Example sentences of "was [det] [det] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Obviously a transfer of allegiance in the feudal way was much less of a strain than the submergence of a national spirit , and there was a great difference between the national spirit of Englishmen and the allegiance to the King of France or to the Great Moghul felt by the inhabitants of New France and of Bengal ; if the inhabitants of Bengal had felt that they were citizens of the nation of Bengal it would hardly have been possible for them to change to feeling they were Englishmen , but for them to feel that they used to owe allegiance to the Nawab of Bengal and now owed it to the British businessmen who had conquered the Nawab was not such a difficult transition . |
| 2 | This was much more of a cannon type of thump , almost like a distant firecracker , and it was quickly followed by a second . |
| 3 | ‘ I think there was much more of a sense of rivalry between them , ’ he told me . |
| 4 | The tutworker was able to rely upon some reward whereas with tributing it was much more of a gamble . |
| 5 | ‘ What was all this about a house ? ’ asked Tessa . |