Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] [art] [noun sg] was " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those who did respond were much more likely to say that little or no contribution was fair . |
| 2 | ‘ It would seem that for too many years little or no research was done on TB and now we do n't seem to have the answers when the questions are being asked . |
| 3 | • A free-running rhythm with a period greater than 24 hours ( because the time-cues were too weak or the subject was unable to receive or respond to them adequately ) ; |
| 4 | Then in the 18th century , either the choir was awful or the weather was awful , er nobody 's too sure which , but they then settled for just seeing the one thing they knew by memory which was this Eucharistic hymn : Todaym Parchym that they sang in the hall every night as a grace , and that 's how it 's gone on . |
| 5 | The year was 1876 and the coachman was later fined for his behaviour , but the incident illustrates the reactionary 's response to new forms of transport . |
| 6 | The miners ' strike drew attention to the social costs of pit closures in mining villages , but the government case gave barely any recognition to this and no connection was made with regional policy . |
| 7 | He looked at Kate as he said this and the message was quite clear to her . |
| 8 | The judge saw the justice of this and the sentence was reduced to twelve years . |
| 9 | There was a general laugh at this and the subject was dropped . |
| 10 | Macca converted this and the relief was tangible . |
| 11 | And th this knife was going like this and the roller was pulling the skin round . |
| 12 | In the event , by the intervention of the umpire , Norrish was given enough room after two minutes to grasp the stream and she held on to her advantage with great skill until Oxford were clear and the race was won . |
| 13 | The air was bright and clear and the sea was almost completely flat . |
| 14 | On the day of the explosion winds were calm and the gas was slow to dissipate . |
| 15 | By Oct. 17 the police had managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted . |
| 16 | they were married in December 1421 and a son was born at Windsor , but before the boy was nine months old , Henry V died in France . |
| 17 | The work was interesting and the pay was excellent , but an offer from one of his old lecturers tempted him to Bristol . |
| 18 | Jilly Fox did a rather well-informed feminist sketch comparing the chaplain 's sexist attitudes to those of the Ayatollah : it was n't very funny and the chaplain was not amused , although he wisely pretended to be . |
| 19 | The participants were willing and the setting was ideal ; they 'd been close to it often enough , so what was happening now ? |
| 20 | Russians are robust and tend to avoid circumlocution ; he therefore said the figures were wrong and the American was a liar . |
| 21 | The driving standards were extremely high and the event was enjoyed by all who attended . |
| 22 | We had always lived in a healthy country , where the mountains were high and the water was cold and clear . |
| 23 | In the box the humidity was high and the temperature was maintained at 35°C by a lamp outside and a thermocouple sensor inside . |
| 24 | It was not unsuccessful , but development costs were high and the market was not there . |
| 25 | I was six years old and the scene was the dim and secluded scullery in my grandparents ' house . |
| 26 | One went as Miss Rochdale in these old and the other was Miss Trendsetter . |
| 27 | Her body was still damp and the garment was too tight , so she was pink with exertion by the time she had managed to zip it up . |
| 28 | After 10 ends the score was 18-1 and the match was over as a contest . |
| 29 | But I was desperate to convince her that I was sane and the world was mad . |
| 30 | The Red Book A new edition will be published in March 1993 and the association was invited to submit information |