Example sentences of "[was/were] [pron] [art] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Constance frequently reiterated that she would never buy anything that had belonged to somebody else , that meant something to them , that had been warm against their skin or over the fireplace : only brand-new articles , the stuff of commerce in transit between factory and store , the owners of which already had more money than was good for them and were themselves no better than they should be . |
| 2 | But she was none the wiser for what came out of the speakers : a soft sea of hiss , a hint of ultrasonics , and a persistent , repetitive creaking noise . |
| 3 | He did not recognize the other two rabbits and when Blackberry told him their names — Speedwell and Acorn — he was none the wiser . |
| 4 | It was depressing to have to admit to herself that after four days together she was none the wiser , that , if she made the mistake again of leaving her vulnerable heart unguarded , he might once more strike her a casually cruel blow , and this time she might not recover . |
| 5 | She was none the wiser . |
| 6 | He knew the regiment was fighting somewhere in France , but its exact location was never recorded in the paper , so Charlie was none the wiser . |
| 7 | She 'd let herself go , last night — but she was none the worse for it , was she ? |
| 8 | But it was she the older , the larger and clumsier , who listened to him over supper . |
| 9 | Or was there a wider , opportunistic yet deeply felt and unreflective vision of ‘ American leadership of the Free World ’ , a vision intoxicating in its sweep but one which could not possibly be presented as compatible with the UN terms ostensibly legitimating the entire operation . |
| 10 | Was it a greater crime to let her drown or to cross the great divide to the women 's section to rescue her ? |
| 11 | For the government , not only was it a further opportunity to display its resolve in the face of a union challenge but it also provided the chance of defeating , if not publicly humiliating , one of the country 's most powerful trade unions . |