Example sentences of "was [adv] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was altogether a mysterious episode . |
| 2 | It was altogether a lovely day , was it not ? ’ |
| 3 | There were hoof-marks of horses , and once or twice the slots of deer , and out on the very edge where the track was worst a narrow winding verge where travellers on foot had been forced to push their way through the undergrowth . |
| 4 | Oh I thought he was dead a long time ago . |
| 5 | Henry Jekyll had his faults , but he was mostly a good , kind man . |
| 6 | He was running what was mostly a sixties disco with a sprinkling of classic rock and only a few recent standards . |
| 7 | He had to content himself with the fact that it was mostly a one-way affair . |
| 8 | Theodora realised this was rather a lame attempt on her part to steer clear of what was increasingly looking like a nasty piece of wreckage . |
| 9 | It was rather a small one and it did n't appear to matter at the time . ’ |
| 10 | There was something rather reckless in my attending the present lectures at all , because it was in the depths of winter , and from where I now lived it was rather a long walk to the town — over a mile , at any rate . |
| 11 | I do n't know if you I hope you remember that question , it was rather a long one . |
| 12 | We did n't go on the motorbike that time , since Darlington was rather a long way and the general unreliability of the machine argued against using it . |
| 13 | But she was aware that she had been preoccupied a lot of the time , all too aware of the mountain of work before her , and that it was rather a long time since she and her daughter had had any special outings together . |
| 14 | Sorry , that was rather a long answer . |
| 15 | It was rather a joint discussion of whether it was better to precipitate a strike or the unemployment which would result from continuing the present terms . |
| 16 | The second song was rather a sad one with the refrain of a forsaken lover or a widower : |
| 17 | And as a matter of fact , mad as it sounds , it was rather a good idea . ’ |
| 18 | Major 's ex example was rather , was rather a good one because he was running out of time . |
| 19 | It was rather a good device and one which Fenella admitted to herself she would not thought that Caspar capable of thinking up so quickly . |
| 20 | So that so that actual that particular settlement was rather a good one , because it was thirty odd million plus eight was n't it ? |
| 21 | It was rather a haphazard reading , as Mavis was now well away and the light was almost non-existent . |
| 22 | ‘ There was rather a stunned silence while everyone wondered why , so old John Mack said : ‘ Huried away your sword ! |
| 23 | ‘ I do n't mean that one , ’ said Constance , since that one was rather a foolish-looking trilby . |
| 24 | ‘ Fenella and I would set out a day later , ’ he said , looking at Fenella and thinking that she was rather a nice sort of companion to be having on a journey . |
| 25 | oh that was rather a nice thing to do though for Easter |
| 26 | This was rather a dull film . |
| 27 | Gillian looked at me as if that was rather a stupid question . |
| 28 | We thought that this was rather a superficial document , containing many forecasts which seemed to be based on inadequate data or questionable assumptions . |
| 29 | He thought she was rather a strange girl ; more like a boy most of the time , but there were parts about her he really liked . |
| 30 | He was rather a curious-looking Repo Man . |