Example sentences of "was [adj] [verb] these [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was willing to submit these terms to arbitrators to vary as they thought fit , but only on condition that he was to retain full power and jurisdiction . |
| 2 | She was dismayed to see these strangers accosting her when she expected to see an old man in a cowboy hat with a black and white photograph face . |
| 3 | I suppose we have had a share of the steam action down south this season and it was good to see these trains back in action after the threats of cancellation owing to fire hazards ? |
| 4 | But I knew that reason was powerless to undo these matters and ate some Yorkshire pudding in silence . |
| 5 | Frustratingly , however , the IPG was unable to view these publications in advance and so it had little idea as to how useful they would be . |
| 6 | He was able to use these characters to produce identity diagrams that distinguished and ‘ finger-printed ’ each clone . |
| 7 | I would be grateful if the Noble Earl was able to answer these questions . |
| 8 | In Amman Jordan was able to remind these notables of the benefits of the Jordanian connection and their continued loyalty . |
| 9 | WACC was able to make these activists familiar with the Latin American concept of ‘ comunicación popular ’ , which is essentially communication of , by and for the people to initiate socio-political change . |
| 10 | Further problems arose because the aisles were narrower and lower than nave or choir , and it was difficult to reconcile these variations with the use of a semi-circular arch . |
| 11 | Though the Workshops Regulation Act of 1867 forbade the employment of children under eight in any handicraft and stated that those aged between eight and thirteen must attend school for at least ten hours a week , it was difficult to enforce these provisions and they were widely evaded . |
| 12 | It was difficult to distinguish these reports from those which were elicited from subjects roused from deeper levels of sleep . |
| 13 | Sadly , the Belgian State was obliged to let these treasures be auctioned , and they were eventually sold by Sotheby 's in London and at Brussels 's Palais des Beaux-Arts . |