Example sentences of "was [adv] [adj] [conj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And yet de Gaulle himself was remarkably confident that the army would toe the line . |
| 2 | The sea was dead calm and the coral a glistening treasure trove of vivid gems . |
| 3 | He achieved for the COS , however , a degree of influence in government circles which was rather greater than the Society 's contribution to philanthropy . |
| 4 | In some ways he was rather young and a bit hasty . |
| 5 | To be sure , I was rather bemused but the honesty of both men was apparent . |
| 6 | Even so , I was rather surprised that a family must pay 3.50 for adults and 2.50 for kids to visit and listen to the BBC 's exhibition of favourite old radio programmes at Broadcasting House . |
| 7 | I was saying that the proportion of advertising expenditure given was for that in the two lowest tar groups , which was rather less than the proportion of total sales . |
| 8 | And that was rather less than the effect these fashion fancies had on Third World local economies . |
| 9 | The ever-anxious Ford had been appointed to replace Major Richard Sharpe as commanding officer of the battalion , which of itself was cause for the Colonel to worry , for Joseph Ford was keenly aware that the Rifleman had been a most competent and experienced soldier . |
| 10 | At that time , Spain was predominantly agricultural and the interruption of normal activity during the war had resulted in serious shortages of foodstuffs . |
| 11 | ‘ But he was most keen that the thing should n't go on and on like it usually does . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ So I see , ’ said Sophia , unable to keep a note of indignation out of her tone , for it was most disquieting that the man she intended for her sister 's husband should be discovered filling the hot water bottle of another woman . |
| 13 | Training was most effective where the farmer was able and willing to identify his own training needs . |
| 14 | The real situation was between the widow and the youngster who was effectively older than a boy , in feeling and reaction at least . |
| 15 | It was downright sinister and the fact that Glyn had picked up on her uneasy feelings left her more uneasy still . |
| 16 | The house was spotlessly clean though the furniture was sparse and the floor covered with sand . |
| 17 | First he handed over a bundle of Russian paper money that was little bigger than a wad of visiting cards , and some coins jangled . |
| 18 | There was just enough slope in the field to give him a decent run , though she felt sure it must be frustrating for someone so skilled to be stuck on what was little better than a nursery area . |
| 19 | My rather innocent trust crumbled when I realized that as far as the police were concerned , I was little better than a criminal on whom they must keep tabs . |
| 20 | But it was surely unlikely that he had talked over the idea with someone who was little better than a stranger . |
| 21 | And Molly Malone was right : the gangway was little better than a ladder that clung to the ship 's side with fragile tenacity . |
| 22 | Lili 's father was tremendously rich until the government sequestered all his property . |
| 23 | The service was interminably long and the congregation had to stand throughout . |
| 24 | Yet , unlike the middle class , the worker was rarely more than a hair 's breadth removed from the pauper , and insecurity was therefore constant and real . |
| 25 | Instead of seeking to contain royal power they were preoccupied with gaining the favour of the Grand Prince , or control of the government when the monarch was personally weak or a minor . |
| 26 | This decision was somewhat controversial and a gloss was placed on it in Boyle v Kodak [ 1969 ] 1 WLR 661 . |
| 27 | It was somewhat ironic that the Home Office moved from its traditional defence of political liberty into a law and order stance just as the main police spokesman was advocating more liberal and socially aware arguments . |
| 28 | Folly tried to flinch away , but he was so close that every movement seemed to bring him closer . |
| 29 | ‘ The missile was so close that the warning system in the cab illuminated and fired off defensive flares , ’ he said . |
| 30 | In fact the man 's examination of his papers was so cursory that a lot of Hapsburg ingenuity had evidently been wasted . |