Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] a [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lin McLean , a Strathclyde University student counsellor and AUT activist , said she had not had anyone come to her with problems over a tutor-student relationships in eight years , and that the guidelines were only a guide to help union members in a delicate area of their work . |
| 2 | Children , he muttered fervently , were just a curse sent by God . |
| 3 | We were always a family uprooted . |
| 4 | But while you were still a miner did you have any trouble being in the miners ' association when the Spencer Union was ? |
| 5 | Of the hundreds of prisoners who had escaped from the orphanage there were still a number hidden in the surrounding countryside , but I did not know where . |
| 6 | The early railway stations were often a pleasure to contemplate — imposing sometimes , and sometimes faintly romantic , like the first Crewe Station . |
| 7 | Defensively too Donegal were often a shambles leaving Donal Reid and Martin Shovlin to ponder if they still have a future at this level . |
| 8 | Did you know we were originally a record plugging show ? |
| 9 | Coming back later on one 's own was rarely useful : even if the relatives were n't round the bed there was rarely a doctor prepared to give guidance . |
| 10 | It makes me wonder just how long it 's been going on , or if it was merely a way to get Calder out of an awkward situation . ’ |
| 11 | When stroke was considered alone there was merely a trend favouring the surgical group ; this trend disappeared when perioperative deaths and three strokes associated with arteriography were included in the analysis . |
| 12 | No one was sure whether he had deliberately set a trap , or whether it was merely a chance remark that brought about such astounding results . |
| 13 | Perhaps this was merely a ruse to trick them into a crossing at Forteviot . |
| 14 | There is no doubt , moreover , of the sincerity of the Grand Duke 's belief that he was merely a trustee acting on behalf of his subjects , whose interests must always be paramount . |
| 15 | The parchment was merely a list drawn up in a clerkly hand describing the effects and property of one ‘ Patrick Seton Esquire ’ . |
| 16 | What last thin pretence had remained that I was merely a guest lay discarded . |
| 17 | The bank was merely a device to raise capital for railway and port construction and was transferred to the National Provincial after Jackson obtained parliamentary authority to build the West Hartlepool harbour and dock in 1844 . |
| 18 | We went on past and came to Gate 6 , which was basically a staircase leading to ground level , where the rails were . |
| 19 | Essentially they wanted a consultancy service from a social worker who was basically a colleague sharing their frustrations and difficulties but also their joys and successes and recognising their own expertise and greater knowledge of detail ; a sounding-board off which to bounce ideas about how to solve a problem ; someone concerned about quality control , providing an inspectorial service so that the child 's interests could be safeguarded ( but this aspect they saw as being of prime importance at the approval and matching stage ) . |
| 20 | Susan particularly liked the hat , which was perhaps a touch mannish for her chosen persona but passed thanks to its raffish qualities . |
| 21 | However , he suggested there was perhaps a need to look into the system more closely . |
| 22 | While Tshwete was in Australia and New Zealand following the Cricket World Cup , a leading ANC sports activist , Mr Mluleki George , who also chairs the NOSC ( the National Olympic and Sports Congress , recognised by most Commonwealth governments as the voice of non-Olympic sports in South Africa ) , wrote letters to the governing bodies and the authorities in Australia , New Zealand , France and England demanding they ban or discourage the planned tours to and from the Republic , arguing that the development programme about to be launched by the SARFU was only a smokescreen designed to provide a cover for the international aspirations of the white rugby establishment . |
| 23 | I can remember as a boy walking to Rochester via the ferry and Wouldham on many occasions but this was only a stroll compared with some of the older inhabitants efforts . |
| 24 | It was only a couple coming in from the terrace , and she was about to look away again when she caught sight of a tall , stooping man standing outside and peering lugubriously at her through the glass . |
| 25 | There was only a nurse to help untie and unbutton the morning 's fastenings before she undressed and climbed into a bed in the long , crowded dormitory . |
| 26 | There was only a week to go . |
| 27 | I know it was only a reaction to shock but it was hardly admirable . |
| 28 | It was literally a dream come true . |
| 29 | It was thus a relief to overhear The Angelic Conversation ( ReVision , PG , rental ) , whose background noise is provided by Dame Judi Dench drooling sonorously over Shakespearean sonnets . |
| 30 | By May the principle of change had been accepted as inevitable , for once an extension of the franchise had been proposed , it would be suicidal for the party to oppose it , and there was thus a need to concentrate on pressing detailed amendments , for example to protect the interests and representation of agriculture . |