Example sentences of "was [adj] [conj] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Certainly , the Comunión , too , was split into two main factions , but , in contrast to the Falange , its organizational structure was intact and its top men were in the Nationalist zone . |
| 2 | His thin face was yellowish-white and his whole body seemed somehow diminished . |
| 3 | That was strange but my main concern now was how to get to her , since she obviously wanted me . |
| 4 | I was told early on that it was possible that your Royal Highness would be able to be there and indeed you were and it gave us all one of the most unforgettable nights . |
| 5 | The girl did not like her father and was upset when her divorced parents got back together . |
| 6 | It 's true he had money problems and he was upset when his close friend , singer Michael Holliday , committed suicide the previous year after a marriage break-up . |
| 7 | Her uniform shirt was crisp and her red hair had been tied back and she had a hint of an overbite . |
| 8 | By the late 1880s it was clear that their only hope lay in mass revolt . |
| 9 | She motioned Jenna to a seat and it was clear that her initial diffidence was now controlled . |
| 10 | On the third day his urine was clear and his renal function remained normal . |
| 11 | She was afraid that her very capacity for love had been defiled . |
| 12 | I think that that view was held widely across Europe , and I was delighted that our European partners were content with the proposals that we advanced . |
| 13 | He was delighted when his giant vegetable took first prize in the pumpkin section at the Newdigate Horticultural Show in Surrey . |
| 14 | And I was fortunate that my scientific reputation increased at the same time that my disability got worse . |
| 15 | I did n't mention it to Kenneth initially as I did n't want to spoil his holiday , but my martyrdom was brief and his subsequent concern touching . |
| 16 | He said Evans had an exemplary character and it was inevitable that his 31 years of public service would end . |
| 17 | Also , I was conscious that my little friend Suzi Hoflin is usually the only young one at these evenings , so I thought a couple of extra women nearer her own age would make her feel less conspicuous . ’ |
| 18 | Her hair was dishevelled and her green eyes full of sleep . |
| 19 | The central bureaucracy was embryonic and his provincial officials were spread wafer-thin and proved very difficult to supervise . |
| 20 | But she instructed her fast-beating heart not to be so idiotic , that Ven meant nothing by that other than that he was intrigued that her journalistic methods were unlike those of any other journalist he had met . |
| 21 | Lorraine Herbert , of Flaxton , Yorkshire , was intrigued when her young daughter Joanne started talking about her friend , Dohti . |
| 22 | Unfortunately the crossing in was poor and our best chances came when Strach , Sharp , or Mcallister ran at the defence ( good tackling denied Strachan a certain goal ) . |
| 23 | The door-knocker was stiff and my nervous hand rapped too loudly . |
| 24 | I believe Seton was responsible but your own Benstede can answer for that , he and Seton seemed close friends . |
| 25 | I ca n't remember what was on , it was a plain , well , we , we had er french windows with a balcony , it was an upstairs maisonette and the wall that end was orange and my father-in- law made us the cocktail bar , do you remember that cocktail bar |
| 26 | He was a lifelong Congregationalist and believed in the gospel of work and strict self-discipline , although his hospitality was renowned and his greatest pleasure was shipboard life on the great Atlantic liners . |
| 27 | A lot of people said last year that I should n't have had a factory bike , so I was happy that my early results demonstrated I was worthy of an NSR . |
| 28 | Expecting that he would now let her go and retreat down the ladder , she was startled when his large hands gripped her thighs and continued to guide her until she was standing two steps above him . |
| 29 | The Quarter Sessions recorder found that the volume was obscene because its indiscriminate circulation would injure public morals , but he considered that the defendant 's actions were redeemed by his innocent motive . |
| 30 | John Shakespeare was pleased that his oldest son was married , but I do n't think Will 's mother wanted him to marry so young . |