Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] was [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Was change incremental or was there a sudden , sharp turning point ? |
| 2 | Currently , the evidence is suggesting that both the motives and the actions are more prevalent than was previously supposed . |
| 3 | It did not matter that I had rejected my father 's ways , that I had become a marine and was as poor as a church mouse while McIllvanney had become a rich man ; the stench of privilege still clung to me and McIllvanney loved to discomfort me because of it . |
| 4 | Their purpose was quite clear and was quite different . |
| 5 | She saw Tom 's brow clear and was absurdly gratified to find that her advice was of some use to him . |
| 6 | He is a robust pro-European and was also the key player in securing a victory for the Prime Minister at the EC summit in Edinburgh . |
| 7 | Apparently , because my employment had officially been terminated by me , I had arguably made myself voluntarily unemployed and was therefore entitled to benefit money only after a certain period . |
| 8 | This proved to be more interesting and was certainly more lively by way of finds — every few yards produced a Georgian or Jacobean halfpenny . |
| 9 | By pointing out a flower or describing a rarity he could make a walk supremely interesting and was indeed a charming companion on any expedition in the fields . |
| 10 | By now I had forgotten Vauban and was surreptitiously staring at the two seated figures . |
| 11 | Funny how it was ‘ alright ’ to like Alison Moyet because she had a proper soul voice or some such Eric Clapton fan cack but Andy Bell was not a proper singer because he liked to dress funny and was quite clearly in the rugger team drinking club . |
| 12 | The roof was too high and was partly made of glass . |
| 13 | For that matter , Odysseus himself might have borrowed a trick or two from the rabbit hero , for he is very old and was never at a loss for a trick to deceive his enemies . |
| 14 | Conradin was ten years old and was often ill . |
| 15 | It was very cold and damp and was completely under the house with no windows . |
| 16 | It appeared to be British and was probably one of the highly mobile units known as Jock ’ columns which were used to carry out harassing attacks on the German flanks . |
| 17 | the recent diesel weekend on the E.L.R. proved extremely popular and was well supported . |
| 18 | In the fist half of his speech , the right hon. Gentleman complained that the Bill was irrelevant , that it did nothing , that it was wholly superfluous and was simply aimed at the headlines . |
| 19 | When polished it is also highly reflective and was thus widely used for mirrors . |
| 20 | The house was left empty and was often a target for vandals and Sutherland was unable to sell it . |
| 21 | He was a tall man — not quite as tall as Tom Russell , but still over six feet — with slightly thinning hair that had once been a dark brown but was now streaked with grey . |
| 22 | Years ago when you wanted to get to the heath from a stable that was maybe , the Cambridge side of Newmarket |
| 23 | That 's right that was about five years ago . |
| 24 | I 'm sorry that was very unfair . |
| 25 | Radio demands particular technical skills , and a person required a minimum standard of education before being accepted for training as a broadcaster — a standard that was progressively raised . |
| 26 | I quote her : ‘ He considered no book dangerous that was well written . ’ |
| 27 | He lost himself in its possibilities , its immensity , he went far out , and came back dazed , stunned by horizons , often with sketches he had done in a hurry and afterwards flew at with the axe of a black crayon , or a pen loaded with black ink , hacking at them fiercely , savagely , to kill off the sentimental and picturesque that was so much in vogue . |
| 28 | The training was not very comprehensive and was really only intended as an introduction to the cutters , but we all enjoyed ourselves as I recall , although a few of us with previous experience considered ourselves as veterans . |
| 29 | This story was completely untrue and was successfully challenged in front of the Press Council . |
| 30 | There were , though , negative comments : 17% of respondents thought it looked extravagant and was too glossy . |