Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [conj] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | But we were conscious that an accounting system maintains the corporate financial information and we must protect the integrity of that information . |
| 2 | It was obvious that the visiting backs wanted to run the ball with what crumbs came their way but were foolhardy when an attempted break out of defence ten metres from the line resulted in a five-metre scrum . |
| 3 | He wore his cord trousers but his feet were bare and an unbuttoned pyjama jacket revealed fleeting glimpses of a snow-white breast . |
| 4 | Conservatives were concerned that an old lady can go and collect her pension without coming back to find her gas meter has been robbed , and that a mother can send her child round to a local shop without feat that the child will be molested . |
| 5 | The aims of this first chapter are : first , to provide pointers to the nature of the experience with which these writers were concerned and an approach through which the sympathetic but uninformed reader of our own time might be able to respond to it ; second , to clarify those aspects of the medieval cultural context which particularly governed the mode of expression of these writers and , importantly , the expectations of their readers . |
| 6 | Indeed it was my impression that BW were pleased that an outside body was showing sufficient interest in the canal to secure funding to undertake works which BW itself could not afford . |
| 7 | Mrs Thatcher also believed that the publicly owned industries were inefficient and an obstacle to the creation of a more dynamic and adaptive economy . |
| 8 | It was strange that an impulsive , warm person could be such a calculating lover . |
| 9 | She was asleep before an answer presented itself . |
| 10 | By 1986 it was clear that an actual return of the territories to Jordanian sovereignty would threaten his long term authority on the East as well as the West Bank . |
| 11 | He was also ready for office , and was delighted when an offer came in the first few weeks of the new Government . |
| 12 | One pupil was convinced that an open door was wider than a closed door . |
| 13 | The note was unpaid and an action brought against the three was compromised by the giving of three notes , one of 1 January 1832 for 13 months in the sum of £52.18s.8d. and the other two now sued on . |
| 14 | Ivy and Margaret smiled , and we all agreed that it was remarkable that An Adventure had held so many people 's attention for so long . |
| 15 | Perhaps it was inevitable that an attraction should have blazed between them from the first . |
| 16 | And although the Vatican was eager for peace with the new regime , powerful figures within both clergy and Catholic laity in Spain assumed from the start that conflict was inevitable and an aggressive posture towards the Republic accordingly required . |
| 17 | While she had been in the shower the bedroom door had drifted open a few more inches , and if Carson were to cross the lounge on the far side of the hallway he 'd probably be able to see her ; but there was still something wrong , and it was obvious that an analysis of her appearance would be pointless . |
| 18 | Such a proposal is now of another era , however , and I was present when an ex-Dean of Academic Studies at the college presented a paper ( Stead 1980 ) attacking the trend to expensive , amalgamated police units which had grown up in the previous two decades . |
| 19 | Decision : the aggravating features of the offence were the age of the victim ( 61 ) , the fact that as a taxi driver he was vulnerable and an easy target ; the isolated location in which the offence was committed ; the degree of violence and the fact that it continued after the theft had been completed ; the fact that the victim had been left , so far as the offenders were aware , unconscious , and the fact that two men were involved , and an implement may have been used . |
| 20 | But it was evident that an argument was taking place between the adults , possibly as to whether their need of a refrigerator was greater than their desire for a mammoth room heater . |
| 21 | She was blind as an owl in daylight without glasses : therefore nothing to look at . |
| 22 | Mr. Mardon was concerned that an impression might be gained from it that the Club 's origins belonged to Mr. A.R . |
| 23 | It was important that an operation of this magnitude had continuity . |
| 24 | By 1933 his career was over and he was broke and an alcoholic . |
| 25 | The defendant seed merchant could have insured against the risk of defective seed but it was unlikely than an individual farmer could so insure . |
| 26 | By mid-1991 it was unclear whether an agreement would be reached over the future of the bases before the deadline , and whether , if reached , it would be ratified by the Senate as stipulated by the constitution of the Philippines . |
| 27 | And he admitted he was shocked that an exorcist was brought in . |
| 28 | PARIS — The other day the window of the police station was open and an angry male voice could be heard shouting : ‘ But you have to sign the statement , Madame . ’ |
| 29 | The SSPCA said it was distressed that an extreme case of animal cruelty has failed due to a procedural error . |
| 30 | It has been found that it was rare that an old person initiated a request for admission to a local authority home ( Stapleton , 1979 ; Sinclair , 1988b ) . |