Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] a [noun sg] was " in BNC.
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| 1 | But then I thought that perhaps an accident was awaiting me or one of my relatives . |
| 2 | Not quite a woman — because I wanted to do things with Gittel that only a man was supposed to want to do ; not quite a man — because I wanted Gittel to do the same things back to me . ’ |
| 3 | Denktash , however , was critical of the government 's links with the EC and the prospects of an application for membership , claiming that once an application was formalized the government would have closed the door on reunification talks . |
| 4 | The whole is tied together by the notion of control although later a distinction was to be made between the authority of office and the authority of expertise . |
| 5 | Nobody was hurt and luckily a picture was taken of the offender who is being actively sought . |
| 6 | The lamps in the cressets gave out the scent of perfumed oil , and somewhere a lutenist was playing quietly . |
| 7 | But that day his mother had suddenly flown a warning flight , while his father rose into the air and swooped into the valley and back beneath the cliff edge , and suddenly a man was there with something green in his hand which rose into the sky above him and came down towards him . |
| 8 | Law had indeed already done enough as leader to make his departure unthinkable and so a memorial was drawn up by Carson and signed by almost all the party 's backbenchers , stating full confidence in Law and begging him to stay on with a revised tariff policy . |
| 9 | Further examination revealed a hard swelling at the base of the penis and the question of a foreign body was raised with Mr P. He strongly denied inserting anything into his urethra and so an X-ray was taken . |
| 10 | He bargained in his soul with fate , promising to dedicate his life to Imperial service without scruple — if only a life was left to him to dedicate . |
| 11 | Another deadly volley of canister and scarcely a man was left on his feet and capable of charging even had he wanted to do so . |
| 12 | Effective communication nationally was the one factor missing , German chemists were not concentrated in a particular city , unlike their French counterparts in Paris , and thus a forum was needed . |
| 13 | The main purpose was to pack as much corn as possible into the bay ; but in treading the corn in this way much of it was shaken out of the ear , and thus a start was made on the threshing . |
| 14 | Burton was physically falling apart , and finally a doctor was called for . |
| 15 | They were five people in one small room , and hardly a word was said between them until Gus Hambro had a large brandy under his belt , and was visibly returning into circulation . |
| 16 | There is plenty of evidence for the planting of new vineyards in the Bordelais and even a Poitevin was prepared to admit that Bordeaux wine was of superb quality , but at this date by far the most important wine-exporting region was further north , in Aunis and Saintonge . |
| 17 | ‘ I do n't know what you mean , ’ he said , and then a girl was by their table with her notebook . |
| 18 | We got the words up there and timed it right and everything and then a rehearsal was done . |
| 19 | No service was held at the Nikolai Kirche in Leipzig , where the city 's massive weekly demonstrations had started in the autumn of 1989 , and instead a notice was pinned up outside the church saying : " With 2,000,000 unemployed we see little cause for celebrating " . |
| 20 | I reported the find to the landowner and then the Coroner , and subsequently an inquest was held on 13 December 1991 . |
| 21 | Bhattarai met with the King on May 15 and afterwards a statement was issued from the Royal Palace explaining that the drafting committee had been abolished . |
| 22 | The building is being restored and recently a garderobe was found . |
| 23 | ‘ It was a bloody business but eventually a breach was forced in the defences and Bartholomew led us through . ’ |
| 24 | Trying to present that impossible chimera , ‘ a balanced view ’ , the series in fact reflected the existing power relations in the industry by showing predominantly White , Western , heterosexual films , but clearly an effort was made to complete the picture with some lesbian films and with work ( especially documentaries and shorts ) from outside the familiar Eurocentric tradition . |
| 25 | Perhaps a more apt title would be the Demolition Years , as not only whole industries , jobs and homes were destroyed , but also an attempt was made to change our whole way of life . |
| 26 | The proposed cuts had led to talk of its closure but today a reprieve was announced . |
| 27 | In the speech which he made in the House of Lords debate on the bill , Lord Brougham pointed out that one half of the cases where ‘ serviceable process ’ had been used were settled before even an appearance was entered . |
| 28 | It was this danger which made church presentations so hazardous for the stability of a political interest , for however a presentation was given , almost always there were some who were grievously offended . |