Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [prep] a [num] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On completion of the modernisation , the lifts were subject to a one year Defects Liability ( Guarantee ) and free service period , and subsequently have become subject to a new comprehensive Maintenance Contract . |
| 2 | Well when she 's level Clare means she 's well ahead of herself and now she 's got , you could give her books that were appropriate for a ten year old and she could read them |
| 3 | It used to be the case that games written for an 8086 processor were unplayable on a 286 machine , so developers included special code in their programs which would slow the game down to make sure that , as far as possible , the game played at the same speed on every class of machine . |
| 4 | Matra-Hachette of France and British Aerospace said they were close to a 50-50 merger of their missile businesses . |
| 5 | The disruption was widespread over a five hour period with all trains terminating at Bewdley and buses being hired at short notice to ferry passengers back to Kidderminster station . |
| 6 | Ian Connor , 23 , pulled 47-year-old David Haigh from his car after the vehicle was involved in a five car pile-up . |
| 7 | Paraschiv , a former international scrum-half who was involved in a 28-22 victory over the Scots in Bucharest five years ago , believes that Romania have more potential than this year 's mediocre results indicate . |
| 8 | Under the new law electors found guilty of malpractice faced fines of up to 5,000 naira ( US$1=18.45 naira as at Sept. 7 , 1992 ) and two years ' imprisonment , while anyone who was banned from participating in the political process but who was found guilty of supporting or sponsoring a candidate was liable to a 10,000 naira fine and five years ' imprisonment . |