Example sentences of "was [adv] [det] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We escaped just in time and it was downhill all the way to Narvik . |
| 2 | This route would necessitate only one climb to the ridge above the village , from where it was downhill all the way to Rainbagh , whence I could complete the journey to Naini Tal by car . |
| 3 | From that point on it was downhill all the way , fitting and fielding panels , gluing the assembly , treating with wood preservative , umpteen coats of wax polish . |
| 4 | From now on it was downhill all the way , with a marvellous view of Lake Vyrnwy and the possibility of finding goosander , dipper , grey wag tail , sandpiper and kingfisher on its shores and waters to entice us on . |
| 5 | It was downhill all the way to the hotel , and as such , was easy walking . |
| 6 | From then it was downhill all the way . |
| 7 | Nigel 's wife was obviously such a monster , too , that it had to be any good woman 's Christian duty to save him from a fate worse than death , or at the very least to give him a little light relief . |
| 8 | It was perhaps half an hour to an hour later that the Sheikh 's Mercedes drew into the parking lot and a man got out . |
| 9 | The Hotel Orion was only half a mile away . |
| 10 | On one occasion , when the Land Rover was only half a mile away , I had to go three miles to reach it . |
| 11 | He considered the matter as he might have done when he was only half a century old in what he still called the ‘ swinging ’ sixties , when lunch for two might be had at Alvaro 's for a five pound note and his column ‘ Jottings ’ by Haverford Downs in the weekly Informer had been described on the wireless as ‘ Max Beerbohm with a social conscience ’ . |
| 12 | I drank two of their barrels of wine , and was still thirsty , because that was only half a litre . |
| 13 | There was only half a loaf left . |
| 14 | Everybody 's door was open , whatever they had was shared you know whatever one ever had , an even it was only half a loaf it was there . |
| 15 | Gloria said he only went along with her because of the housing shortages , because he knew he was lucky to have a room at all , even if it was only half a room at Mrs Parvis 's . |
| 16 | But that was only half the message . |
| 17 | But that was only half the trick . |
| 18 | Cost-cutting was only half the story . |
| 19 | Nigel was left with just one woman in his life to torment , which was only half the fun . |
| 20 | But starting the Reformation was only half the battle : turning its principles into practicable policies and maintaining momentum in the face of opposition from determined vested interests was much more difficult . |
| 21 | By this time Stirling had disappeared and they needed to find him as there was only half an hour of darkness left . |
| 22 | Arthur Peeble had three quarters of an hour allowed for his dinner , but Nan Henderson 's dinner break was only half an hour . |
| 23 | The friend in Italy was only half an answer . |
| 24 | Cameron was already half an hour later than Alexandra had budgeted for him to be . |
| 25 | But the Beveridge report was just that a report , not legislation . |
| 26 | Joyce was just such a case . |
| 27 | ‘ There was every reason for me to suspect that the present was just such a case : the medical cause of the death was perfectly well known to the family — indeed I had sent them a copy of the pathologist 's report . |
| 28 | Oh gawld , prep was just such a nightmare tonight . |
| 29 | yeah an and bra and G-string I went right right , then I said oh by the way I 'm not erm I 'm not doing house swimming this year , I 'm not going to give you the , the pleasure yeah right and they were going oh no you have to do it , you have to do it , I was going yeah right cos I do actually want that again like last year it was just such a nightmare . |
| 30 | Our own first home in London was just such a problem but with a little thought and flair the space can become an outside room in the fullest sense of the word . |