Example sentences of "[was/were] [det] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why does the Minister think that — as the hon. Member for Saffron Walden ( Mr. Haselhurst ) said — those having a close knowledge of adult education , including the voluntary sector , women 's institutes and members of the Conservative party , are so deeply unconvinced by the Minister 's replies that there were half a million signatures to a petition opposing the Government 's proposals ? |
| 2 | In Peru , there were half a million laws , some conflicting , but all administrative . |
| 3 | And they were half a good smile , and they did not tell who 's ninety two . |
| 4 | It opened out into the infirmary : There were half a dozen prisoners in the beds ; other men in white overalls moved among them , performing their duties . |
| 5 | Then men burst into view under the trees , and there were half a dozen others there with him , their swords shining in the moon . |
| 6 | There were half a dozen men outside the gates , engaged in a noisy altercation . |
| 7 | But I knew that there were half a dozen eyes watching down their machine-guns . |
| 8 | There were half a dozen cards waiting on the mat , and a couple of letters . |
| 9 | Ahead of her were half a dozen people , two of them pushing trolleys laden with luggage . |
| 10 | A long way ahead of me , on a narrow farm road , were half a dozen cows . |
| 11 | A number of grounds in the Republic have floodlight facilities and could have offered day-night matches which were such a successful feature of the competition in Australiasia . |
| 12 | No doubt , as meal times were such a major effort , people were less self-conscious about weight or diet . |
| 13 | ‘ Yes , ’ said O'Rourke , ‘ you always were such a clever actor … ’ |
| 14 | ‘ The '80s were such a boring decade . |
| 15 | ‘ I did n't know you were such a strong swimmer , ’ he huffed , trapping her at the side of the pool with his arms each side of her on the bar . |
| 16 | I was certainly the ideal subject for his little tricks of ringing the door bell and running away , because I dared not ignore the summons in case it might be a client , and also the consulting and operating rooms were such a long way from the front of the house . |
| 17 | The sapphire waters of the coast have long been the domain of fierce sea-going tribes who were such a formidable barrier to the early European spice traders that the mountainous backbone of the island remained unexplored until the turn of this century . |
| 18 | The days of the Prize Ring were such a brutal business , fought under rules which enabled men to inflict terrible injuries on each other , and fights were fought to a finish when a man was downed and had been battered into insensibility . |
| 19 | Because Congregationalists were such a wealthy denomination the true figure would be considerably larger . |
| 20 | I suppose looking back on what I said at the time it was true and I did really love you and I still do but now it 's not sexual or romantic , it was n't sexual then because my mind was too pure and partly because you were such a huge chunk of my life , one seventh , and I think I always will do n't know what that 's su oh it 's love you I suppose for you it must have been such a small thing and at fifteen stroke sixteen you can probably only just remember me I was fourteen actually I was the middle son who was n't properly blond unlike the brothers and hung around near you far too much . |
| 21 | They were such a lovely couple . ’ |
| 22 | The best trip Paddy had ever done like that , because they were such a lovely bunch |
| 23 | In the early months of 1830 he broadened his vision with the establishment of the National Association of United Trades for the Protection of Labour ( NAPL ) and during the next four years he was at the centre of the many radical and union initiatives that were such a notable feature of the period . |
| 24 | She said : ‘ I remember it very clearly because they were such a beautiful couple . |
| 25 | She said : ‘ I remember it very clearly because they were such a beautiful couple . |
| 26 | If there were such an identical cut in taxes , the relevant budget line for the median voter would be 65 . |
| 27 | At this stage the fish were all a dull brown which I put down to the new environment — the photograph I has seen showed a tan coloured upper body smothered with black patches . |
| 28 | And by the time we came out we were all a little bit tiddly , and as you know , Fred does n't dance any more , but as we walked up the street to the car , he started to tap dance . |
| 29 | Was that a dangerous job ? |
| 30 | ‘ Was that a real orgasm , d' you think ? ’ asks narrator Dennis , ‘ No , all fake , of course . |