Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] was [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( In Artillery Lane , nearby , there is a warehouse which was originally a Huguenot chapel . ) |
| 2 | Past Hut 3 , turn to the left , past the gate and Administration which was now a darkened hulk , past where the roof of the camp 's prison peeped over the fences , turn to the left , past Hut 4 , past the old Kitchen which was now a sleeping hut , past the Bath house and then Hut 6 , past the Store , turn to the left , past the Guard Room , turn to the left , past Hut 1 … three hundred and eighty-five paces … |
| 3 | And once again Ric is attempting to go beyond the normal boundaries of cricket-writing : ‘ If I wanted to write a biography which was simply a record of CTB 's achievements I would have finished it some time ago . |
| 4 | Craig had fielded twice as many candidates and won fewer seats ; a result which was probably a combination of public reaction to Vanguard 's lack of clear policy and a lack of enthusiasm for some of the Vanguard candidates . |
| 5 | They wanted this colossal rent which was just a recipe for bankruptcy , ’ said Mr Anderson . |
| 6 | Mick Ronson : ‘ After the tour , we recorded the album , ‘ Pin-Ups ’ , an album which was just a collection of songs that David really liked from the 60's period , and shortly afterwards , we went to Italy for a holiday . |
| 7 | They could n't hold one with a defendant who was just a mangled lump of flesh . ’ |
| 8 | — instructing an expert witness who was previously a client albeit in a matter totally unrelated . |
| 9 | The biography suggests that Eliot was never to lose the divided sense of his youth that human life is futile and meaningless — that man is ‘ a finite piece of reasonable misery ’ , in the words of William Drummond of Hawthornden , a good poet who was also a great plagiarist , and a great seeker of shelter in books — but that an eternal order might be felt for , or invented . |
| 10 | Klimt 's Jurisprudence , a ceiling painting for the University of Vienna , showed , not a belief in legality , but portrayed a central figure who was instead a helpless victim of the law . |
| 11 | In this condition she was hardly a siren , she thought with an ironic little smile . |
| 12 | ( According to the Japan Industrial Robot Association there was only a 10% increase during 1991 . ) |
| 13 | On Pippin 's side there was also a crucial non-participant : Bernard " though he was only about 8 km away from the battlefield , gave no help to either side " . |
| 14 | The valley ended quite suddenly in a massive amphitheatre of surrounding mountains rising to 7,000 ft , and as it had been a cold spring there was still a lot of snow . |
| 15 | He did n't think it was a case of God 's being vindictive , more a case of rules being rules and God having to administer them , like a caning head , and where there was Adultery there was always a Death , that was the way it was . |
| 16 | As a result there was only a vestigial junior management system . |
| 17 | But of fat fairies bearing hot sweet tea there was never a sign and the fingers of the station clock jerked away the minutes with maddening languor , the tedium of their watch being broken only by the intermittent arrivals and departure of train . |
| 18 | With the growth in industry there was also a significant development of trade , particularly in the early Tudor period , and with it came the increasing dominance of London in the English economy . |
| 19 | While he was enthusing about future advancements in the industry there was perhaps a hint of sadness in leaving it behind — but thoughts of the ‘ challenges of my new career ’ soon put back the sparkle in his eye . |
| 20 | As a result it was also a place where much could be learnt and where people went , not only in need of a drink , but in search for something or someone . |
| 21 | Erm I remember er thinking one day , erm I must get a photograph of that er building which was clearly a erm er a coal office or similar , I 'll go back at the weekend and get that . |
| 22 | A few low hovels that had once been homes to river people were now derelict , and an empty building which was once a sailmaker 's and then a barge-builder 's premises now stood empty after its last owner , a steam-traction engineer , foundered in the changing times . |
| 23 | This is an attractive 18th-century building which was originally a village inn . |
| 24 | She had been well taught , and after making the odd minor mistake during the opening moves she soon recovered herself , and began to play with a concentration and a ferocity which was also a surprise . |
| 25 | Talbot went to the Admiral 's wine cupboard and prepared a drink while Hawkins gazed at a spot on the deck which was about a thousand miles away . |
| 26 | Baldwin therefore decided to seek the dissolution of a Parliament which was barely a year old . |
| 27 | Past Hut 3 , turn to the left , past the gate and Administration which was now a darkened hulk , past where the roof of the camp 's prison peeped over the fences , turn to the left , past Hut 4 , past the old Kitchen which was now a sleeping hut , past the Bath house and then Hut 6 , past the Store , turn to the left , past the Guard Room , turn to the left , past Hut 1 … three hundred and eighty-five paces … |
| 28 | He wanted to get back to his lodging house as soon as he could and get out of his suit , these tight-fitting shoes and his new white shirt which was just a little too small and caught him under the arms . |
| 29 | She picked it up and saw the name Jarrett Keach flowing across it in brown mock handwriting which was presumably a facsimile of Jarrett 's own signature . |
| 30 | It had become as comforting and necessary as a religious ritual , the brief preliminary washing which was like a dedication , the final ablution which was both a necessary chore and an absolution , as if by wiping the smell of his job from his body he could cleanse it from his mind . |