Example sentences of "this [was/were] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I must begin with a coincidence which I would not dare to recount if this were a work of fiction . |
| 2 | If this were a story by a ‘ serious ’ writer the critics would pursue the symbolism of hidden latches and dark tunnels as diligently as the children pursue the gang of international smugglers discovered in the cave at the end of the tunnel . |
| 3 | Scott J concluded that if this were a case in which there was any question or threat of general disclosure by the defendant of confidential information concerning the way in which the plaintiff carried on its business or concerning any details of the affairs of any of its clients there would be no answer to the claim for an injunction ; but it was not general disclosure that the defendant had in mind . |
| 4 | If this were a musical , she thought irrelevantly , there 'd be a song about now . |
| 5 | If this were a respite it was a shortlived one . |
| 6 | If this were a study in local history we should now , of course , be looking ever more closely at the ups and downs of everyday life in Frome . |
| 7 | It was a soft , slow moaning , punctuated with sharp little sounds like cries ; the earth grieving in a whisper , but in some weird way with a purpose as if this were a language , a communication . |
| 8 | as if this were a signal , the entire barrage magnified and intensified itself . |
| 9 | I feel , she thought , as though we are besieged here , as though this were a fortress , and the whole world outside were one enormous enemy , ready to slide through the gates and the thickets of rhododendron and into our front door if we leave it open even a little . |
| 10 | If this were a list of localities where an industrial plant unleashed disaster on the folks next door , that would be bad enough . |
| 11 | Sometimes he could feel as if this were a frontier post , with everything out there just waiting and passing time until the opportunity came to grab the territory back . |
| 12 | Specifically , we are presented with a rather bland , urban or suburban , middle-class model of family living as if this were a model of or for society as a whole . |
| 13 | He certainly would be if this were a movie . |
| 14 | This was a relief as his coughing at night had irritated us , and it meant that Alex could stop hitting him with a broom handle when he woke us up . |
| 15 | This was a relief to Watt who had been in Cornwall for a while supervising the engine business there . |
| 16 | The metalwork department is run by a woman and Khan felt that male and female students received equal treatment , with an even gender balance amongst staff and students ; she remarked that this was a relief after school , where it was assumed only boys were suited to metalwork . |
| 17 | This was a relief , but a few days later , when Vitor 's confirmation letter had been answered with a polite refusal , she started to worry again . |
| 18 | This was none of your mensa-a-table , this was a flash from the forbidden planet , and it was everywhere . |
| 19 | This was a territory which at least in the fourth and third centuries B.C. extended from Spain to the Black Sea , included northern Italy and large patches of the Banubian regions , and after 279 B.C. had reached the heart of Asia Minor — the new Galatia . |
| 20 | However , this was a commonplace in Wales and the fact that Tyrell received numerous grants from local landowners anxious to have his good will implies that he at least was a force to be reckoned with . |
| 21 | However , this was a commonplace in Wales and the fact that Tyrell received numerous grants from local landowners anxious to have his good will implies that he at least was a force to be reckoned with . |
| 22 | For Vincent this was a dream come true , working alongside a fellow artist in collaboration — two comrades , shoulder to shoulder . |
| 23 | I emphasized to the volunteers that this was a trial and they were now a member of my trial ‘ team ’ . |
| 24 | This was a love worth dying for , at last . |
| 25 | This was a success as most H.V.s keep lists of groups to tell their new mums about . |
| 26 | Deciding this was a success , last autumn Marlow announced a £37m investment to expand annual production six-fold at its Stokesley plant in Cleveland from 1,200 to 7,000 tonnes , and it decided to make Quorn au naturel available nationwide . |
| 27 | This was a success and at last even The Times , under pressure from rising costs , succumbed . |
| 28 | This was a ruling the Medical Officer er instituted . |
| 29 | ‘ Oh dear , ’ she said , ‘ you did know this was a fever hospital , did n't you ? |
| 30 | The boys knew from long experience that this was a sign of trouble . |