Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His mother and the Sheikha were in constant conference . |
| 2 | It is almost certainly true to say that there never was any significant period when god worship and religion were as modern man would wish them to be , but instead , that they have always been corrupted , to some extent , to support greed and excess . |
| 3 | He said my words were of pellucid clarity and great wisdom , but he knew nothing of poison , and if I wished to complain , he would be glad to take sherbet with you , or with Zacco . |
| 4 | Kingdom 's words were like harsh daylight flooding into a photographer 's dark-room . |
| 5 | His reasoning was that none of the men who were conceivable successors were of sufficient stature to reign — he talked privately about his " monarchy " — without the legitimation of popular election . |
| 6 | The cosmids were picked in batches of about 50 from the set of unhit clones ( ie by sampling without replacement ) , and so to ensure that the cosmids in each batch were from different regions on the genome ( and hence to maximize efficiency ) the unhit clones were reordered against the ordered YAC probes . |
| 7 | The home side were at full stretch and with little possession were unable to threaten the RUC line . |
| 8 | The cylinders were like potential bombs . ’ |
| 9 | Even the stables were in perfect balance . |
| 10 | During the nineteenth century , the cattle of Friesland in particular were being selected locally for black-and-white pied coats at a time when the cattle of other provinces were of various colours and types . |
| 11 | This might be because two schools were below average size for a secondary comprehensive ; the instruction to offer tests to pupils in the lowest sets rounded up to a complete set could have resulted in more higher ability pupils being included than was the case in larger schools with more sets . |
| 12 | Remarkably almost a third of the readers were from outside Wales , a similar proportion came from Aberystyth itself , and the rest of Wales accounted for 40pc . |
| 13 | By the reign of Henry III their offices were of considerable antiquity . |
| 14 | The Swift offices were of grey marble and gleamed under cool sunlight . |
| 15 | The Scottish and Welsh Offices were in similar positions . |
| 16 | In Sinhala areas most Ceylon Tamils were of high caste while a majority of Indian Tamils were of low caste . |
| 17 | In Sinhala areas most Ceylon Tamils were of high caste while a majority of Indian Tamils were of low caste . |
| 18 | Canals and the inland waterways were of vital importance to Danzig : all of the main tributaries of the Vistula were navigable and the river trade , with its construction yards and various specialised professions , was very well developed . |
| 19 | Albeit with differing electrical systems , these units were of similar external appearance and brought to the Southern Region for the first time ( other than on the Waterloo & City line and the experimental PEP unit ) sliding-door stock which might ultimately be suitable for one-person operation . |
| 20 | Only 10% were for advanced material , and another 12% for a category defined as ‘ standard ’ works . |
| 21 | Almost all of the designated districts had declared at least one improvement area , and about one-quarter of declarations were in commercial or commercial/ industrial areas . |
| 22 | Serum copper and ceruloplasmin concentrations were within normal limits . |
| 23 | We worked under considerable difficulties as the five main sections of the Department were in different buildings , and integration and direction were not easy . |
| 24 | Anyway , as most of the kids were from poor families , such a toy was a great attraction , so Sam went into the ‘ hiring ’ business . |
| 25 | Most of the Balkan Jews were of Iberian origin and were thus of the Sephardic branch of Jewry . |
| 26 | The menu for the main banquet was printed in black , with intricate gold filigrees , on vellum pages and bound in a little book whose covers were in blue silk and gold . |
| 27 | 1960 ; Giles and Powesland 1975 ) with the difference that the extracts on tape were from genuine conversational data and were therefore not standardised . |
| 28 | Lynn Binstock 's direction ( the original version was by John Cox ) was unprovocative , almost workmanlike , and the production one in which the music and the characterisation were of paramount importance — I certainly discovered fresh beauties and subtleties in the score , which was carefully conducted and nicely paced by a youthful Justin Brown . |
| 29 | The offending lilies and several branches of mimosa were about level with the top of Willi 's head . |
| 30 | Administrative secretaries were in early January appointed to run the two new parties , the National Republican Convention and the Social Democratic Party [ see p. 36968 ] . |