Example sentences of "was [adv] [adv] [verb] [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Steve Smith , the 19-year-old Liverpool high jumper , smashed his British and Commonwealth indoor record with 2.37m , but it was only enough to earn him the bronze . |
| 2 | But a boardroom vote of six to one in favour was not enough to secure him the position . |
| 3 | ‘ That was n't simply to show us the way , ’ he said . |
| 4 | But I made it perfectly clear — or at least I thought I did , ’ Blufton added , spreading his palms in a gesture of openness , ‘ that I was n't actually offering her the job . |
| 5 | When she found her mother was no longer giving her the attention she craved she worked harder to obtain it so she strewed more objects on the floor . |