Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [conj] was " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bobby was a magnificent header of the ball and graceful too , so that many of his goals were spectacular , picturesque affairs , which stand in the memory to this day , while he also possessed a prodigious long-throw , which the Palace exploited most successfully and was the League 's prototype for this tactical ploy . |
| 2 | I knew it was a really tight corner and so I slowed right down and was criticized for it , ha . |
| 3 | A dog yapped frantically somewhere inside and was subdued . |
| 4 | According to Phillip Knightley , Philby had done rather better and was enjoying the comfortable lifestyle of a retired KGB general with his wife Rufa , had built up a library of 12,000 books , saw Western newspapers regularly and was able to maintain contact with his family in the West . |
| 5 | So somewhere that was violently and destroyed out of revenge . |
| 6 | A social work career was developed in connection with this work , but not so effectively as was the case in the children 's departments . |
| 7 | Wayne Larkins did not begin quite so strikingly but was an undeniably happy man . |
| 8 | That evening while wandering round the bazaar I was suddenly greeted with great friendliness by the erstwhile sufferer , who announced that he was now all right and was going back to his village next morning . |
| 9 | ( 4 ) The justices were under a duty to make any secure accommodation order only for so long as was necessary . |
| 10 | A cloud of metal , glass and debris smashed into the car , whirled inside momentarily and was sucked out again . |
| 11 | Harry was a little worried to see the water supply diminishing so rapidly but was pleased that Lucy was enjoying herself . |
| 12 | However , he played far better yesterday and was heading for a 67 until he unexpectedly dropped shots at both the 16th and 17th . |
| 13 | I was so glad the phone box was so near and was operational , as were almost all public phones at that time . |
| 14 | After about a month I rang and was told I 'd be hearing something soon , and when I did n't I phoned again a month or so later and was told the same . |
| 15 | As elsewhere in industry , this terrific pace could not be maintained and ultimately , when the Minister of Labour recommended the reduction of working hours to 56 , the Railway Workshop followed suit , so far as was practicable . |
| 16 | The only sense in which the government had an overall strategy was in its continued determination to maintain full employment so far as was consistent with a fixed exchange rate . |
| 17 | This decision met with considerable resistance from our East German colleagues , and in the end , the only way to overcome this was to steer clear so far as was possible of the art historical minefield that exists in Germany . |
| 18 | There was a gang of kids playing up on the embankment , just as Preston and William had , junior hangers-on , rookie spear carriers in the terrible Derek Sumter gang which had once ruled the neighbourhood , so far as was tolerated by the greater power of the nans . |
| 19 | Most of the brothers were all too well aware of him , but in his absence relaxed , gave thanks and forgot him ; and the novices and schoolboys evaded being in his proximity at all , so far as was possible . |
| 20 | Under the Act the L.T.E. was required , so far as was practicable , to make up any deficit incurred in one accounting period within the next such period . |
| 21 | This Boden observed other people 's taboos just so far as was necessary , but he went his own way , sure that no values were valid but his own . |
| 22 | But the gesture was accomplished so smoothly and was finished so quickly Dexter found it impossible to judge . |
| 23 | The black ribbon gathered itself into a knot , turned inside out and was gone . |
| 24 | Moreover , said Clive , twice a week was less often than was normal and other men boasted of far more frequency in sex with their wives . |
| 25 | He glanced swiftly around and was horror-struck . |
| 26 | A fairly rushed programme but involved in going to Stranraer Women 's Guild where she communicated extremely well and was delighted to see Christian Aid work at local level . |
| 27 | Well , from what I saw Rods ' goal was a very good goal — driven into the corner , and their goal was a short corner kick which was hit hopefully into the box … everyone was running out ( as you do ) but Wetherall had done extremely well and was covering the cross perfectly as a couple of Everton players lurked hopefully near the far post . |
| 28 | how long ago that was I do n't know . |
| 29 | Because it had taken place so long ago and was one of those things which could happen to anyone , she was quite unconcerned about the accident itself . |
| 30 | ‘ Dr Armitage , I confess I had hoped for a little more from someone who knew Dr Wetherby so well and was resident at the same convention . |