Example sentences of "[adj] was a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was a relief to Watt who had been in Cornwall for a while supervising the engine business there . |
| 2 | The metalwork department is run by a woman and Khan felt that male and female students received equal treatment , with an even gender balance amongst staff and students ; she remarked that this was a relief after school , where it was assumed only boys were suited to metalwork . |
| 3 | This was none of your mensa-a-table , this was a flash from the forbidden planet , and it was everywhere . |
| 4 | However , this was a commonplace in Wales and the fact that Tyrell received numerous grants from local landowners anxious to have his good will implies that he at least was a force to be reckoned with . |
| 5 | However , this was a commonplace in Wales and the fact that Tyrell received numerous grants from local landowners anxious to have his good will implies that he at least was a force to be reckoned with . |
| 6 | This was a love worth dying for , at last . |
| 7 | The boys knew from long experience that this was a sign of trouble . |
| 8 | The appearance in the skies of a bright ‘ new ’ star would certainly have influenced the ideas of our astrology-prone ancestors : this was a sign of major import . |
| 9 | Alix herself was not mimicked , or not that she could see : she did not know whether this was a sign of affection , contempt , or indifference . |
| 10 | We should have realised that this was a sign of things to come . ’ |
| 11 | According to them , this was a sign of a country on the verge of bankruptcy . |
| 12 | Paul knew that this was a sign from God . |
| 13 | In England and the Dutch republic difficulties of this kind were particularly acute : one result of this was a tendency from the 1660s onwards to give influential figures in Dutch public life , as an inducement to accept a mission abroad , the highest diplomatic rank of ambassador extraordinary , even if the mission in question were a run-of-the-mill one . |
| 14 | This was a worry to me because I could not work out how much money I would have to live on . |
| 15 | And it was proving almost impossible to secure any exhibition for Saturday Night and Sunday Morning until a booking became available at a London showcase cinema , and the audience turnout proved this was a film with legs . |
| 16 | The logical development of this was a film in which there were no heroes , only victims and violence . |
| 17 | This was a vehicle with all mod cons at the rear of the bus , which I had followed many times and checked on its progress flying over the route ; oddly enough , on my last night in Mespot I was to sleep in the Imperial Airways rest fort at Rutbah Wells , I had refuelled there many times and had wondered with awe at the vast ugly route-flying Imperial aircraft — Handley Page HP42s — and even more so at the passengers who took an even greater interest in our tiny single-engined Wapiti aircraft , and furthermore asked endless questions about our aircraft and of our life in Baghdad . |
| 18 | This was a showcase for a wide variety of young British musicians and bands currently working outside the mainstream of rock and pop . |
| 19 | He told the rector at Boston that this was a person of unusual spiritual powers ; that how to train him for the whole Church was a responsibility ; that he was anxious that these abilities should not be confined to academic spheres . |
| 20 | This was a bit of a problem . |
| 21 | This was a bit of a bombshell , but after determined encouragement from the chaplain the party managed to sing several verses of ‘ The Church 's One Foundation ’ , and were , in fact , rather pleased with themselves as several members had been able to put in the tenor and the bass . |
| 22 | He was known to abscond from the ward — this was a bit of a nuisance as there were only two nursing staff on duty at any one time . |
| 23 | This was a bit of a poser , but Sally-Anne , never at a loss , said , thinking of kind Uncle Orrin who would surely look after her and her three younger brothers if anything happened to Papa and Mama , ‘ An uncle took them in , but he said that he was n't prepared to keep a great girl , and that I must fend for myself , and find employment , which I have done , ever since . ’ |
| 24 | This was a Court of Appeal decision not on the substantive issues , and merely established that there was an arguable case , but it does mean that purchasers and investors alike should be cautious about relying on warranties if they have actual knowledge of breach at the time the contract is made . |
| 25 | It had become obvious a few years back that this was a problem for Britain . |
| 26 | But this was a problem for the future ; a more immediate problem was likely to arise because Britain was acquiring a new type of colony . |
| 27 | That this was a problem of significance is suggested by the request of bishop Dalmatius of Rodez , that his successor should not be a stranger to the diocese . |
| 28 | Beyond this was a galley with cooking stove , ice chest and other gear , while for minor repairs there was a workbench and vice fitted . |
| 29 | He came to no more meals , and Roland feared Fergus thought this was a function of his , Roland 's , resentment . |
| 30 | There is no doubt that this form of target language is unacceptable to English speakers , who might dismiss the interpreter or , more likely , assume that this was a function of the deaf person 's lack of knowledge of English ( and feel that the interpreter was doing a good job ) . |