Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [subord] [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If this means attributing to Athens an uncharacteristic desire for land empire , we should not hesitate to do so — Thucydides ( i. 111 ) after all records an expedition to Thessaly as well ; and if any individual was responsible it was surely Pericles , whom Aristotle ( Rhetoric 1407 ) quotes as saying that the Boiotians tended to ‘ cut each other down ’ — that is , they were weak because internally divided . |
| 2 | Although lack of staff was mentioned often , lack of direct funding was mentioned much less so : in fact more libraries actually said that resources were adequate than specifically noted otherwise : |
| 3 | By implication , of course , those who chose not to become part of the ‘ generalized other ’ were less than fully developed . |
| 4 | The demands of the workers were more than ever focused upon political change . |
| 5 | I believe that his suspicions in this regard were more than amply fuelled by the activities of Marcia Williams , who also was a great believer in the conspiracy theory . |
| 6 | It was encouraging to find some children apparently receiving a good standard of care : for example , GCSE results were higher than previously reported research had led us to expect ( Fletcher-Campbell and Hall , 1990 ) . |
| 7 | After 87 minutes Luton 's woe was complete as Sharp headed in a cross from Bernard , who had just been denied by another splendid stop from Chamberlain . |
| 8 | Stirling was charming if somewhat reserved in manner . |
| 9 | However , at the numbers of the family increased he was more than often ignored . |
| 10 | Investigation revealed the sale of at least 63 works in the past six months ; yesterday a source close to Charles Saatchi was prepared to concede that the volume of sales was higher than previously stated , and that the works disposed of account for some 10 to 12 per cent of the collection , which suggests a true figure of between 70 and 100 individual sales . |
| 11 | A working party concluded that the Resolution was unworkable if strictly construed and in any event so likely to lead to problems as to be impracticable . |
| 12 | During 1990 a number of reports indicated that the extent of destruction of the world 's tropical rainforests was greater than previously predicted . |
| 13 | Miles ' odious efficiency was absent when actually needed . |
| 14 | When Birkenhead left office in 1928 , Baldwin accepted his resignation with a reluctance which was convincing because honestly expressed : ‘ We shall part , on my side at least , with a feeling of personal regret which I could not have believed possible four years ago . ’ |
| 15 | He was indeed notorious for scheduling numerous rehearsals even for pieces he and the orchestra knew backwards , but his repertoire was wider than commonly imagined , and there is some unsuspected treasure in his discography . |
| 16 | At meetings of Bank Assistants throughout the country , in the past weeks , I have not met anyone who was other than bitterly disillusioned at the outcome of our visit to the Labour Court . |
| 17 | He was familiar with his own record of defying the court and it has never been suggested on his behalf that the sentence was other than fully justified . |
| 18 | However there was a long delay in sending out a rescue launch as the raid was still on , and he was dead when eventually picked up ; Waghorn was also killed . |