Example sentences of "was [adj] [verb] [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was sorry to say that torture had even taken place in democratic countries , such as Britain and Israel . |
| 2 | Since it was to act against hope , it was wrong to assume that defeat was an explicit sign of divine condemnation of a cause from which there could be no recovery . |
| 3 | By now they had walked some distance along the Haymarket , and were on the edge of Piccadilly Circus where Dr Neil was relieved to see that Stair 's party had disappeared and the crowds there had grown less . |
| 4 | And before Sally-Anne could do anything about it the tall young man was tucking her arm in his , and walking her briskly along at such a pace that she was horrified to discover that Rose and her companion were gone , lost behind them as fresh crowds emerged from yet more emptying theatres and dance halls . |
| 5 | All the early supplies of penicillin which came to the public were manufactured in America , and , in America at least , it was natural to assume that penicillin was an American discovery . |
| 6 | As is stated above , the House of Lords , in reviewing Sir John Eliot 's Case in 1668 , was unwilling to decide whether privilege excused an assault on the Speaker ; and in Bradlaugh v Gossett ( 1884 ) 12 QB D 271 , Stephen , J was able to say : |
| 7 | It was good to think that life 's rich pageantry continued even on Baker Street , a much neglected London thoroughfare remembered only by devotees of Sherlock Holmes ( now the Abbey National ) and Gerry Rafferty ( who probably banks there ) . |
| 8 | It was good to know that Elinor would not be breathing this sweet , suburban air for very much longer . |
| 9 | It was good to know that supper would not always be like this . |
| 10 | He claimed that , in a fully articulated theory of inflation , it was incorrect to assume that price expectations were static or , worse still , to ignore the role of price expectations altogether . |
| 11 | In the last general election it was encouraging to find where contest had taken place that enthusiasm for cooperative representation had been considerably increased , and in addition the opportunity of bringing before the general public the benefits of cooperation has resulted in a very material addition to the cooperative forces in the district . |
| 12 | This line of attack was argued by the Commission in the Continental Can case , but failed because it was unable to demonstrate that competition was sufficiently restricted . |
| 13 | I was n't having a nervous breakdown but I was unable to operate or function efficiently . |
| 14 | The first ( inexperienced ) respondent was able to differentiate and name only two aspects of the work , the basic red ‘ frame ’ and the ‘ centre area ’ inside it . |
| 15 | After a few years he was able to believe that guilt itself was an indulgence , that he did n't need to suffer it unless he chose . |
| 16 | Drawing upon detailed field studies by W. F. R. Weldon ( 1860–1906 ) , the biometrical school was able to show that selection did indeed have a measurable effect even on the short term . |
| 17 | time for training was difficult to find because training made additional demands on already busy people |
| 18 | Owen was amused to see that hospitality had been provided . |
| 19 | Lisa was inclined to believe that advice was worth following . |
| 20 | I was disappointed to find that accommodation was scarcer and more expensive than I thought it would be and the best that I could afford was a large first-floor room in a bedsitter house on Ladbroke Grove . |
| 21 | The Democratic Party repeated its demand for an inquiry , saying it was necessary to establish whether cabinet ministers and the former President , Mr PW Botha , were privy to the murders . |
| 22 | In some areas it was necessary to assume that adaptation of the organism to its environment is crucial both for survival and for long-term evolution . |
| 23 | Hamilton knew it would be foolish to abandon his predecessors ' successful formula but he was keen to tamper and experiment with fresh ideas . |
| 24 | Coun. David Lyonette ( Lab ) said he was surprised to find that bus diesel engines are thought to be major contributors towards town centre air pollution . |
| 25 | At one time it was fashionable to argue that Darwinism destroyed the traditional belief that Nature had been created by a wise and benevolent God , thereby ushering in an age of rampant materialism . |
| 26 | But early in 1988 , the Scottish Examination Board indicated that it was ready to issue and certificate short courses . |