Example sentences of "[noun sg] station was a " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | At the end nearest the tube station was a block of shops containing a small supermarket run by Pakistanis , a Greek restaurant run by Cypriots , a triple-fronted emporium given over to the sale of motor-cycle spare parts and equipment and a paper shop run by people who when asked where they came from ingenuously replied that they were Cape Coloureds . |
| 2 | The gas station was an inferno . |
| 3 | The space station was an empty hulk . |
| 4 | For obvious reasons , the person with minimal education who wrote to a radio station was an exception . |
| 5 | The bus station was a nightmare of greasy pavements , surging crowds and hot engines . |
| 6 | Before the days of good roads and motor cars , a nearby railway station was a necessity for landed gentlemen , but not too close however , lest the view be spoilt or the ‘ hoi polloi ’ approach too closely to the stately mansion ! |
| 7 | It was the last age when the railway station was an essential ingredient of every traveller 's itinerary : point of departure , point of arrival , point of contact en route with everyday life as it teemed and flowed outside the protective cocoon of the train . |
| 8 | The country station was a crucial factor in the lives of the inhabitants of rural areas . |
| 9 | Quite apart from anything else , the country station was a thing of beauty , and was encouraged to be so by the railway companies . |
| 10 | To the north the power station was a glittering galaxy of white lights , its stark geometric bulk subsumed in the blue-black of the sky . |