Example sentences of "there were also the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 There were also the first beginnings of an Islamic nationalism in the Russian Middle East .
2 There were also the personal matters , which , as every young person knows , consume an unconscionable amount of time .
3 There were also the traditional complaints that condoms lessen sensitivity : ‘ It 's like washing your feet with your socks on , ’ said a married 43-year-old credit controller .
4 Some of these were connected with exchange control offences , and a few concerned illegal immigrants in which the police also features ; there were also the usual run of the mill revenue offences involving large consignments of spirits and tobacco goods , but towards the end of 1970 drug smuggling was rapidly increasing .
5 There were also the unforeseen situations that prevented his attendance at a course at the last minute — like the sudden outbreak of mildew that demanded immediate attention .
6 In part this reflected the usual vested interests of existing local authorities , but there were also the special difficulties caused by an uneven distribution of population .
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