Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [was/were] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The electron now finds itself outside an electrically neutral system , namely the positive proton and the close-in negative muon ; the electron escapes and where once was a hydrogen atom is now muonic hydrogen . |
| 2 | Their mind patterns do not contain a programme to deal with cliffs where once was a continuation of solid land . |
| 3 | The Indemnity Fund was established ( pursuant to s37 of the Solicitors Act ) to provide indemnity against loss arising from claims in respect of any description of civil liability incurred : ( 1 ) by a solicitor or former solicitor in connection with his practice or with any trust of which he is or formerly was a trustee ; and ( 2 ) by an employee or former employee of a solicitor or former solicitor in connection with that solicitor 's practice or with any trust of which that solicitor or the employee is or formerly was a trustee . |
| 4 | The Indemnity Fund was established ( pursuant to s37 of the Solicitors Act ) to provide indemnity against loss arising from claims in respect of any description of civil liability incurred : ( 1 ) by a solicitor or former solicitor in connection with his practice or with any trust of which he is or formerly was a trustee ; and ( 2 ) by an employee or former employee of a solicitor or former solicitor in connection with that solicitor 's practice or with any trust of which that solicitor or the employee is or formerly was a trustee . |
| 5 | What actually happened was my a friend of mine or really was a friend of mine for a short time , he he was in the company when I joined , and er after two months he told me he was leaving . |
| 6 | A dish-cloth that once was a semmit … . |
| 7 | The impact it had on me was that here were a lot of gay people who were interested in politics ; for whom it was n't just a social thing to do after work . |
| 8 | And while Fabia was comprehending that here was a flirt of the first water , he was asking , ‘ But perhaps , despite your business card , you are on holiday in my country . ’ |
| 9 | Therefore , we could spotlight that here was a writer standing up for his rights . ’ |
| 10 | Emily smiled , she knew instinctively that here was a man who thought of women as merely creatures of decoration and , if it would serve her purpose , it was a view she would exploit to the full . |
| 11 | His authoritative tone seemed to indicate the latter , giving the impression that here was a man who expected to be obeyed . |
| 12 | She broke off , quickly realising that here was a man who missed nothing . |
| 13 | And two FA officials were overheard to say that here was a case where , despite the laws forbidding it , the ordered-off player should be allowed to come on again . |
| 14 | Mortimer shook his head to clear the cobwebs , thinking that here was a chance to see some action . |
| 15 | It occurred to her that she really should go to the dock , but she decided that here was a chance to do something more useful . |
| 16 | I did hint to Father Donovan that here was a brand ready for plucking , but Michael knows when to leave well alone . |
| 17 | There is also a pretty conclusive picture that here was a group — the GC — intent on bombing an American airliner . |
| 18 | The success of the scheme was rapid and spectacular , borne along by the enthusiasm of organisers and experimental staff alike and by the conviction that here was a programme far more relevant and exciting than anything Kenya had had previously ( which it was ) . |
| 19 | From the brilliantined hair and the smart lounge suit , Wexford gathered that here was a wedding guest . |
| 20 | Some people thought that with the mitre on his white hair he looked like one of the effigies on the tombs of the prelates which they met recumbent in cathedrals , and fancied that here was a bishop out of the Middle Ages . |
| 21 | When Frank Auerbach entered the College in 1952 Minton , his personal tutor , recognised that here was a student whose sense of direction was already pronounced . |
| 22 | Her breasts were eaten with leprosy and so was a part of her face . |
| 23 | His sons were there and so was a concourse of knights so huge that it reminded men of his Coronation . |
| 24 | Cheerful idleness was a thing of the past — and so was a readiness for whole hearted participation in activities unrelated to the business of getting grades . |
| 25 | Elizabeth was very angry , and so were a lot of the Scots lords . |
| 26 | Everyone who lived in the house was there , and so were a number of other friends and neighbours of Doris 's . |
| 27 | I recently visited St Patrick 's Cathedral in Dublin and inside was a monument — 25 feet high by 12 feet wide — dedicated to Robert Boyle and his family . |
| 28 | In his opinion the promise might be good consideration , for it involved the promisor in two possible actions for breach of contract instead of one , and thus was a detriment within the meaning of the law . |
| 29 | And soon was a flame , a fix to an addict . |
| 30 | While studying for her PhD at Oxford she lectured at Liverpool University and thereafter was a lecturer in history at Oxford University . |