Example sentences of "was [adj] [adv] [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a further study of the platelet-aggregate ratio in diabetic subjects , Preston et al found a significant reduction in the diabetic group and this was due mainly to those diabetics with evidence of microvascular complications ( Preston et al , 1978 ) . |
| 2 | Taylor supposed originally that slip in ductile crystals was due entirely to those dislocations which were present initially in the crystal due to the accidents of imperfect growth . |
| 3 | Possibly the greatest compliment that could be paid to the PFF — and that accidentally — was near the end of the war when the Command was strong enough for each Group to mount an attack on a single target , but generally supported by the full paraphernalia of hard-won pathfinding techniques . |
| 4 | At this point the telephone started ringing far more than was usual even in this house . |
| 5 | The right to use their skills and talents and the right to assert their employability through the use of their own language was possible only in this kind of work environment . |
| 6 | But the rivalry was friendly enough for all teams to congratulate each other on their performances . |
| 7 | What was that like in those days ? |
| 8 | Such cohesion was dependent also on all member countries achieving through their economic and monetary policies further convergence towards internal stability . |
| 9 | It was 1.45 pm by this time . |
| 10 | The serpent was present even in this Eden of Broadstairs . |
| 11 | Baldwin was stricken more by this result than that of any other election in his life . |
| 12 | The district was sinister enough at any time ; now , with the feeling that any and every form of menace , from a cut-throat to a coal-hole , might be within inches for all I could tell , my small remaining resource of courage were exhausted within minutes . |
| 13 | I thought one millimetre was good enough on this kind of car . |
| 14 | This highway , the main link between Moscow and St Petersburg , is one of the busiest in Russia , and the traffic was heavy even at that time of night . |
| 15 | And I do n't know wh I mean it was ridiculous even in those days , ten o'clock was very early . |
| 16 | To travel 6 km there and another 6 km back was far enough for most people in one day . |
| 17 | It was nine o'clock on this Wednesday night when Yanto walked into the Blue Boar 's yard . |
| 18 | Nevertheless , landing in heavily greased jerseys and long-john underwear , with a revolver in a supposedly waterproof packet and carrying the waterproofed torch and compass , was difficult enough after several days in the confined quarters of submarine HMS Triumph while she made a periscope survey of Rhodes ' beaches , often having to dive below 60 feet ( 18m ) , because in these clear waters a submarine at shallower depth is plainly seen from the air . |
| 19 | This feeling was common even to many people who had no formal religious beliefs . |
| 20 | It seemed that Britain was wealthy enough for some redistribution to be possible , as , arguably , it had not been in the 1830s , and that voluntary effort had achieved little in this respect . |
| 21 | George was active locally in more ways than one , his political sympathies always directed to the Left and to helping such bodies as the Spanish Relief Committee . |
| 22 | It was briefly revived in 1957 until superseded by a new Promenade ‘ Circular ’ , which was circular only at each end ! |
| 23 | But the Champenois were not unprepared : many houses were able to seal up their cellars ; those wishing to escape German occupation left for southern France , while others remained organising themselves into an effective network of resistance , the extent of which was unknown even to most Champenois . |
| 24 | It was Bolder again before half time , making a tremendous save to deny a Simpson shot and then three minutes before half time , his best save of the game ; somehow he kicked kneed Nogan 's shot away from five yards after more good work by United down the left side . |
| 25 | Now he was looking at Toby with the pleading grin of the schoolboy planning a jape , and Toby , who was near enough to that stage to want to put it firmly behind him , would have loved to refuse . |