Example sentences of "was [adj] [subord] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | th th the building went ahead and people every year or two sometimes twice in a year get flooded and they get sewages the the sewer with the volume of rain water they ca n't otherwise get away , but it brings to light what happens i i i in the ditches and , and the waterways that are spread across the direction of Airport and then out into the river when the tide is low because the switches close when the tide comes in and basically er and this is up to date information the information that I have is that the channels are the responsibility of the er you know responsibilities are either kept cleared or not clogged up and in connection with the , with the incident I , I did hear it said that in , in a place where once said it usually counts that possibly and more than the that the first flood was due because the drains and the ditches could n't take the volume of water after they were cleared and things have been pretty reasonable erm since that time , so it would seem to confirm what , what I have to say about keeping clear erm but it may be that authorities that were n't responsible had the job of cleaning them , I do n't know . |
| 2 | The smell of rotten oranges from the alley was strong as the swing-doors were pushed open . |
| 3 | Intentionally or not , Sharp 's collection was strong where the museum 's was weak ; among his treasures were an exceedingly rare Adam Elsheimer copper of ‘ The flight into Egypt ’ , Annibale Carracci 's ‘ Boy drinking ’ ( the primary version of the ex-Ellesmere canvas now in a private collection , Zurich ) , Giovanni Gerolamo Savoldo 's ‘ Boy with a flute ’ , Guido Reni and G.A . |
| 4 | Her skin was sallow since the fever , and her little face was pinched with the cold so that there was nothing attractive about her . |
| 5 | When he had sex , he secretly fantasised that he was the woman but even that was confusing because the concept of being with a man repulsed him . |
| 6 | Its organization was similar in that it was controlled by persons of relatively high social status , that ransoming was a major source of profit , and that the transporting of animals over long distances was usual when a payment was not forthcoming . |
| 7 | Although Mondello was convicted of lesser charges , including riot , his acquittal on the murder counts was unanticipated because the evidence against him was generally considered to be stronger than that which had led to Fama 's conviction . |
| 8 | Beeney was solid as a rock , dealt with the back pass superbly , and only kicked ONE out of play the whole match . |
| 9 | I knew this was right because every Saturday I had the job of taking the insurance book and sixpence along the street to the insurance agent 's house . |
| 10 | I think he was right because the painting must ultimately speak for itself . |
| 11 | This was understandable since the Fellowship cultivated a quietist spirit remote from active engagement in politics . |
| 12 | It was only in the more enlightened judgments that it was held that resistance was unnecessary where the complainant was overcome by fear . |
| 13 | However , Chiddingfold 's joy was short-lived as the spot kick was fired wide of the post . |
| 14 | He was told that no answer was possible because no statistics were kept , though a quick glance at the minutes of the RCM executive would have shown that the conversion rate to Christianity was well into double figures . |
| 15 | The conjoint condemnation of enlightened reform from above and a radicalism which derived from doctrines of popular sovereignty was useful because it allowed conservatives to discredit any effort to reform traditional society ; it was possible because the generation of 1760 included pious bureaucrats like Floridablanca , esprits forts like Aranda , and cosmopolitan experts like Olavide ; it was made plausible by the Janus-like face of reform itself . |
| 16 | Inside the Iguanodon men of science were entertained to dinner ; this was possible because the beast had been made horizontal . |
| 17 | Are are you saying this is all that was possible because the peasant really was a capitalist at heart ? |
| 18 | That was possible if the telephones were down . |
| 19 | But he was helpless as the Australian threw seven birdies at him . |
| 20 | She was asleep before an answer presented itself . |
| 21 | Everyone was asleep before the night nurse came on Rim , hunched and still , a smile on his wasted features in the soft halo of torchlight . |
| 22 | If the person was asleep when the drugs were ‘ done ’ she would miss her opportunity and still be in difficulty . |
| 23 | I hoped that would clear the whole thing up , so it was unbelievable when the cab driver picked me out . ’ |
| 24 | It was shortly before ten o clock this mornng that an inmate took a civiliam employee hostage at Woodhill jail in Milton Keynes.Unconfirmed reports say the prisoner was on remand on a robbery charge , but was unarmned when the hostage was taken . |
| 25 | Times were not so hard for businesses then and I was grateful when a year of events raised £107,000 . |
| 26 | I was grateful when the rucsacs appeared on the carousel ; Tromsø was a full jacket cooler than Oslo had been . |
| 27 | Simon , for all his shambling manner and muttered speech was a highly articulate young man and Markby had learned upon enquiry that he was the product of a minor public school — although it was doubtful whether the school would have cared to broadcast his presence amongst its alumni . |
| 28 | Of these seven patients , six had potential aetiological factors other than use of gangliosides ; protopathic bias was detected in five , and in the remaining one it was doubtful whether the drug could be blamed . |
| 29 | The council was doubtful whether the public would want to pay for the changes . |
| 30 | I got on to the roof : the upper levels of mortar had crumbled so much that it was doubtful if the stack would survive the next gale . |