Example sentences of "[num] [was/were] [adv] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 1890s were also a period in which deaf art flourished . |
| 2 | I sat and pondered these options for some time before deciding that numbers 1 and 2 were probably a bit over the top ( especially if it WAS Darren White that she really fancied ! ) . |
| 3 | Surprisingly perhaps , January 1993 was generally a degree or two milder than normal . |
| 4 | The reopening of the Halls in 1985 was just the beginning . |
| 5 | You could easily have borrowed a book from your local library and come to the conclusion that the specification of the 5086 was perfectly state-of-the art — whereas in fact it is now looking really rather old fashioned . |
| 6 | The purpose of the dance panel was to assess applications for degrees in dance , and as Brinson emphasizes , 1975–76 was still a period when it was possible to envisage the development of subjects and the availability of resources . |
| 7 | This being so , the famous final and belated discussion of the problem at Rockingham in February 1095 was largely a display of shadow-boxing . |
| 8 | The seventies were certainly a period of great change in attitudes within the Customs & Excise in general , and on the cutters in particular we saw great improvements in many ways with the acquisition of better technical equipment such as highly sophisticated radio communication , and the development of international relations . |
| 9 | Wright acted as Chairman with two principals , John Haddon and Samuel Davis , and these three were probably the founder members . |
| 10 | The NUM 's strike action in 1984 was thus a conflict between the perceived ‘ irresistible force ’ of the union and the ‘ immovable object ’ of the government . |
| 11 | The ‘ lights out ’ issue in December 1984 was just the tip of the iceberg . |
| 12 | The initial allocations of Partnership spending in the late 1970s were often the result of the large , better-prepared and more politically-aware departments putting forward their cases more persuasively than the others . |
| 13 | The really weird thing is East 17 were precisely the people I avoided as an adolescent . |
| 14 | Labour 's rather narrow parliamentary majority in 1964 was chiefly an effect of a slump in Tory support and continuing electoral revival of the Liberals ( who received over 10 per cent of the vote for the first time since the war ) . |
| 15 | Although her views are still regarded as highly eccentric outside reactionary conservative and fascist circles , it is interesting to note that some historians now argue that secret societies like the IRA and the Mafia have indeed played a significant role in world events , and that the Illuminati conspiracy in the 1780s was truly a model for future revolutionary organization . |
| 16 | The second reason why two justices were not required was that the proceeding under section 7(5) of the Bail Act 1976 was neither the trial of an information summarily nor the hearing of a complaint within the meaning of section 121(1) of the Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 . |
| 17 | 1976 was also the year when the size of the boreal forest slipped from net growth to net depletion . |
| 18 | That seven thousand was only the overtime payment . |
| 19 | The P-40 was probably the fighter worst hit . |
| 20 | This reorganization in 1962 was largely a result of the pressing need of the railways for financial readjustment . |
| 21 | The Education Act 1902 was largely the work of R. L. Morant , the chief civil servant at the Board of Education , one of a number of policy-innovating civil servants in his generation . |
| 22 | The 1970s was also an era of Congressional reform . |
| 23 | Thus the considerable increase in recorded burglary during the 1970s was largely a recording phenomenon . |
| 24 | The expansion of the early 1970s was largely the result of the oil crisis , a strategic decision made in the face of economic blackmail by the Arab members of OPEC ( Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries ) during the Yom Kippur War . |
| 25 | It has also been argued strongly , especially by Andrew Scull ( 1977 ) , that the move towards creating ‘ alternatives to custody ’ in the 1960s and 1970s was primarily a product of fiscal calculation ( see Chapter 7 ) . |
| 26 | The Act of 1897 was partly the result of trade union pressure . |
| 27 | One shot near Jury 's Gap on 1 August 1916 was possibly an escape . |
| 28 | The ascent in 1865 was just a week before Whymper climbed the Matterhorn , Moore was partnered by Horace Walker , who , the same year , was with him on the first ascent of the Brenva Ridge on Mt Blanc , and by guide Jakob Anderegg . |
| 29 | As well as being a year of further expansion , 1991/92 was also a year of consolidation . |
| 30 | Director Jack Seth said : ‘ 1997 was certainly a factor . |