Example sentences of "was [adj] [to-vb] the [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was possible to see the same sort of divide as at the commercial end : every second house had been restored and repainted , with extensions sprouting in the gaps between them . |
| 2 | The machine itself and its style of operation was incidental , in fact it was possible to achieve the same procedure if not quite the same discipline on the student by using programmed books with directional references to other pages at the end of each page . |
| 3 | Truman , lacking the experience of foreign affairs , was surrounded by the same advisers as Roosevelt and was willing to continue the same policy . |
| 4 | I WAS interested to see the All Blacks trial teams that were announced last week . |
| 5 | A fortnight later , on the plains of the Namoi , Gould was thrilled to see the same bird in such great numbers that , when Natty drove them up before him , ‘ eight fell to a single discharge' of his gun . |
| 6 | I thought things had changed in Sweden when I was able to use the same team in successive games for the first time in six years . |
| 7 | The final report — almost eight times as long as the interim — was able to cover the same ground in more detail and also to extend the coverage to a wide range of ethnic minority groups . |
| 8 | This was applied in Dixons Ltd. v. Roberts ( 1894 D.C. ) where it was held that section 14 did not catch a trader who gave a false indication that a refund would be given on any goods purchased , if within seven days the customer was able to buy the same products locally more cheaply . |
| 9 | Oh well , if she was unwise enough to come to tea , Gina was unlikely to try the same thing again . |
| 10 | It is true that estoppel by representation was not pleaded , but estoppel by deed was pleaded and the evidence was sufficient to support the former plea . |