Example sentences of "[was/were] a [adj] and [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Politically he was a Liberal and a strong supporter of free trade and of the social reforms of David Lloyd George ( later first Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor ) . |
| 2 | erm I could mention the recreation budget , because I think you talked about recreation ; in about nineteen eighty the recreation budget was a million and a half , it 's now six and a half million plus . |
| 3 | Chris explained : ‘ James here is our scorer and Mr Marshall signalled four wides when there was a wide and the ball went to the boundary , but the other side 's scorer says you ca n't have four wides at once , only one , and the other three must count as byes . |
| 4 | And I 'll have to get a two look , cos she was a thirteen and a half so I bought a one . |
| 5 | Surfing was not just ‘ wave-sliding ’ ( as he'enalu was typically translated ) : it was a flowing and a fleeing ; it was communing with yourself and talking with others ; it was regeneration and the pursuit of truth . |
| 6 | It was n't a bad meal , but it was a rip-off and the service was appalling . |
| 7 | He was extremely hurt by that and announced that he was a moderate and a patriot . |
| 8 | There was a scraping and a clink . |
| 9 | But he was a Moslem and the crowd would be Copt . |
| 10 | Under the Purnells ' control , this was a busy and a profitable time in the history of Fromebridge ; however , around the beginning of the l9th century , the company ran into problems . |
| 11 | The Lord 's death was a unique and a once-for-all event . |