Example sentences of "was a [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was a countryman at heart , and although these past weeks had been tremendous fun , it was lovely to see the grass and trees and a blue sky unclouded by smoke . |
| 2 | There was a rat-at-tat of machinegun fire and several windows shattered . |
| 3 | Donna was one of life 's cheerleaders ; her teeth were a triumph of the orthodontic trade , her hair was a confection of gel , spray and heat , and her body was a tribute to wholesome American food and exercise . |
| 4 | Mrs MacDonald was a Calgarian by birth , and her husband had been moved north by his firm to run the huge refinery that was now the pride of Tollemarche . |
| 5 | her solicitor husband Edwin was a cousin of writer John Galsworthy . |
| 6 | Then there was a spread of relief , an outbreak of joy , a contagion of exuberance . |
| 7 | Just above the spot where Carey had stood to fish was a spread of broom , so close to the edge that it seemed to be rooted in granite . |
| 8 | There was a spread of farm buildings visible beyond the trees . |
| 9 | He said there was a doctrine of fear in the Government about the treaty instead of what should be a doctrine of opportunity . |
| 10 | There was a hum of excitement in the incident room that had not existed when Blanche and Dexter had left earlier that evening . |
| 11 | There was a hum of machinery , and a hiss of expelling air . |
| 12 | It was a plan of action . |
| 13 | Analysis of the data by an analysis of variance for growth showed that the treatment groups were significantly different from the controls ( p<0.001 ) and that there was a treatment with time interaction — that is , the rate of growth was not the same for all treatments ( p<0.001 ) . |
| 14 | One of the reasons why Sami and Jamal were so happy to cooperate with the Americans was that Younis belonged to the Syrian-backed Amal militia , which had burned Jafaar and Hamadan poppy fields and destroyed their processing labs , and here was a chance for revenge . |
| 15 | the trial judge formed the view that there was a chance of success and disallowed s.11 of the limitation act 1980 . |
| 16 | Bean was a boy of wit and resource , and might find a way of deliverance . |
| 17 | There was a boy at school who was deaf , but he could read lips so we did n't have to shout . |
| 18 | There was a boy at school had fits . |
| 19 | I wondered if there was a boy in fact , and whether Hereward knew something about him , ’ Laura finished off . |
| 20 | He was a champion against humbug in all its forms . |
| 21 | ‘ But most significantly , both ran at times when there was a mood of stagnation and disunity in America . |
| 22 | There was a fleck of amusement at the corner of Captain Rudakov 's mouth . |
| 23 | This was a mixture of anaemia and depression . |
| 24 | There was a mixture of irritation and concern in his voice . |
| 25 | But the most common motive for protest was a mixture of worry about the dangers , mistrust of uncontrolled technological advance , and anger at the way the authorities were ignoring public opinion . |
| 26 | The occupation in practice was a mixture of idealism and pragmatism underpinned by a potent sense of what was in the best interests of American foreign policy . |
| 27 | And he says the mood on board the freedom flight , the Scarlet Lady was a mixture of relief and regret . |
| 28 | Iris 's grin was a mixture of pity and condescension . |
| 29 | I spoke to him about this and he confided that it was a mixture of polyurethane and Danish oil . |
| 30 | With Jackie it was a mixture of pride and the fear of being sent back to London that drove him on . |