Example sentences of "[adv] [was/were] [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But as Mr Pocket says , ‘ No man who was not a true gentleman at heart , ever was since the world began , a true gentleman in manner . ’ |
| 2 | The issue here was whether a chamber of commerce textile arbitration should have heard expert evidence . |
| 3 | The only reason I came here was because the Madam gave me your name and said that with your underworld connections you might be able to help me find someone . " |
| 4 | People have been very generous in the parish and the village , obviously they think a lot of their church , but one suggestion that was put forward was if every man , woman and child gave the equivalent of twelve pounds to the fund then it would be raised easily , and I think that it 's quite likely that people will come forward er in a generous way I 'm sure . |
| 5 | The expansion of the public sector , as Harris points out , merely filled the gap left by the private sector and , what is more , ‘ there is no evidence that private sector output would have been substantially higher than it actually was if the output of the public sector had been lower . ’ |