Example sentences of "[vb base] was the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Also welcome was the Royal Assent to the Bill authorising the construction of spurs from the Liverpool Street-Cambridge line to serve Stansted Airport on which work is now substantially advanced .
2 What Do You Want you know was the shortest number one in history .
3 ‘ ALL I remember was the sudden transition from abseiling , to being battered and pummelled and thrown violently down the mountain .
4 When she come up with them photos I suppose was the last time were n't it ?
5 I first met him during the early 1950s and I became editor of what I believe was the second journal in the now enormous Pergamon Press stable .
6 Now er they were having a concert and I think was the principal part and when he went to have his fee he said , Oh no you can send it to the Blaenau Ffestiniog .
7 ‘ She got on what I think was the wrong ride , and the tough part is that she was such a willing victim .
8 A hundred and seventy five I think was the last count that we have around the U K all selling advertising .
9 Christmas I think was the last time .
10 Perhaps drink was the true explanation of his so far inexplicable behaviour .
11 See was the operative word .
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