Example sentences of "[noun] was [adj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cookham cancelled their match on the river because of poor weather and although the waterway at Maidenhead was fishable the match had to be cancelled because of frozen banks . |
| 2 | So that even when suspicions had been roused and blood tests called for , Marie was convinced the baby she was nurturing was her own . |
| 3 | Researchers could n't be sure radon was such a danger until they 'd built up a complete picture . |
| 4 | ‘ We are expecting about 300 people at the supporters ’ club after the funeral because Dennis was such a character and everybody who went on away matches knew him . ’ |
| 5 | Excision biopsy was carried out and before the result was available the patient deteriorated rapidly and died . |
| 6 | Florrie did not eat anything herself — a cup of tea was all the breakfast she ever wanted — and as soon as she had finished , she put on her coat and hat and left the house . |
| 7 | To put the price into perspective Mr Vernon added that although the 18-knot Arun class building programme was complete the price would now be somewhere around £800,000 . |
| 8 | Stacked on the floor around their legs was all the luggage that would n't fit on the roof rack . |
| 9 | Scott was adamant the city had the support of British athletes , despite recent reported comments by Olympic champion Linford Christie that Sydney was a better bet . |
| 10 | And the car was such a mess nobody would have been looking for a sawn brake cable . ’ |
| 11 | If the crime was accidental the family of the deceased may collect ‘ blood money ’ . |
| 12 | At the time the UK feed industry was concerned the situation should not escalate , but , in fact , it has had little impact on trade . |
| 13 | Although this sovereign was half the weight and half the diameter of the original one , such was the international respect it enjoyed that people could travel through Europe confident that the coins would be welcomed wherever they went . |
| 14 | Although this sovereign was half the weight and half the diameter of the original one , such was the international respect it enjoyed that people could travel through Europe confident that the coins would be welcomed wherever they went . |
| 15 | Although this sovereign was half the weight and half the diameter of the original one , such was the international respect it enjoyed that people could travel through Europe confident that the coins would be welcomed wherever they went . |
| 16 | Chris believes the Bay Horse was first a pub in the 1560s and was also a coaching inn . |
| 17 | Yes , they still want one , even though Eva was such a disappointment . |
| 18 | I was in love before I left England and the hope of marriage was such a spur that with help from the two Williams , I was able to pass with distinction not only two , but three exams . |
| 19 | Victor Durkacz was such a person . |
| 20 | TENBY was all the rage yesterday for the Derby down to 8-1 . |
| 21 | Several other sets of doors were dotted around the floor and , far off to the left , a black maw opened up in the wall , with so little light coming from it that Benny was certain the tunnel beyond turned several times before reaching the outside world . |
| 22 | ‘ It would n't matter if you were at home and lunch was half an hour late . |
| 23 | His proposal was such a departure from traditional Antarctic programmes that three years elapsed before support was provided and field preparations completed . |
| 24 | The side window was open a couple of inches , and Lucy closed it . |
| 25 | The marriage was a happy one and when Carol was 24 the couple were blessed with their first child , Kylie Ann . |
| 26 | All too soon as far as Maggie was concerned the waltz was over and they were clapping the band . |
| 27 | You said Nigel was twitchy the week before the murder — I mean , the death . ’ |
| 28 | When the compensation was exact the absorption of the photons by the thin layer of 57 Fe was maximized and the counting rate on the photomultiplier behind it was minimized . |
| 29 | Because the jury heard evidence that the judge himself had regarded as impressive to the effect that the confession was unreliable the verdict was unsafe and unsatisfactory . |
| 30 | ‘ This is a country , my dear gentle brother , my dear monkey who sees no evil , hears no evil , speaks no evil , a country of cowardice and brigands , and no one in between , except , and the hero was such an exception he had to be … . ’ |