Example sentences of "was [adj] [coord] [adv] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shearman recalled that , at first , discussion with Hickson was unpromising but eventually the appointment of Pateman to the post , vacant from 1928 , was confirmed . |
| 2 | The King , however , made it clear that neither mother nor son was welcome and so the journey to England had to be resumed . |
| 3 | It was argued that since any payment above the standard rent would be illegal and indeed a criminal offence under section 17 of that Act , the lease itself was unlawful and accordingly the agreement for commission fixed upon the amount of the rent stipulated in it was also illegal and irrecoverable . |
| 4 | The West saw revolution coming through military struggle , misunderstanding that the appeal of Communism was sociological and thus the struggle was political . |
| 5 | The success was phenomenal and soon the company opened factories in other parts of the United Kingdom . |
| 6 | The term ‘ an efficient farm ’ has defied description from many authorities but from this survey it appeared that it was not a farm or a system or an enterprise that was efficient but rather the man who ran it . |