Example sentences of "[was/were] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My original thoughts were for a 3-week tour but after consideration and discussion a longer period seems preferable ; I 'm therefore thinking of 8 weeks , from mid-Feb. to mid-April , but of course if your time is limited you could return independently . |
| 2 | The leads were of a good quality and that is obviously important . ’ |
| 3 | One official said that the two shared a similar background and were of a similar age and added that , knowing the Prime Minister , he was sure they would establish a rapport . |
| 4 | Neither the seamen nor their leaders , Shinwell admitted , had heard of the Queensberry rules ; " they had one common characteristic , a belief that toughness and a bellicose attitude were as good a rule of life as any and while many seamen were of a friendly disposition and hated trouble , some would attack from the rear and use a razor or a broken bottle " . |
| 5 | Her white silk jacket and trousers were of a masculine cut and she looked androgynous and faintly degenerate — an irresistible combination to the sexually confused . |
| 6 | Here the external economies were of a different form and the location , of course , is today no longer in the inner city . |
| 7 | For it was in such fashion that lovers talked , Rosa knew , from the Mass on certain feast days : King Solomon became languid with love as he searched up and down for his beloved , whose breasts were like a young doe and her belly a heap of wheat . |
| 8 | ‘ We were in a no-win situation and when I was offered the chance to go to another team I took it . |
| 9 | Simon Kellett and Ashley Metcalfe were in a business-like mood and although they picked off the bad balls , they took few unnecessary risks . |
| 10 | Both sides were in a new situation and anxious to set precedents which would entrench their position . |
| 11 | The Altmark was on her way to Germany when she was boxed in a Norwegian Fjord and Cossack 's crew boarded her and released the prisoners many of whom were in a poor condition and requiring medical attention . |
| 12 | Later , his Lordship cited Amand v. Home Secretary and Minister of Defence of Royal Netherlands Government [ 1943 ] A.C. 147 , and in particular one of the passages from the speech of Viscount Simon L.C. , at p. 156 , quoted above , as clear authority for the view that the proceedings were in a criminal cause or matter . |
| 13 | They were in a straight line but when Boris clapped his paws they began to march . |
| 14 | He also had drains that were in a terrible state and therefore wanted one of his sons to become a plumber . |
| 15 | He told him committee last week that staff at Coed Glas were in a difficult situation and ‘ one can only have sympathy with them ’ . |
| 16 | But , the paramilitary leaders were in a less-privileged position and , if arrests were to be made , they were obvious targets . |
| 17 | If you were in a bad accident or been into the slums with lice and things , you had to report it and bring your uniform in . |
| 18 | ‘ You were in a public place and having hysterics , ’ said Samuel , stung . |
| 19 | Not when they were in a public place and surrounded by other people . |
| 20 | Swindon were in a different league and could well be playing in one if they keep this up . |
| 21 | Nevertheless , because it came when the powerful modern methods were in a rudimentary state or were non-existent , Sugden 's work was very stimulating . |
| 22 | You were in a sour mood and foresaw |
| 23 | It shows that 94% of all items issued fell into the first two categories , and required no repair ( although 24% were in a well-used condition and might eventually require some attention ) , while only 6% fell into the last three categories and were in need of repair . |
| 24 | You were on a raised platform and I passed before you in the parade . " |
| 25 | If they were on a joint engagement and he was trying to make an important speech , he found it irksome that the following day the papers were more exercised with the length of her hemline than his words . |
| 26 | The tables were on a fixed budget and should take a fortnight . |
| 27 | But , under the system now envisaged by Mr MacGregor 's officials , higher education students would get a certificate proving they were on a recognised course and apply by post to the Glasgow-based Student Loans Company for a loan . |
| 28 | The changes occurring in this limited biopsy series , in particular the inflammatory infiltrate , were on a minor scale and of no consistent pattern . |
| 29 | ‘ I would n't ask him for help if I were on a sinking ship and he was the only one with a lifebelt ! ’ |
| 30 | The shift between 1931 and 1951 is particularly significant , since the former census was taken during a period of heavy unemployment when employment opportunities for older workers were at a low level and public opinion did not favour efforts to promote it ; whilst in 1951 the exact opposite conditions prevailed . |