Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [conj] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were very fortunate that our faithful ‘ visiting ’ advisers were willing as always to take care of art , music , social sciences , and playing cards ; and , above all , that Scott Anderson and Laurie Bruce would undertake the entire sorting and evaluating of stamps and records respectively . |
| 2 | The ‘ direct ’ reversing Bolinder engines remained popular , however , because they were simple and easier to maintain and had a long life . |
| 3 | In carefully structured interviews on the concept of God with three and four-year old children she found that if she began by asking them to distinguish between objects which were man-made and ones which were natural and then to speculate about origins in each case , a majority of the responses referred to the natural objects being made by God or an unknown power ( almost half and half responses on this ) . |
| 4 | Jennie was already a dynamic force in John 's business by the time they were married and almost to celebrate it , when he had a publicity brochure printed with engraved illustrations of the dancers , pride of place went to portraits of himself and his bride . |
| 5 | Three more informants identified the clash of registers in " the sort of description you expect of old Salzburg and the simile " " like a half-eaten lunch " " " , which , again , they were unable as yet to resolve . |
| 6 | Radicalism can and should offer an alternative formulation which is positive , which makes it possible not just to see that one 's previous knowledge was incorrect but also to understand more about the world . |
| 7 | The excellent weather had brought out more sun-seekers and it was harder than before to find a parking space in Nice . |
| 8 | But the giving had begun , and now it was harder than ever to draw back . |
| 9 | It was harder than ever to face up to its cause . |