Example sentences of "was [adv] a [adj] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er , I hoped I 'd made clear that if the profits of Pearsons erm er not only if they went down but even if er , there was only a small erm , increase in earnings per share er next year that the the directors ' salaries would be very considerably reduced and I thought I 'd already made that erm , er , directors ' erm remuneration total take home pay would be considerably reduced thought I 'd already made that point . |
| 2 | Oh I had one bloody customer see if I can quote him to a complete relocate , it was only a bloody er systems , probably no taller than that speaker |
| 3 | Unfortunately , there was only a 50 per cent success rate — the experiment went off half-cocked . |
| 4 | It was just a plain erm Victoria |
| 5 | Even with the inspectors too , there was always a good er going with the , the people in those days . |
| 6 | But the BBC 's share over all was still a healthy 58.4pc of all radio listeners during the same period . |
| 7 | And while the traditional business base showed a slight decline , from 7,775 to 7,671 outlets , there was still a 12 per cent growth in the number of meals served . |
| 8 | These courses proved highly popular with our lads and there was practically a hundred per cent pass rate . |
| 9 | They both played on my stuff and we all played with Joe Walsh , which was really a great buzz , pounding out Rocky Mountain Way … ’ |
| 10 | As soon as I knew she was n't a hundred per cent , I just did n't want to know her … |
| 11 | She hoped so , but she was n't a hundred per cent certain . |
| 12 | I think it was er was n't a great dea sixpence I think it was . |
| 13 | Oh yes cos there was quite a few er kids in in that little street of ours you know in Street . |
| 14 | Oh there was quite a few pas when I past I went up for paper but I did n't call in and vote , you know , |
| 15 | Compared to the last major overhaul three years ago , there was almost a 90 per cent drop in ethylene dichloride discharge and around 80 per cent in vinyl chloride . |