Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [conj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mainz was a see where Staufen interests were strong and a majority of the princes elected Lupold , bishop of Worms , a strong adherent of Philip , and a man of few scruples . |
| 2 | The Roman Catholics were interested that a combination between a Russian refugee , Georges Florovsky , an English high churchman , Michael Ramsey , and a dogmatic Swiss Protestant , Karl Barth , brought the ecumenical movement to an impasse because none of them was prepared to put up with a Protestant federation , and the union of these unlikely allies was too powerful to overcome . |
| 3 | When I put you to bed you were high as a kite . ’ |
| 4 | But the scales down Fenna 's tail grew gradually smaller and smaller , the darker shades of his back and the paler shades of his underside blending together , and at the very tip , small as a child 's thumb , they were minute and a shade that , when she tried to match it to paint sample cards was usually called eau de nil . |
| 5 | If it were clear when a party has formed an intention to incur legal obligation , if a person did commonly define the obligation he desired to assume in terms which left little doubt as to its nature , it would be unnecessary , and indeed merely foolish , to require an additional test of that intention . |
| 6 | We even stopped going across Vernadsky Avenue , just where the bridge was , because we were afraid that a lorry might come and shove us into the river . |
| 7 | Considering the clean wake and the almost dinghy-like responsiveness of the yacht , we were convinced that a reach in a slightly stiffer breeze would have seen her sliding into an easy surf . |
| 8 | Meanwhile there were those in the British government ( notably Duncan Sandys , the minister of defence ) who were convinced that a time might come when the United States , from fear of Soviet nuclear attack against itself , might hesitate in its support of Europe . |
| 9 | They had set a target of £5,000 , the same amount that was raised in Manchester and Salford in 1981 , and were delighted when a record of £6,141 was collected . |
| 10 | When the news was fully appreciated the delegates according to The BDN , " were uncontrollable and a sea of hands raced through the air in deaf applause . " |
| 11 | We were fearful that a halt or a delay would result in other unfortunate occurrences in the Soviet Union . |
| 12 | Reports of atrocities by both sides were widespread and a report by the human rights group Amnesty International published in July 1990 ( which was angrily rejected by Narakobi ) was highly critical of the behaviour of the security forces . |
| 13 | In the USSR , however , there were reports at the beginning of the war that the Soviets were unhappy that a war had broken out at all and that a friendly state , Iraq , was at war with a regime that had conducted a revolution of which the USSR basically approved — and using Soviet arms into the bargain . |
| 14 | An estate for life was less than an estate tail , and both were smaller than a fee simple . |
| 15 | They were less than a quarter of a kilometre from the castle . |
| 16 | we had er we had a candidate 's committee meeting last night , in which we were concerned that a number of the other constituencies throughout the northwest , who were not as far progressed as erm er as Greater Manchester West , and we took it upon ourselves to erm When appointing returning officers to those constituencies , to recommend to those returning officers that the people guiding Manchester Central , Merseyside East , Merseyside West , whoever they may be , contact John er for advice on how to how to run the er how to run the election . |
| 17 | For example , Pamela was surprised that her parents were concerned when a boy she had just met at a discotheque brought her home in the early hours of the morning . |
| 18 | Neighbours were concerned because a daughter with a psychiatric history , marital difficulties and debts , had moved in with the old couple . |
| 19 | The berries were poisonous and a notice to this effect was attached to the bush . |
| 20 | Of the total sample of around 95,000 trees , 23.5 per cent were more than a quarter defoliated in 1992 , and were thus classified as damaged , compared with 22.2 per cent in 1991 . |
| 21 | Stockbroker Barrie Tyler of Cardiff-based Bell , Lawrie White yesterday said Mr Sherwood 's comments were more than a warning shot . |
| 22 | The first Christians also knew that divine resources were more than a match for the dark powers . |
| 23 | In any case , the repressive methods employed by the Armed Police , the Civil Guard and the legal system itself were more than a match for unarmed industrial workers . |
| 24 | The police were adamant that a charge should be made . |
| 25 | Seven healthy adult volunteers ( six men , aged 21–43 years ) underwent gastric intubation studies At 07:30 , after an overnight fast , approximately 300 ml of water were drunk and a sample of all urine passed subsequently was saved . |
| 26 | ‘ The Bolsheviks were worried that a rescue attempt would be made on the Alexander Palace . |
| 27 | Landowners along the proposed routes from Lackenby to Picton and Picton to Shipton were worried that a planning blight would affect a large swathe of their land until the outcome of the inquiry was known . |
| 28 | We were told the lawyers of Lord 's were worried that a statement might unleash a torrent of writs against newspapers . |
| 29 | His ears were sharp as a jackal 's and he could spot the tracks of a hippo from an extraordinary distance . |
| 30 | A TEAM of young archaeologists were disappointed when a dig in Darlington revealed nothing more than a Victorian cellar . |