Example sentences of "it was [adj] [subord] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was better than a cockfight , and even better than the Battle . |
| 2 | It was better than a pantomime , but with one big difference . |
| 3 | It 's annoying and yet it was better than a p |
| 4 | It was blacker than a coal heaver 's codpiece in a Blitz blackout . |
| 5 | It was worse than a balls-up . |
| 6 | It was worse than a mountain — it was a maze ; and how intricate its twists I soon discovered . |
| 7 | It was uncertain whether a ballot in 1984 would obtain the needed support , and so Scargill developed an alternative strategy to achieve a national strike without calling one . |
| 8 | Nobody pretended that it was other than a one-way process . |
| 9 | She was aware of her body , realising that it was taut as a lute string with anticipation . |
| 10 | It was taller than a man , and big enough to accommodate four or five people inside . |
| 11 | It was unfortunate when a zoo lost an eagle , so why did he feel so pleased about it ? |
| 12 | It was smaller than a man 's thumb nail and Nicholson held it between the thumb and finger of his right hand with surprising delicacy . |
| 13 | Because it was easier than a bra and panties she had donned an ivory , gossamer-light teddy . |
| 14 | Although its size is not yet known , suggestions have been made that it was larger than a normal auxiliary fort and may have accommodated either a vexillation , possibly of Legio IX , whose tile-works may have been situated some 8 km ( 5 miles ) south of Carlisle at Scalesceugh , ( though the stamped tiles from there may belong to a slightly later period ) , or the Ala Petriana before its transfer to Stanwix over the river . |
| 15 | I remember as a young woman before I , even when I was courting , a young boys was there writing little notes behind the counter trying to make dates with me you know erm er it was , oh it was more than a shop . |
| 16 | It was more than a shock I put my head in my in my hand and I remember kneeling right at this spot and just crying my heart out . |
| 17 | Er because it was more than a weeks wages . |