| 25 | Revolution might be staved off by " trickle-down " economics , in Europe and North America , on the basis of ever greater economic growth ; however , it was increasingly clear that not every family in the world could run a private car , or even own their own home . |
| 26 | MOTHER had a wonderful phrase if she felt something on That Was The Week That Was was too outspoken or perhaps a little too daring . |
| 27 | Well like , for example , we have excellent educational psychologists in Oxfordshire and erm we have advisers for children with special needs in Oxfordshire , and they are extremely useful people in helping out those many children who are not like the average run of children and have specific and particular problems , and I was very fearful that eventually an opted out school might turn its noses up at such children , and I think they needed protection , so that 's one example . |
| 28 | I was very shy and not the sharpest of children . |
| 29 | It was very tiring and actually the perspiration just used to be dropping off me by the time I got into the flat . |