Example sentences of "was [adv] [adv] [adv] [to-vb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The international organisations and aid donors did what they could to fill the gap by giving them special status and new credit facilities , but it was only just enough to keep them financially afloat . |
| 2 | It was just as well to remember whose side you were on . |
| 3 | The directors of this project found that it was not enough simply to do what is usually done when there is a desire to maximize the performance of paraprofessionals , that is , to provide them with appropriate training . |
| 4 | Erm I I think the only time that people might have slept in here is if you had a visitor who had a lot of servants and there was simply nowhere else to put them . |
| 5 | While the shame of the public defamation felt by the typical Nazi lawyer was allegedly almost enough to drive him to suicide , reactions of astonishment , disbelief , anxiety , and criticism can be read between the lines of the responses from judges and the justice administration , and the most outspoken reaction was that the Führer had been badly misinformed and his ‘ wholly unexpected attack on justice ’ much ‘ discussed and criticized ’ . |
| 6 | For the first time , one of John 's creations received overwhelming and unanimous praise , but he was no longer there to enjoy its success . |
| 7 | The building of the Henry Ford factory on the Marina had been started a few years before ; and Denis , whose regular walks to Blackrock — solitary now that his father was no longer there to accompany him took him past the site , had watched its growth from the first brick . |
| 8 | Suddenly it was no longer enough to accept his caresses without responding . |
| 9 | Maybe he 'd already unearthed what was left , and it was too late just to warn him off and hope for the best . |
| 10 | It was very hard indeed to believe she had walked in there with a wolf creature and that he had drawn her down onto the forest floor and made love to her … |