Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] was [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Was change incremental or was there a sudden , sharp turning point ? |
| 2 | He is a robust pro-European and was also the key player in securing a victory for the Prime Minister at the EC summit in Edinburgh . |
| 3 | By pointing out a flower or describing a rarity he could make a walk supremely interesting and was indeed a charming companion on any expedition in the fields . |
| 4 | The house was left empty and was often a target for vandals and Sutherland was unable to sell it . |
| 5 | They had all become part of campus life but the chuguo chao , the ‘ going abroad tide ’ , was probably the most noticeable and was certainly a ‘ hot topic ’ ( translated from the Chinese ‘ redian ’ ) among students . |
| 6 | The association with Lancashire lasted until 1986 and was always a happy one , for he was enormously popular with the fans and with his team-mates . |
| 7 | Chris believes the Bay Horse was first a pub in the 1560s and was also a coaching inn . |
| 8 | Upper Framilode is by far the larger and was originally the location of the Purnells ' extensive iron and tinplate works , of which few traces remain , while Lower Framilode consists of just a few cottages , the mill and the Darell Arms . |
| 9 | It had declined substantially by the late thirties but was still a thriving place compared with the Baldersdale of today . |
| 10 | Reviewing the seminar , Paul Murray said : ‘ Given the change in our portfolio , this important step in LASMO 's investor relations programme was both essential and effective and was just the first of such events — we will certainly be continuing this communications process in the future . ’ |
| 11 | The last ball preceding Lent coincided with Carnival and was generally a fancy dress affair . |
| 12 | In fact , the first report appeared in July 1992 and was mainly a description of the evaluation process . |
| 13 | He acted as the principal connection between King , Council , and Parliament ; for , until Robert Cecil went to the Lords in 1604 , the Secretary was usually a commoner and was normally the Crown 's principal mouthpiece in the Lower House . |
| 14 | By the time he had been through that and was ready to return , Jennifer had been married and divorced and was almost a stranger again . |
| 15 | The phrase ‘ a recognised diagnostic pointer ’ was not our own and was perhaps an unfortunate choice by the technical editor . |
| 16 | The present church was built on the opposite side of the road in 1814 and was originally a very plain structure with a square tower at the west end . |
| 17 | It first appeared in England in April 1852 and was not a success despite good reviews in trade journals . |
| 18 | Kenny was probably the most polished and was certainly the best full-back so far to play for Crystal Palace , and his distinguished career with us , Arsenal , QPR and England proves his quality . |
| 19 | Mr. Collins said that Winchester was ‘ subject ’ to the Lautro Rules 1988 and was therefore a member of Lautro . |
| 20 | Among these the Underworld was the great unknown and was therefore the dominant feature of funerary texts from the Middle Kingdom onwards . |