Example sentences of "[adj] [was/were] [adv] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Full skirts — goodness knows how many petticoats made walking very hard , so all this almost enforced leisure upon them , and this was again part of the duty of the woman to show that she did n't need to work , she did n't in fact even have to lift a finger because the man or her servants would do all this for her . |
| 2 | This was neither hell nor Cambridge , 1811 . |
| 3 | While water certainly found a place in the past in the landscapes of famous gardeners like Capability Brown , this was scarcely water gardening as we know it today . |
| 4 | This was mostly afternoon and evening clothes . |
| 5 | But this was surely fantasy . |
| 6 | This was only part of her character . |
| 7 | This was only part of a general sort of pattern as it were , where people were beginning to impinge on their lives , there was another well-known local alcoholic there who was knocking on doors trying to get money off people , and there 's several elderly people who gave this woman money , because they were frightened that if they did n't something would happen to them . |
| 8 | They seemed part of the Castle 's fire , each flame a plunging spear ; and Ruth was beyond remembering this was only magic . |
| 9 | This was obviously anathema to Ricardou , in particular , and a fairly acrimonious exchange erupted during the conference sessions surrounding this question of referentiality . |
| 10 | It is also worth noting that , as the analysts became immersed in the detailed examination , there was a tendency to forget that this was still part of the systems thinking stage , and that the models , activities and related information needs were those that were desirable in systems terms , and not did not necessarily reflect the real situation . |
| 11 | This was definitely headache material over breakfast the next day . |
| 12 | This was truly paradise ; it had to be savoured as we knew it short lived . |
| 13 | For a press which had almost always got it completely wrong , this was indeed progress . |
| 14 | This was Home Road School now Cumberland School . |
| 15 | Recognising that this was hardly fodder for mainstream publishers , he and Pope promptly set up their own publishing company , X Press . |
| 16 | This was hardly music to Britain 's ears : the Labour government had vigorously resisted all such overtures since 1945 . |
| 17 | This was purely business , and for all the jolly camaraderie Kate was aware that most of the men she 'd met this evening had grave reservations about her ability to do her job well now that they 'd seen her . |
| 18 | For instance , in December 1991 the seers made an average forecast for America 's GDP growth in 1992 of 2% ; this was almost spot on the actual growth of 2.1% . |
| 19 | 233 was there misrepresentation or undue influence . |
| 20 | Some of these were positively baroque in their splendid extravagance . |
| 21 | These were frequently tenant farmers but many came to own their own land , especially in the Weald . |
| 22 | Some of these were strictly castle towns , that is , they were planted against the gates of a newly built castle of the late eleventh century , such as Ludlow . |
| 23 | These were essentially flight recorders but were not made to withstand crash forces . |
| 24 | Denominational year books were featuring ‘ Gothic ’ chapels : these were usually brick buildings of traditional rectangular shape but with pinnacles , mullioned windows , buttresses and arches . |
| 25 | But although these were indeed dog days for British film production , film producers were emerging who understood the need for modern styles of production , bigger budgets and more ambitious showmanship . |
| 26 | In return for this support in times of need , it demanded contributions from everyone , in labour and in wealth , although the latter was often payment in kind . |
| 27 | Recognition International Inc , the Dallas company whose International was formally Equipment , got its offer of 2m new shares away at at $13 a share and will use the $24m or so net proceeds to repay bank debt and for working capital , product development and acquisitions . |
| 28 | The voice was real close to the rest of the music and most times back then , in country and pop , the vocal was always way out in front ; even on RCA the voice was out more than we were used to . |
| 29 | All our friends reacted very favourably to our new daughter , though I am sure that some must have thought that it was an odd thing to do , to take another child when our own were nearly adult . |
| 30 | Of the seven other schools outside London , two were also day schools in Hull and in Sheffield . |