Example sentences of "[subord] [det] [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At one point they were thought to look peaky so each was given a bottle of Guinness and some oysters and they sat on their little iron beds scoffing them . |
| 2 | The social scientists commented that although this was going a bit far , social contact on the estate was " extremely low " . |
| 3 | The contradictions within the Labour Party were quite marked ; many supported a boycott of German goods but were unprepared to consider any international action against fascism if this were to create a danger of war . |
| 4 | She wondered whether this was going a bit far and glanced up , surreptitiously , at her mother : her wasted evening had left her in a bad mood , and she was determined to take it out on somebody . |
| 5 | ‘ We did not bring them here to sit in the stand , ’ Roxburgh said , although he would not commit himself as to whether either was considered a starter against the French . |
| 6 | Of the squad , Mark Appleson was moving much more freely after his back problems but both Tony Stanger ( blistered feet ) and Gregor Townsend ( groin ) did not complete the session , though that was deemed a precaution . |
| 7 | The staircase was ornamented at intervals with classical figures , chastely draped , and there was still a sweet primness in the graceful propriety of their attitudes though some were lacking a hand or an arm and others had had their noses rot away or even been entirely decapitated by exposure to the elements , and all were soot-stained and weather-beaten . |