Example sentences of "[noun sg] was [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the wheel was a short figure , arms at full stretch . |
| 2 | Cognitio was an official procedure , and a judgment given in it was based on magisterial authority . |
| 3 | For the party that had leaned heavily on the established Church and derived satisfaction from its role as defender of the Church , the decline of religion was a serious blow . |
| 4 | The divorce of science and religion was a tragic mistake ( Koestler 1959 ) . |
| 5 | This was why religion was the one subject required by British law to be taught in schools . |
| 6 | Religion was the first vehicle for general thoughts about existence . |
| 7 | Religion was the only subject treated by the Khmer artists of the Angkor period : temples were lavishly embellished with sculptures of gods and goddesses , and bridges represented the rainbows that united people and their gods . |
| 8 | Until the eighteenth century , religion was the only force to speak to the central concerns of human beings , the only explanation for human suffering which was available . |
| 9 | Religion was the political issue which aroused the most passionate emotions amongst the population at large . |
| 10 | Religion was the greatest difficulty : the thin crust of philosophic theism was hardly capable of containing the wilder emotions of prophecy , ecstasy , mystery and ritual cruelty . |
| 11 | Their general aim has been to recreate a perceived ‘ golden age ’ , to secure a return to a status quo ante , where , they believe , divorce rates were low , children respectful of adult authority and , most importantly , where religion was the binding force , the ‘ social glue ’ which provided moral authority . |
| 12 | The drive to surpass had originated and was maintained from home ; my sense of neglect and isolation was a partial consequence of belonging intermittently to a cohesive community . |
| 13 | This enforced isolation was an accepted part of life in the dale , coming , as it did , every two or three years . |
| 14 | His sense of isolation was the chief suffering of his life in Cambridge . |
| 15 | Best bargain of the auction was a 1967 Cessna O-2A Vietnam combat veteran . |
| 16 | My lowest ebb was a seven month spell |
| 17 | Alternating periods of treatment with LM 's and C's are also possible remembering that the lowest degrees of potency are to be used with each new LM even if the last remedy was a high centesimal of the same remedy e.g. Sulphur 10m is followed by the lowest LM ( Sulphur LM 1 ) |
| 18 | The usual remedy was the special action of trespass on the case for negligently allowing one 's fire to escape in contravention of the general custom of the realm which we first hear of in Beaulieu v. Finglam . |
| 19 | The shepherd was a loose-limbed fellow all elbows and knees , but quick and deft in movement for all that . |
| 20 | His thick white hair and silver-streaked goatee beard gave him a look of experience and authority , while soft blue eyes and a hint of wryness in his smile suggested a mortal to whom disappointment was a familiar companion . |
| 21 | Disappointment was a hard knot in her chest . |
| 22 | Coal gas poisoning was a common method of successful suicide until the carbon monoxide content of domestic gas was reduced . |
| 23 | Interlock with the requirements of the professional association was a crucial theme , and the Library Association expressed its willingness to accept CNAA degrees for postgraduate entry . |
| 24 | For the past two years , I have been questioning whether the Lawn Tennis Association was the right organisation to continue to be responsible for the development of a new generation of men and women tennis players who would be able to take on and compete on level terms with the rest of the world . |
| 25 | The only significant association was an increased risk of leukaemia and non-Hodgkin 's lymphoma associated with first pregnancy . |
| 26 | The 1993 Booksellers Association was an inward-looking event , poorly attended by independent booksellers , and one which said surprisingly little about the importance of the consumer for the modern retail market . |
| 27 | In this respect the Association was an important influence on later youth workers who saw that a combination of religion , recreation and welfare could capture the allegiance of members , and thus provide numerous opportunities for their social education . |
| 28 | Holding office in the Association was an important indicator of status in the scientific community by this time . |
| 29 | Matching the model club conditions in its advanced thinking was the first-class training headed by Chapman 's right-hand man Tom Whittaker . |
| 30 | But , whatever their knowledge , of far greater importance in official thinking was the strategic value of a power source which lent itself naturally to centralized control , which was operated by a well paid , reliable work-force and which would continue to keep the miners at bay . |