Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [adv] [subord] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their offspring had one each but were tall rather than intermediate in height because the tallness factor is ‘ dominant ’ to the shortness factor . |
| 2 | A thin rim of encrusted mud , drying off now , helped to outline the marks , but even so they were elusive enough until pointed out . |
| 3 | It was , he continued , more important than ever to ensure that leases were well-drafted so as to make landlords and/or tenants fully aware as to whether or not their insurance policies covered damage caused by terrorism . |
| 4 | With only 32 horse power available I had expected a considerably longer ground , but we were off the ground in about 150 metres , although from then on acceleration and climb were adequate rather than startling . |
| 5 | However , they were effective only when injected , and something better was desirable . |
| 6 | They were good-humoured enough when turned away . |
| 7 | Was that so as to cast doubt on Googol 's word ? |
| 8 | This was manifest principally as flushing of the skin and sweating above the level of the lesion . |
| 9 | While the Odiham Society has earned and received its fair share of credit , it must be concluded that this modest proposal , so long in incubation , was likely even if put into effect , to have had only a marginal impact on the situation it was meant to remedy — as the society soon realised . |
| 10 | Firstly , it was accepted by all Scots that the coronation of their king was valid only if carried out upon the Stone of Destiny , and in spite of the Christian ceremony accompanying it the right to place the crown on the new monarch 's head belonged irrevocably to the Earl of Fife , premier layman of the realm . |