Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Kadet ministers considered their socialist colleagues were pre-empting the decisions of the Constituent Assembly by making partial concessions to Ukrainian demands for autonomy and to peasant demands for the redistribution of private land . |
| 2 | When all reintroductions and challenges were complete the maintenance diet was reviewed in detail to ensure that it was nutritionally adequate . |
| 3 | Glamorgan , needing 427 to win after starting the day on a 16 for three , were grateful the weather permitted only 17.1 overs . |
| 4 | If Empingham people were representative the outlines of a typology can be detected . |
| 5 | Holly could not resist , and they squeezed him out from the hole and when his feet were clear the two men stamped together on the steel plate to flatten it back , and between his knees he could no longer see the whiteness of snow on the stones and the zebra flash of the sleepers . |
| 6 | Half of these had not realised that they were pregnant , and others had not wanted to confirm their fears , or did n't see a need to go earlier , or were afraid the doctor might tell their parents . |
| 7 | They did n't want to believe him , they were afraid the benefits might stop . |
| 8 | The property and construction industries were afraid the big redevelopment projects would be stopped by nervous bankers and insurers . ’ |
| 9 | Clearly there could be little point in interviewing Stratton then and there ; and already a solicitous ( if censorious ) Shirley Brown on one side , and a business-like ( if unsmiling ) Howard Brown on the other , were guiding the prodigal son to the guest-lift . |
| 10 | We need stability over the medium term at the very least in order to produce the units that we need , not this sort of one minute you 're off , one minute you 're not and again , if you were serious the resources were already there , there in terms of the capital receipts that people already had . |
| 11 | In August 1940 , this little team of propagandists was urgently soothing panicky policemen , as far apart as Kent and Cardiganshire , who were convinced the invasion had started . |
| 12 | Shocked workers at John Lewis were convinced the bombers intended them to be hit by the full force of the second blast . |
| 13 | They were convinced the IRA would have a contingency plan with a second major target . |
| 14 | We were convinced the single would go storming into the Top 20 … it was the best we could do with that photo session … ‘ |
| 15 | The Wallaby team hierarchy were convinced the tour would be aborted . |
| 16 | The conventional explanation of the coalition 's commitment to provide ‘ a high and stable level of employment after the war ’ is that men in positions of power were convinced the aim could be achieved by a policy of managing effective demand , as advocated by Keynes and his supporters . |
| 17 | Ju87s were dive-bombing the aerodrome . |
| 18 | If the information were perfect the launch would take place in the 70 per cent of cases where a 10 per cent share was forecast and not in the others . |
| 19 | If the information were perfect the launch would take place in the 70 per cent of cases where a 10 per cent share was forecast and not in the others . |
| 20 | A safe place Both said they were delighted the scheme had begun two weeks ahead of schedule and promised residents and visitors a safer and more pleasant place to shop . |
| 21 | In other countries where the British breeds were prominent the same trend was often followed , until it was realised , in the USA and South Africa in particular , that the cattle were becoming functionally inefficient and that the dwarfing gene was spreading dangerously within the three British beef breeds . |
| 22 | I knew the way then , for we were back-tracking the route we had taken from the airport . |
| 23 | Upon it were visible the prints of many different thoughts , and some conflict . |
| 24 | If it were consistent the government would have to view these variations too as evidence of inefficiency . |
| 25 | Labour MPs were incensed the Government had ignored surveys showing the majority of Britons want royals to pay tax . |
| 26 | And do n't make a fuss , you were lucky the trucks were empty . |
| 27 | We were lucky the bridge did n't come down . |
| 28 | If the prey were large the carnosaur could not have eaten it all at once . |
| 29 | well considering we were sick the day before I shall think that will really do us in |
| 30 | ’ … and Millie was sick on that man 's hat when we were oan the roller-coaster . ‘ |