Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [adj] and a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The RUC men who had conducted the police investigations were fiercely indignant and a senior officer threatened to resign . |
| 2 | So I was wrong when I thought they were fantastically healthy and a good advert for the Jungle . |
| 3 | But though diesels made sense on paper , some staff were not convinced and a few even changed jobs to escape employers who imposed diesel cars on them . |
| 4 | All in all , secondments were richly rewarding and a great source of satisfaction to the secondees . |
| 5 | Rehearsals were nearly complete and a replacement for her was out of the question at such short notice . |
| 6 | Well , we were really disappointed and a few of us said so . |
| 7 | It was a good day and Svolvær looked rather a special place , but we were now tired and a campsite was priority . |
| 8 | I must admit that my first few days in my new home were quite strange and a little frightening . |
| 9 | I used to buy the shuttlecocks in the town toy and sports shop and cut the rubber end off , then squeeze the protesting guinea-pig ( I did use one once , just on principle , but as a rule they were too expensive and a little too big ) up through the funnel of plastic until it sat round their waist like a little dress . |
| 10 | Many of them believed that they were failing to find jobs because they were too old and a large number of the older respondents had become reconciled to the prospect of never working again . |
| 11 | In some ways he was rather young and a bit hasty . |
| 12 | The room was poorly furnished but it was spotlessly clean and a cheerful fire blazed in the blackened hearth . |
| 13 | This decision was somewhat controversial and a gloss was placed on it in Boyle v Kodak [ 1969 ] 1 WLR 661 . |
| 14 | ‘ I was keen to play a policewoman in Home and Away because it was so different and a very strong physical role — I even got the chance to throw people around a bit which was really good fun ! ’ she says . |
| 15 | It was entirely grassless and a little soft underfoot , and it sloped rather badly down towards the sea by the midwicket boundary . |
| 16 | He was sent over to make an arms deal with the British government and being a military man he was extremely loyal and a little blinkered . |
| 17 | Outside it was already dark and a squall of rain burst into the house when Peter opened the door . |
| 18 | Dr Donald Clarke , of the British National Party , was not present and a show of hands suggested he has little support at the independent girls ' school . |
| 19 | Maisie and Joan , who collected catkins in the woods with me ; Lucy , who was always polite and a beautiful writer ; three very naughty boys who sat in the front row and made a nuisance of themselves : every teacher has memories like these . |
| 20 | The sky was still starry and a cool breeze shook the grass between the gravestones . |
| 21 | They were in luck , for the sky was still murky and a thin drizzle falling , excuse enough for him to cover his head and shadow his face within his capuchon , and for her to pull forward the hood of her old cloak , and hide within it . |
| 22 | The published paper was more extensive and a much better article , but an author does not have to be paranoid to wonder what went on . |
| 23 | What is important to note is that the collaboration between Grover Jackson and Randy Rhoads in designing this guitar was both fruitful and a complete success , because between them they produced an instrument which , in Randy 's hands , has provided itself with an impressive track record . |
| 24 | Elizabeth and I turned on him severely , and told him that someone who was both old and a distinguished writer was not to be bothered with such things . |
| 25 | There was also porter-brewing and a large distillery used 3000 tons of malt annually . |
| 26 | The therapist judged that Margaret had made a very serious attempt to kill herself , that she was severely depressed and a continuing suicide risk , Although Margaret felt that nothing could be done to help her she agreed to be admitted to a psychiatric unit . |
| 27 | Mm but this was last year and I just cleared the ball and everybody ran out ran out and I suddenly collapsed in agony on the floor cos my knee just completely gave way and it was really painful and a minute later I stood up and it was fine , it did n't give me any more hassle for the rest of the day . |
| 28 | It was really slow and a bit po-faced for me . |
| 29 | We had stuff like a ‘ 79 Marshall combo , which was really wonderful and a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier amp , which was a beautiful amp . |
| 30 | The sky was now overcast and a damp darkness enveloped us . |