Example sentences of "was a [adj] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Politically he was a Liberal and a strong supporter of free trade and of the social reforms of David Lloyd George ( later first Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor ) . |
| 2 | Surfing was not just ‘ wave-sliding ’ ( as he'enalu was typically translated ) : it was a flowing and a fleeing ; it was communing with yourself and talking with others ; it was regeneration and the pursuit of truth . |
| 3 | Language work can also be covered through drama or role-play ( a speech by a Roman general encouraging the troops , an argument between a Celt and a Roman over whether the conquest of Britain was a good or a bad thing ) . |
| 4 | He was extremely hurt by that and announced that he was a moderate and a patriot . |
| 5 | Basically everyone raved about Leeds that day — and Tuesday was a comfortable if a little uninspired . |
| 6 | There was a scraping and a clink . |
| 7 | Under the Purnells ' control , this was a busy and a profitable time in the history of Fromebridge ; however , around the beginning of the l9th century , the company ran into problems . |
| 8 | The Lord 's death was a unique and a once-for-all event . |
| 9 | This was an embattled and a battling faith . |
| 10 | On the other hand , for all his ferocity in matters of principle , the archbishop was an aged and a sick man who had suffered too many humiliations and had offended too many of his fellow prelates in the 1290s and since to command strong support from them ; he was still unsure of papal backing for his measures , and indeed found them countermanded by Clement . |