Example sentences of "this [adv] was an " in BNC.
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1 | This really was an attempt to bolt the stable door after the horses had bolted . |
2 | But this again was an administrative rather than a policy-making body . |
3 | ‘ This certainly was an Arab village , ’ the Israeli woman said . |
4 | The authors argue that this too was an act of desperation , not part of a grand design ; and that he construed his famous interview with the American ambassador , April Glaspie , as a ‘ green light ’ . |
5 | This too was an exaggeration , confusing cultural licence with editorial prejudice . |