Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [conj] [noun prp] [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rumours were rife that Wigan were poised to swoop for the 22-year-old Great Britain star and Saints were lining up Featherstone Rovers ' international Paul Newlove as a replacement but Mr Latham adds : ‘ There have been no enquiries for him he is contracted to us . ’ |
| 2 | Gaitskell and Citrine were clear that Gibson was innocent of the whiff of corruption surrounding the allegations , to which he had no opportunity to reply ( and Churchill in this case expressed his sympathy for Gibson ) , but his resignation had , inevitably , to he accepted . |
| 3 | ‘ You were wrong and Belinda was right . ’ |
| 4 | As it turned out , the sceptics were wrong and Birmingham was proved right . |
| 5 | Once his followers , many educated people , were convinced that Koresh was a prophet , a mouth piece of God they would do anything he asked of them . |
| 6 | I feel sure that there were many in Washington who were dismayed when Allende was first elected and delighted when he was removed , but to suggest that his downfall was the result of a U S conspiracy is just fanciful . |
| 7 | Quite apart from the adverse opinion polls , they were conscious that Britain was in the midst of its second deep recession in little more than a decade . |
| 8 | Most are found associated with forts or their vici , such as Lancaster , Binchester , Lanchester , Housesteads , Risingham , Chesterholm and Greta Bridge , but they are also known from the civitas capitals of Wroxeter and Winchester and the small towns of Dorchester and Catterick ; it is possible , though , that the latter were present when Catterick was still a military vicus , since one of the inscriptions is dated to AD 191 . |
| 9 | Nobody attempted to speak until they were airborne and Málaga was left behind , and then to Maggie 's surprise the count turned his head slightly , raised his voice and spoke to Mitch . |
| 10 | Successive finance ministers were adamant that Russia was in no position to risk war , and her Western policy was necessarily cautious . |
| 11 | Samarkand , Merv and Bokhara were inaccessible but Constantinople was within my reach . |
| 12 | ‘ We think much of England 's success is down to their strong front-row so , yes , we were pleased that Probyn was n't playing . |
| 13 | COPIOUS helpings of greens were available but Nescafe was off the menu on Wednesday at the first Caroline Walker awards ceremony , in memory of the campaigning nutritionist who died aged 38 last year . |
| 14 | ‘ They ca n't go on governing us in limbo , as if they were neutral and Dublin was a benign and interested party , ’ he says , grey moustache bristling . |
| 15 | Neither club was pleased , supporters were furious and Liverpool were reported to have protested strongly . |
| 16 | ‘ The conditions were difficult and Maidstone were that bit cuter in front of goal . |
| 17 | Although the twins were disappointed that Kerry-Jane was away for the day , on a visit to her grandmother , they happily helped with packing the picnic into the car . |
| 18 | The stirrings and the rustlings were louder and Floy was suddenly and strongly aware of eyes upon him . |
| 19 | Mr and Mrs Allen had been trying for a child for 19 years and were overjoyed when Laura was born . |
| 20 | Most people were aware that Gharr was there , but the news seemed to be mainly of interest to human females . |
| 21 | The timing was opportune because Ned was able to take a year out from his university course ; Matthew had just finished school ; Val got 6 months ’ leave of absence from her job ; and I had just been given early retirement . |
| 22 | There 's an old lady living next door to what used to be the Armitage house ; she was there when Mrs Armitage was alive and Inez was her companion . ’ |
| 23 | The two speeches which I have just analysed are probably the two greatest ones in the play as they both change the storyline dramatically , but Marc Antony 's speech having the better effect on the plebeians which seems unfair , as he was dishonest and Brutus was n't , yet he won the ‘ word ’ battle and lead on from there to become greater and greater in power . |
| 24 | Last night the hospitals said Jason was poorly and Neil was in a stable condition . |
| 25 | Strabo quotes Timagenes only once ( 4.1.13 ) to say that Posidonius was right and Timagenes was wrong on the origins of the aurum tolosanurn , the gold from Tolosa which ruined the career of Caepio . |
| 26 | She was tall but Tom was an awful lot taller , he must be six-two in his socks , Meredith calculated . |
| 27 | It was possible that Jotan was being overconfident , he thought , though there was no sign of the punt full of men . |
| 28 | Tippett suggests that , ‘ Such temptation was possible because David was now proudly aware of his kingdom and his military strength and organisation . |
| 29 | He was upset that Daisy was gone , but the horse could be replaced . |
| 30 | But the dog was friendly and Lydia was relieved , since there are two sorts of sheepdog : this sort , and the other sort which bites . |