Example sentences of "[was/were] a real " in BNC.
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| 1 | In those early days we were a real sub-Faces band , all Gibson guitars and plonking bass lines . |
| 2 | Well , we were a real partnership , were n't we ? |
| 3 | If the sign were a real knife , clearly the knife would no longer be a sign but the thing itself … |
| 4 | In high winds , Dr Bailey said , these blew off and were a real hazard to walkers . |
| 5 | The ‘ temptations ’ of the jazz era in London 's West End , especially to Cup finalists , were a real danger , and Chapman constantly reminded his players that ‘ they only count as long as they retain their form on the field ’ . |
| 6 | Otherwise , all is fine in the electrics and wiring departments , although if I were a real fanatic , I would change the switch and possibly the pots for the better , USA variety . |
| 7 | ‘ The last few minutes were a real scramble , but we got the luck we deserved and it is good to win the derby games . |
| 8 | He frightened train crews who saw him walking aimlessly on the railway tracks as if he were a real person . |
| 9 | Not only was it marvellous to visit such a fascinating country , but it was also a delight to meet so many keen and enthusiastic knitters who were a real pleasure to teach . |
| 10 | We were a real Eighties couple . |
| 11 | Students should fill out applications forms , visit the work place for interview and experience the interview itself just as if there were a real job . |
| 12 | The nobility were a real force ; they played an important part in local government and took a lead in the resistance to Napoleon . |
| 13 | If I thought you were a real threat , you know I would stop at nothing to discredit you . ’ |
| 14 | No , I think they were a real mixture . |
| 15 | If you favoured sweating it out , you sat around on tiered benches and chatted with your friends until you started dissolving into steam , and then got yourself scraped down by a slave with a sort of sickle thing called a strigil , and massaged , and oiled and perfumed , or if you were a real fanatic you probably went straight from the hot room to take a cold plunge , like sauna addicts rolling in the snow . |
| 16 | I can imagine , when we have set up the institutions and signed in principle to the treaty , the Whips coming up to me and saying , ‘ Look here , Spicer , you are talking about this opt-out as if it were a real option . |
| 17 | The letters were a real find and James went on to publish two volumes of them ; they became immediate best-sellers . |
| 18 | The other thing I noticed was my mood and the way it affected the lesson , from the videos , like if I was wound up , or tense or upset , the lessons were a real shambles . |
| 19 | You were a real rabbit-in-the-headlights job . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ All I can say about them is that they were a real joy , ’ Bill Pertwee remembers . |
| 21 | The only time I 've ever frozen in an exam was when I 'd gone for three exams solid without kip , one after the other , and I just brain and the other ones were a real struggle and I had to graft my marks out of solid granite y'know I was chiselling away . |
| 22 | The Eighties were a real musical void , it was disgusting . |
| 23 | you seriously thought they were a real band ? |
| 24 | We 've got to realise that there 's going to families out and about , and what we 'll do is the aircraft er I have n't seen the scenario on paper , but just off the top of my head , I can tell you that the aircraft will make their approaches to the base as if it were a real target . |
| 25 | There was a real fear that cask ale , Britain 's unique contribution to the world of beer , could be drowned in a rising tide of cold , fizzy keg . |
| 26 | Roger Poole , chief union negotiator , said there was a real risk of a major breakdown in the 999 service . |
| 27 | The employment of the resources of the court in hearing such appeals inevitably postponed the hearing of other appeals where there was a real issue to be decided . |
| 28 | There was a real threat that she might have to resign . |
| 29 | When I found the right place it was a real hole . |
| 30 | From Steve and Paul 's point of view , I reckon they thought he was a real card and that it would be a big laugh having him around . |