Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [coord] a " in BNC.
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| 31 | Margaret , you see , cos Gerry used to behave as if , his was sub-standard and a professional |
| 32 | A MUM today hugged the new-born baby she feared might might have been injured in a hit and run car crash when she was eight and a half months pregnant . |
| 33 | After Hitler 's invasion of Russia , however , which also meant a slackening of air attacks upon Britain , the decline in individual party membership was stemmed and a gradual revival took place . |
| 34 | The experiment was short-lived and a failure ; but it suggested that the young king might not be able to reckon as a matter of course on wielding all the powers of his great predecessor . |
| 35 | If no play was possible or a prescribed period was lost this premium payment would entitle the holder to get his money back . |
| 36 | He was asleep but a voice from behind me might have curdled anybody 's dreams . |
| 37 | ( 2 ) The system was specific and a lot of re-programming would be required to make it work elsewhere . |
| 38 | Master Goreng was eleven and a half years old . |
| 39 | Erm and the reason we set this is that we are erm er the er , er we believe that this above average er growth in the in the , erm , er , earnings per share of the company is what shareh increases in shareholder value really depend on and er again to give an example erm , if you take the , the , the , the , the , the F T S E a hundred companies erm , and you do analyses of their er , growth rates and earnings per share you will find that the average growth rate was eleven and a half percent and ours er , was er , twenty , twenty percent so it 's above average remuneration erm , er , er , for above av for above average performance . |
| 40 | What the hell was that but a declaration ? |
| 41 | But it was that or a Vauxhall . |
| 42 | Having looked at my passport , the Gendarme made a telephone call during which he turned to look at me , spelling out my name and saying that I was English and a former paratrooper . |
| 43 | Apart from dog sitting , she was free and a year later the two are still together ! |
| 44 | ‘ She was lively and a person who you could always talk to about your problems . ’ |
| 45 | ‘ She was lively and a person who you could always talk to about your problems . |
| 46 | ‘ She was lively and a person who you could always talk to about your problems . |
| 47 | ‘ She was lively and a person who you could always talk to about your problems . |
| 48 | No more snow had fallen , the sky was still overcast but the air was crisp and a little warmer . |
| 49 | ‘ I found that delivering babies was exciting and a bit scary , but I noticed that the environment was not comfortable for women . |
| 50 | She was German and a right pain . |
| 51 | It was interesting but a bit comical , really . |
| 52 | This was interesting and a new idea , and Grainne would have liked to know more . |
| 53 | Pupils were significantly less likely to have participated in the follow up studies if at baseline they had reported being smokers or having previously smoked or tried cigarettes , if their father or mother was a smoker , or if their father was unemployed or a manual worker . |
| 54 | That was 2 and a half years ago . |
| 55 | The sky was clear and a full moon shone , lighting the landscape . |
| 56 | The van was old but a good and reliable runner . |
| 57 | She was old and a snob . |
| 58 | On her way to her desk she tried to collect a beaker of iced water but the machine was empty and a knot of querulous men were standing around it demanding something be done . |
| 59 | He would have turned down millions if the woman had been ugly or ill-bred or disagreeable He liked Anna ; he thought she was charming and a credit to himself , and he meant to look after her . |
| 60 | Cottle was interested and a few weeks later was invited to London where he was offered a job in the Foreign office , doing something , somewhere . |