Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] and [adv] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Those who earned their living from the game in tournament play were few and far between . |
| 32 | The times were few and far between when she could look at him and not be reminded of his many faults and shortcomings . |
| 33 | Features were few and far between , although Reuters came under pressure from the outset . |
| 34 | So much was at stake that jokes were few and far between . |
| 35 | There is , in most cases , very little to be gained from Saxon local documents for , as has already been pointed out , bynames were few and far between in pre-Conquest England . |
| 36 | These cargoes were few and far between , however . |
| 37 | Five years ago companies that bought their personal computers sight unseen through the mail were few and far between . |
| 38 | These are the new boys on the stylish restaurant scene — a few years ago they were few and far between . |
| 39 | The highs were few and far between . |
| 40 | A Aequidens rivulatus got its common name back in the days when medium-sized fish were few and far between and by the standards then it was a Terror of an aquarium fish . |
| 41 | Apart from these four cases — all involving children — the other murders where there was a sexually explicit motive were few and far between , mentioned in perhaps two or three newspapers over a couple of days at most . |
| 42 | Dr R.B. Smith adopts this criterion in his study of West Riding society in the 1530s , but for the 1520s , albeit the genuinely hard cases ( including one assessment as low as £1 per annum ) were few and far between , men of £5 or more per annum tended on the whole either to be designated gentlemen or else can be linked with gentry families . |
| 43 | Cranes of the size required to handle the new prototype Fast Afloat Boat were few and far between — and even more expensive to hire . |
| 44 | That college was the stronghold of the " child-centred " approach to teaching young children , but the schools in the London area which successfully demonstrated the Froebelian philosophy were few and far between . |
| 45 | The middle order , though , was unable to force the pace : Wessels top-scored with 45 ( 77 balls ) , but boundaries were few and far between , although Cronje once lofted Cummins for six . |
| 46 | The traditional system suppliers such as VBS with their Beacon system and Genigraphics were few and far between while Matrix , now part of Agfa , was the dominant supplier of medium-priced film recorders . |
| 47 | I seemed to miss out on all the fun in those days , my spells afloat were few and far between , while ashore at Felixstowe I was very busy as trade in that port was building up rapidly . |
| 48 | Thank goodness these incidents were few and far between . |
| 49 | Toys were few and far between . |
| 50 | She got out and looked about to see that there across the road , in an area where buildings were few and far between , stood the welcoming sight of a small hotel and restaurant . |
| 51 | Durie was occasionally caught flat-footed at the net , but Lake 's winning lobs and passing shots were few and far between . |
| 52 | I do n't think this was the case , though , as many women did conform and those who stuck out in the way of Madeline Vesey Neroni and Mrs. Proudie were few and far between — few dared to be too independent or to try and think for themselves . |
| 53 | Remember , Bowyer 's and Southgate 's boots were wet and so leather would swell a little . |
| 54 | Although land-occupations and a rash of urban strikes were spontaneous and largely uncoordinated , rightists saw them as evidence of the revolution they had predicted would follow a Popular Front victory . |
| 55 | At least previous populists like Julie Burchill and the Swells were funny and obviously masochists . |
| 56 | She planned to grill them until their skins were brown and crackly . |
| 57 | They were nice lips , beautifully curved , and his eyes were brown and very round . |
| 58 | His eyes , at any rate , were brown and terribly melancholy . |
| 59 | But I think if Durex were free and readily available , fellas would be more responsible . |
| 60 | The Puritans taught that the Scriptures contained the lessons necessary for all human conduct and that any other laws were superfluous and even sinful . |