Example sentences of "[det] was [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For one department this was its major role . |
| 2 | If it was claustrophobia this was its first appearance in her life . |
| 3 | This was its worst year for a decade both in terms of the growth of business volumes and of the level of bad debts that had to be absorbed on behalf of clients . |
| 4 | This was its strongest bargaining position . |
| 5 | Havard , who came to be nicknamed ‘ Humphrey ’ ( because this was what one member of the group thought was his name ) and sometimes the UQ or Useless Quack , came to be a much loved friend of them all . |
| 6 | This was what one person 's needs could do , if inflicted on another person . |
| 7 | Usually he never bothered to talk to her in bed , but this was what real lovers did , told each other their fears and worries , confided in each other , helped each other . |
| 8 | This was their one mistake , this entering on unfamiliar territory — his territory . |
| 9 | This was their second night . |
| 10 | This was their second experiment , the second month . |
| 11 | And this was their golden wedding ? |
| 12 | This was their temporary bedroom while the house was being renovated . |
| 13 | In the face of their impotence to deal with the apparent all-embracing power of those ranged against them , the parents decided this was their only weapon . |
| 14 | Unfortunately the bed manufacturer had during that time increased the price to £120 each and this was their only source of supply . |
| 15 | If this was their preferred food , how did larvae find the dung ? |
| 16 | This was their ninth defeat of the season and their seventh game without a win — a run which has produced just two points and a solitary goal . |
| 17 | But it soon emerged that a proportion of the women who came forward had been abused as children , ‘ and this was their first chance to talk about it ’ . |
| 18 | This was their first voyage , and their labours were complicated by severe bouts of seasickness , through which they soldiered on valiantly . |
| 19 | For many veterans of Operation Chariot , this was their first sight of the model on which the raid was planned . |
| 20 | For most , this was their first exposure to extreme poverty . |
| 21 | And it was a little strange that this was their first meeting ; her red Golf was a frequent sight on the headland , her cottage had frequently met Iris eyes from the top storey of the mill . |
| 22 | This was their first game , their first attempt to answer the question . |
| 23 | This was their new production , and an electric charge went through them , intensely fuelled amongst the younger members because they had heard that Hans Kramer , the Viennese operatic agent , was coming specially to Hochhauser to see Therese . |
| 24 | This was their best chance ; their only chance really . |
| 25 | This was their central point and they found evidence to support it which has stood the test of time . |
| 26 | This was their big sister . |
| 27 | Maybe they knew this was their big moment , their chance to make history . |
| 28 | In part this was their own fault , as they were naturally rather solitary , particularly my father . |
| 29 | The Times recorded that this was their sixth partnership of over 150 ; the Telegraph that it was their seventh century stand ; while the Guardian made it the eighth . |
| 30 | On the grass in the ruins of the historic priory , surrounded by parochial banners , Ramsey told the crowd that though they were outside the modern diocese of Durham , this was their true home . |