Example sentences of "[noun sg] was [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A biopsy was taken 8 cm from the anal margin on the anterior rectal wall ; these were subsequently examined histologically to assess inflammatory activity , which was graded in a standard manner ( table I ) . |
| 2 | The auction was oversubscribed 4.6 times . |
| 3 | Eden 's remedy was to encourage departmental ministers to bring to Cabinet or Cabinet committee ‘ any questions which are likely to occasion public controversy or criticism or may need to be carefully explained to the Government 's supporters in Parliament ’ . |
| 4 | To earn her displeasure was to forgo all delight ; through the days Nicandra devised love tokens , as much to stimulate interest towards herself as to express her deep affection . |
| 5 | The television experiment was given greater significance , however , by the recent radical changes in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union ; at the time when TV Martí began transmitting the Castro regime appeared more beleaguered and vulnerable to outside subversion than at any time since the early 1960s . |
| 6 | The experiment was repeated many times , with the bats taking turns to be the starved victim . |
| 7 | This experiment was repeated several times and the average ratio of the subunits present in each band plotted ( Figure 2b ) . |
| 8 | Part of the experiment was to discover resident reactions to the measures and to relate these to the expenditure incurred , thus providing a crude measure of cost-effectiveness . |
| 9 | All four men 's evidence agreed that the assailant was wearing blue jeans and a black T-shirt with the word ‘ authentic ’ written on it in white lettering , and that he was between five foot eight and five foot ten inches tall . |
| 10 | The original Community Care Support Force was formed last year to help both health and local authorities prepare for implementation . |
| 11 | A woman whose wedding ring was stolen eight years ago has got it back . |
| 12 | Speed was required last night , and It 's Me won the £3,000 first prize by 0.98sec from Marie Edgar on Everest Sure Thing . |
| 13 | It could not therefore be said that the defendant was assuming any rights . " |
| 14 | It does not appear that the defendant was to receive any remuneration . |
| 15 | Keke was to try another year , slipping into McLaren in Lauda 's wake , because it is always worthwhile if you think you can win . |
| 16 | The closure was ordered last night after an engineer discovered one of two vertical pins holding up one of the bridge supports had developed a six inch crack . |
| 17 | The allegation was made last week by a company wanting to build drive-through fish and chip diners in the North-East . |
| 18 | Hopper , who plays bad guy Koopa , storms : ‘ The movie was re-written six times before we even started — now it 's re-written every day . ’ |
| 19 | The result was to put imported scotch at the top of the spirits price range , so that it was a valued gift , but was not bought to drink under normal circumstances . |
| 20 | A second result was to weaken customary control over pre-marital sexual relations and in the context of increased mobility the inevitable result was that the impulse to marry in the event of a pregnancy was either weakened or thwarted . |
| 21 | He saw the possibilities , contacted the manufacturers with the help of the BBC , and as a result was given two sets of the equipment . |
| 22 | At the same time today as his funeral was taking place a man charged with his murder was making another appearance in court . |
| 23 | ‘ The murder was committed some time between twelve and three . |
| 24 | Tess was wearing fashionable clothes , and looked even more beautiful than he remembered . |
| 25 | ‘ The club was struggling 18 months later and players were in a cushy position . |
| 26 | The function of the club was to allow leading fascists to discuss contemporary political issues with experts and some opponents in a convivial after-dinner atmosphere . |
| 27 | The Boat Club was voted Athletic Union 's team of the year and Club captain Piers Robinson shared the AU award for ‘ Contribution to Sport ’ . |
| 28 | Not since the Jockey Club was founded 243 years ago has such radical racing reform been in the air and today is also the threshold of a new era which begins with Britain 's betting shops next Thursday . |
| 29 | A pamphlet which achieved wide circulation was called Helpful Information and Guidance for Every Refugee . |
| 30 | Yet , while one part of my mind was reaching this decision , while horror and moral indignation were mounting within me , another part of my mind was working in an opposite direction . |