Example sentences of "was [adv] a [noun pl] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was no amorous intent about it , because Matt had assured her that Silas was not a ladies ' man . |
| 2 | Did it have any connection with the Castle Museum opposite the court , which was once a women 's prison ? |
| 3 | As Young and Willmott ( 1973 , p. 227 ) say ‘ there was still a women 's world and a men 's , in social contacts as in other ways . ’ |
| 4 | The late Tim Brookshaw , not famous for faint-heartedness , danced an eloquent jig on top of the last fence at Leicester to show how hard it was , and one day there was almost a jockeys ' strike at Plumpton . |
| 5 | Okay , well , the thing is why was there a women 's army , we all know that . |
| 6 | It was the fact that this was essentially a planters ' system which ensured that the stations were built of a standard and elegance which a plantocracy could use with comfort . |