Example sentences of "[was/were] a [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there they were , in their thousands , or it may have been millions , and they were a horrific threat to the survival of humanity on this planet . |
| 2 | Crosby 's acceleration and close control were a frequent worry to Everton on the right but seven minutes before half-time the winger only seemed to have got past Snodin by fouling him . |
| 3 | Often , we would disturb huge salmon , red-dressed for spawning , and I suspect that during the days of the POW camp , salmon were a frequent supplement to meagre wartime rations . |
| 4 | Perhaps his own impatient temperament made this especially essential in his case : I myself fled to the wilderness when it proved no longer possible to live harmoniously with men , who , admittedly , were a frequent obstacle to my inner joy . |
| 5 | You were a great help to me . |
| 6 | Mrs. Fanshawe had twisted her rings — they were a great comfort to her , those rings — and said : |
| 7 | Even after that , few people noticed the difference , and his mother confirms that both operations on his nose were a great disappointment to him . |
| 8 | Quadratic equations were a great mystery to me , and seeing me struggle with a problem he would call me out and painstakingly take me step by step to a solution . |
| 9 | Those last two months were a great joy to me . " |
| 10 | I drank too much at dinner and missed whole stretches of conversation , noting at one point with tipsy clarity that people who could converse were a great boon to the inarticulate who yet , when in the company of their tongue-tied fellows , felt it essential to say something . |
| 11 | I enjoyed my course of study and felt that the practicalities of business were a perfect antidote to the magic that had dominated my adolescence . |
| 12 | Transfers from Houlahan and Moore ( Republican Clubs ) were a slight exception to this . |
| 13 | Two such were James and Edwin Docharty , talented artist brothers , sons of Scottish painter James L. Docharty , who were a tremendous help to Agnew in the organisation of the Grand Bazaar , and in providing numerous paintings for sale in aid of the Building Fund . |
| 14 | Their pelmets , white and gold , were a rich memorial to a grandmother . |
| 15 | In high winds , Dr Bailey said , these blew off and were a real hazard to walkers . |
| 16 | The experience of the sixties and seventies suggested that the trade unions were a political force to be reckoned with . |
| 17 | Mainly designed by Lutyens , these cases and movements are all in working order and were a combined gift to the Queen from the London and Paris workshops of Cartier Ltd . |
| 18 | These well-produced papers were a major challenge to the indigenous political press , some of whose publications failed to survive as a result . |
| 19 | Now their lunches were a regular event to which Hugh looked forward with a certain amount of trepidation . |
| 20 | The snorting sounds coming from her flattened nose were a half-hearted warning to the boy . |
| 21 | First , they were a rational answer to the unplanned metropolis of the inter-war period ; we had long since passed the time of asking whether the State should build houses , now it was a question of determining precisely where the nation should locate its dwelling stock . |
| 22 | Well erm you see although I learned shorthand and typing it was better money and that was the reason I had to do it , I 've passed my exams in shorthand but er probably there were n't enough offices then to employ a good many clerks , but erm they er it was a very big fellow who used to ring the bell and the bell was on the outside , he was named Tom but I ca n't for the life of me think erm what his other name was but , erm it used to put the fear through us I can tell you if we were around the corner and we heard that bell ringing but erm they , they were a good firm to work for and , but they were strict but everywhere was strict in those days , we had to accept it but it was a long long hours , but erm they knew I had some , I , I enjoyed it and I 'd go back again only I 'm too old . |
| 23 | ‘ You were a good friend to me . ’ |
| 24 | And Sandeman was the first port company to acknowledge publicly that sales were a crucial aspect to any business . |
| 25 | Place himself wrote to Harriet Martineau that he had been assured by physicians that delayed marriages were a physical danger to women . |
| 26 | The final two months ( November 1945 — January 1946 ) were a miserable coda to de Gaulle 's first period in office , as he confronted his new vulnerability . |
| 27 | erm we I mean we , we , we 've looked at the , the peasant tenant relationship erm and my , my opinion is that basically you know it was n't quite as bad as everyone 's made out erm but al okay we 're saying that warlords were , were very imperialistic and they were a huge fact to be considered but in Hunan and within the south erm eastern region say |
| 28 | Alanson is best known for his improvements in the technique of amputation , and his important suggestions for hospital reform were a vital adjunct to his new surgical methods . |
| 29 | ‘ You were a faithful servant to Sir Ralph ? ’ |
| 30 | The blackout precautions were a constant worry to Julia , and Eileen declared that they were an excuse for petty tyrants to enjoy themselves . |