Example sentences of "[conj] [was/were] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although crew cuts had been around forever , all-over short hair of ½″ or less started in about '64 & was a conservative-suit-mod staple until '68 when it went even shorter — ¼″ and less & in '69 near-shaven styles ( baldness never caught on ) ½″ or so of hair in the 60s was not as noteworthy as a backward glance might suggest — because long hair got all the publicity , you 'd think that everyone below 25 grew their hair long . |
| 2 | ( b ) at the time of such act or default the covenantor is or was a member of or a beneficial owner of a share in the recognised body ; |
| 3 | Whether or not this was all a move towards a system of ‘ state universities ’ on the American model , was a genuine attempt to provide an alternative and distinctive system , or was a retreat from and a weakening of the Robbins approach to a ‘ unitary ’ system of higher education was to remain a matter of debate at the policy level . |
| 4 | The appearance of a famous face in the show rooms always caused a stir amongst the girls , who all longed to hook a wealthy husband — and if he had a title , like the Aly Khan , or was a film star like Omar Shariff , then so much the better ! |
| 5 | ( 3 ) The losses against which a recognised body is required to insure under this Rule are all losses arising from claims in respect of civil liability incurred in the practice of the recognised body by the recognised body or by any of its officers or employees or former officers or employees or by any solicitor or registered foreign lawyer who is or was a consultant to or associate in the body 's practice or is or was working in the practice as an agent or a locum tenens ; save that a recognised body shall not be required to insure against losses arising from claims of a type excluded , by the indemnity rules applicable from time to time to recognised bodies , from being afforded indemnity by the Solicitors Indemnity Fund . |
| 6 | Carrefour smelled the burning flesh of his memory once more , but was no longer sure whether it was truly his memory or was a result of the hole in his chest . |
| 7 | They were made to wartime restrictions , wooden seats and erm mass produced really , erm there was none of the erm cushioned seats at all , that were a part of the feature during th before the war . |
| 8 | Any other things that were a problem about that clip ? |
| 9 | But she 's still pretty young — I 'd like to see her in clothes that were a bit more her age . |
| 10 | Now what what were the bits that were a bit tricky then ? |
| 11 | Well Johnny 's supposed to have had one that were a fortnight ago . |
| 12 | They had gone to bed after enjoying those mountains of rice and bowls of curried concoctions , no doubt , that were a feature of expatriates ' meals in the east , when shouts and running feet stirred Bernard Callinan from his sleep . |
| 13 | By … that were a fight to remember . |
| 14 | It got rid of nationalised monopolies that were a drain on taxpayers , allowed the people to own them and ensured services improved . |
| 15 | He had heard the complaints of women in labour , and the groans of pleasure that were a prelude to their misery . |
| 16 | A well-observed story , with admirable performances , Two Left Feet gave Crawford some comical scenes that were a prelude to his later role as Frank Spencer on television . |
| 17 | Many with memories of school retreats that were a matter of being silent and often boring , wonder about the different types of retreat they hear about today . |
| 18 | When at last he came down to Egypt , Joseph showed him all the love and respect that were a father 's due , all the love and respect that Ham had failed so conspicuously to show to Noah . |
| 19 | Mild diverticular disease seen on barium enema was not considered a cause of anaemia nor was a hiatus hernia , minimal oesophagitis or Barrett 's oesophagus without oesophagitis . |
| 20 | However , an ordinary axe was no match for a humming power axe which could slice bronze like flesh ; nor was a broadsword remotely the equal of a power sword . |
| 21 | In his famous allocution , Pope Pius declared that , morally , a doctor was not obliged to continue treatment , nor was a patient obliged to accept it when such treatment involved extraordinary medical measures . |
| 22 | Nor was a reckoning with her grandfather 's shade the only sentence imposed by the spread . |
| 23 | It was impossible to explain that strawberries were not available and nor was a copy of The Times . |
| 24 | Nor was a desire to retaliate for the Triple Intervention of 1895 totally absent . |
| 25 | Looking about him at the great press of people , the escalator that was a river of people flowing on and on , the crowds that streamed down the stairs so that if a train was held up there would be room for no more to squeeze on to the platform , he wondered why a terrorist group had never thought of putting a bomb in the tube . |
| 26 | In an exactly similar perhaps resewn dress of dark green voile and net , a necklace that was a heart of green cut-glass , and jade ear pendants , her black hair flowing from tortoiseshell combs , her face smoothly powdered , lids black , lips crimson : Ruth . |
| 27 | Yes that was on Skerrymor on Skerrymor. that was a swing . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'm sure no one 's trying to kidnap my horse , ’ Young said , but with a note of doubt in his voice that was a triumph for Zak . |
| 29 | I was engaged to be married once , an engagement that was a mistake and I was lucky to get out of without too much trouble and then I met you and that is the sum total of my ‘ sexual demands ’ as you put it . |
| 30 | This game is based on the Simon game that was a hit with kids all over the U.K. a number of years ago . |