Example sentences of "were [adj] [conj] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Benefits were low because only a minute proportion of copulations result in a reared cub in the next generation ( Journal of Zoology , vol 177 , p 463 ) . |
| 2 | In this period barriers to trade were high and thus the multinational structure of operationally-independent companies was a necessity . |
| 3 | The dangers were clear and ultimately no one benefited , least of all the students . |
| 4 | They were afraid because elsewhere a group of armed cossacks had besieged the ship , threatening to kill anyone who disembarked . |
| 5 | Many of her gentleman clients were foreign and even the odd Arab prince had come to her office . |
| 6 | Three subsequent balloon dilations were unsuccessful and finally the patient was referred to our institution . |
| 7 | Many were convinced that only a proletarian revolution could remove discrimination . |
| 8 | For a moment Ruth wondered if he were real or just a ghost . |
| 9 | On the whole the roads were good and also the Inns — the latter however are extravagantly high in their charges . |
| 10 | The decision also followed appeals for a postponement from many within the 12-party Unity Assembly , Haiti 's opposition coalition , who were concerned that neither the safety of voters nor the fairness of the poll could be guaranteed because of the prevailing climate of violence and lawlessness within the country . |
| 11 | Environmental concern mushroomed during the 1960s and was stimulated by warnings about the impact of human activity and by debates about the extent to which earth resources were finite and therefore the basis for a pessimistic or optimistic future for spaceship earth . |
| 12 | Originally the horns were lyre-shaped and traditionally the animals were horn-tethered . |
| 13 | Her movements as she set the inverted cups upright on their saucers and manipulated milk jug , teapot and hot water jug were precise and just a little fussy . |
| 14 | However , the skills required to build such systems were rare and also the required combinations of software and computer hardware were expensive . |
| 15 | ‘ There was n't a ha'porth of prejudice in him — except that the Welsh were marvellous and especially the Welsh-speaking Welsh and most particularly those from Pontrhydyfen and most of all the Jenkins family . |
| 16 | The discussions at the end of each lecture were animated and sometimes a little heated , for Hindu students , Muslims and Buddhists were a little critical at having to attend any Christian lecture and were very emphatic that they much preferred their own religion to that of Christianity . |
| 17 | Quorshi commented that companies would only do this when they were satisfied that both the PC product and the company selling it had the proper standing . |