Example sentences of "were [det] [subord] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tangy and crisp with a fruity flavour we quite liked this one , although we were less than impressed with the look of the bottle . |
| 2 | MY party of visitors to the new Museum of Liverpool Life were less than impressed with the Brookside exhibit . |
| 3 | Gregory himself did not doubt the efficacy of the saint , but clearly Leudast and his supporters were less than impressed by the bishop 's special relationship with his supernatural patron . |
| 4 | However , the reduction in railway employment was offset by the growth of activity in the Post Office , and changes in bus service employment were less than feared at the time of ‘ deregulation ’ ( 1987 ) . |
| 5 | The increased UK branch losses were more than offset by a massive recovery in the United States , where profits at NatWest Bancorp soared to £109 million , after losses of £182 million the previous year . |
| 6 | However , these were more than offset by the migration of 348,000 people to the area . |
| 7 | Concentrations of two other heavy metal pollutants , cadmium and zinc , were more than halved during the same period . |