Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [adv] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | By 1971 the facts of central area deprivation were clear enough and a set of disjointed and somewhat tentative initiatives in the older , inner parts of our big cities unfolded ( Home , 1982 ) . |
| 2 | Interviews were tape-recorded so that a trained rater could play back the tape and rate the relatives on : critical comments , hostility , overinvolvement , warmth and positive remarks . |
| 3 | Some of the latter were portable so that a current of air could be allowed to play direct on to the patients ' faces . |
| 4 | In 1939 fashions were similar to the 1960s vogue , which may explain why Mr Cross believed the girl was real rather than an apparition . |
| 5 | the misleading price indication related to a recommended price , which did not apply to the price at which the item was available from the defendant , and which the defendant could reasonably believe was generally being charged , and which was false only because a supplier was not following the recommendation . |
| 6 | The security search fee was non-returnable even if a loan was not granted , and increased by a shilling for every mile the searcher had to go beyond two miles . |
| 7 | Political intervention was advisable even when an applicant had the necessary financial strength to make a purchase , and if a gift of a commission was a greater compliment , permission to purchase was nonetheless gratefully accepted . |
| 8 | It was bad enough that a National Front MEP should emerge as chairman of the delegation to the Swiss parliament ; worse still that one of Mr Schonhuber 's men should be vice-chairman of the delegation to Israel 's Knesset . |