Example sentences of "was [adj] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Being a bit of a Pink Floyd and a club scene fan , I was joyous to hear a sample of the Floyd 's ‘ Shine On You Crazy Diamond ’ with a Soul II Soul beat on the radio . |
| 2 | ‘ As far as I know , he 's still working his way through the list of cabin calls , then he was due to do a routine hygiene inspection . |
| 3 | Following the appeal court 's decision Bond was remanded on A$1000,000 bail until Oct. 5 , when the Perth district court was due to set a date for a new trial . |
| 4 | I was due to attend a meeting with several other women whom I knew and felt in sympathy with , and when I arrived there , the weight of my unhappiness just rolled off me like an unwanted burden . |
| 5 | Although over the preceding 12 months a combination of a deep economic recession , conciliatory gestures from many of the English-speaking provinces , and the skilful diplomacy of Bourassa , had served to cool some of the enthusiasm for independence , the province was due to hold a referendum on the sovereignty issue on Oct. 26 , and Mulroney had made it clear that he was keen to have reached some form of inter-provincial agreement prior to the vote . |
| 6 | Each of the three constituent elements within the new party was due to hold a convention to ratify the merger . |
| 7 | Joanna Grenside 's car was found less than 100 yards from the sports centre where she was due to take a class . |
| 8 | He was due to report a week later , but he left work immediately and they spent every possible moment together . |
| 9 | The Portuguese authorities had promised to hear Ferrari 's appeal against the fine next Wednesday , after which the FIA , the international automobile federation , was due to reach a decision on Ferrari 's appeal over Mansell 's ban from the Spanish Grand Prix which was staged on 1 October . |
| 10 | The princess was due to plant a tree at the centre . |
| 11 | Moves to demonstrate the government 's seriousness came at a time when the UN was due to release a report on the effects of the embargo on the Jordanian economy . |
| 12 | Tapie was due to give a news conference in Marseille this afternoon explaining his decision . |
| 13 | The day after I got back from Moscow , I set out for Philadelphia , where I was due to receive a medal from the Franklin Institute . |
| 14 | In the opening section of the pageant , Mahmud , lying underneath the stage , was due to poke a flag decorated with a crescent moon up through a crack in the stage . |
| 15 | His room mate , who was considerably older , was due to preach a sermon at St Paul 's Cathedral but fell ill . |
| 16 | The Education Secretary was due to visit a school today . |
| 17 | Coun Arthur Harvison was due to open a 140-metre slope at the new £3m Eston Hills Ski Village , near Middlesbrough , on Saturday , but failed to turn up . |
| 18 | Prior to the April 8 general election , the Parliament was due to elect a successor to President Khristos Sartzetakis ( for whose election in 1985 see pp. 34435-36 ) . |
| 19 | Stunned and with blood pouring from her hands Miss Butler made her way to her ward where she was due to start a night shift . |
| 20 | She drove Eva to one of the community homes where she was due to address a group of girls . |
| 21 | He was due to make a court appearance today as his lawyers fight extradition to Jersey . |
| 22 | Yeltsin , who was due to make a state visit to South Korea on Sept. 16-17 , stated that all ideological ties between Russia and North Korea had been severed . |
| 23 | He was due to launch a satellite and cable service , The Family Channel , run by International Family Entertainment , one of the biggest cable companies in the US with more than 56 million subscribers . |
| 24 | He was charged with breaking the ‘ Five Mile Act ’ and was due to pay a fine of £190 . |
| 25 | The dispute marked the latest stage in the political turmoil which had begun on Oct. 9 with Mamaloni 's resignation on as leader of the People 's Alliance Party ( PAP ) , shortly before he was due to face a challenge to his leadership at the ruling party 's annual convention . |
| 26 | In a sector beset with intellectual arrogance which has a disturbing tendency to under-rate the value of the customer and blame poor audiences on the weaknesses of marketing rather than , as is more likely , on the weaknesses of the artistic offering , it was refreshing to find a company which had used marketing techniques successfully — and which claimed it would continue to do so . |
| 27 | The Anonimalle Chronicle 's account of de la Mare 's selection does not give the impression that it was usual to choose a speaker , though it is possible that the small groups which had appeared before the lords on behalf of the commons in earlier parliaments had chosen one of their number to speak on their behalf . |
| 28 | I would tend to think the titles came first as it was usual to show a composer something of what you were envisaging . |
| 29 | It was strange having a sickle between her legs after all these months , but the reactions came back . |
| 30 | He knew he was right to choose a wife from nature , not from civilization . |