Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE station 's prime economic function was as a reception and distribution point for goods of all kinds . |
| 2 | I think our view is that if that provision was to be any greater , then we would have significant difficulty in accommodating that provision within our part of Greater York , primarily for for greenbelt considerations , not reasons , erm any additional provision would require a rolling back of the greenbelt , er significant provision would have two implications , erm either it would mean peripheral expansion er of York into the greenbelt around York and into our district , we feel that would adversely affect the special character of York , lead to outward sprawl of the York urban area , encroachment into open countryside , and coalescence of the urban area with the villages in our district , er and we we would n't want to support that . |
| 3 | Dad had left slightly more money than expected , and that money was to be divided equally between Nathan , Georgia and Rona , Rona 's share to be held in trust until she attained the age of eighteen . |
| 4 | He decided the wisest course was to pool all he had made over the last two years , enabling Julian to purchase the lease of a high street property . |
| 5 | Neither change was by itself sufficient to lead to the formation of an ozone hole . |
| 6 | Small though the total take was in 866 ( 4,000 lb of silver ) , the significant point was not its size but the fact that it was raised in cash through a generalised tax . |
| 7 | Twenty in each university were to be taught modern history and languages and , if they reached the required standard , given suitable employment at home or abroad . |
| 8 | In Germany the support of the opposition Social Democrats ( SPD ) was needed if the required two-thirds majority were to be gained in the Bundestag ( lower house of parliament ) , and if the treaty were to be passed by the Bundesrat ( upper house ) where the SPD held control . |
| 9 | In the United States multi employer or association bargaining at district or regional level was by no means unknown , primarily in industries exemplified once again by highly competitive product markets . |
| 10 | It seemed yesterday that the conflicting ideas would be sorted out by President Mobutu , and that a political settlement was in sight . |
| 11 | Because from each pole there hung a robe , and each robe was of a different hue , and every robe was of a different consistency . |
| 12 | Merely persuaded that resignation was in my best interests . |
| 13 | For a show due to open for its first public preview in a week 's time The Hooded Owl was in far from promising shape . |
| 14 | Day 15 Received an order for another 200 chairs at a price of £50 each payment was to be on the basis of cash on delivery . |
| 15 | That contract was for ten albums , which , at Oldfield 's work rate , could amount to fifteen to twenty years ' work . |
| 16 | She put the tray down noisily , made sure the coffee with its strong smell was under his nose , even lit a lamp , but to no avail . |
| 17 | The kidney-shaped ridge was in our hands . |
| 18 | OF ALL cell ingredients , one might guess that calcium was among the least important . |
| 19 | ‘ But that guitar was on all my Alligator records . |
| 20 | The usual route was through Pamplona , Logroño , Santo Domingo de la Calzada , Burgos , Frómista , León and Astorga ; bridges were constructed where necessary and information given to pilgrims to assist their journey , which generally took 14 days from Roncevaux in the Pyrenees . |
| 21 | When it was time to go home again , at the hospital gates the friendly porter was on duty , sitting inside the cosy little wooden porters ' hut . |
| 22 | The only solid bit was at the front . |
| 23 | The triumphant jockey , whose only previous win at Classic level was in the Italian St Leger , gave a victory salute with his whip when passing the post . |
| 24 | But that difficulty was in the end surmounted and , on the whole , the writing was easy and pleasurable . |
| 25 | I had a relatively easy morning , joining James and Cathy Lane once the 409 litres ( 90gal ) of Friesian milk was in the vat in the dairy at 7.30am ( they had risen at 5.30 to do the milking ) . |
| 26 | The abolition of the tied cottage was for many years the notorious ‘ hardy annual ’ of TUC and Labour Party conferences but reform of the system was pushed persistently aside . |
| 27 | that photographer was for . |
| 28 | Consistent with his medico-chemical interests was his Edinburgh MD thesis ‘ On the theory of Chemical Combination ’ ( 1861 ) , in which he proposed a new way to represent chemical constitution : each atom was to be indicated by the chemical symbol for the element concerned , bonds between atoms being symbolized by lines . |
| 29 | Fighter Command 's finest hour was of course the Battle of Britain , but this book gives the whole story of the men and the machines from its formation in 1936 until its absorption into Strike Command in 1968 . |
| 30 | Yeah , and I said erm , and I said that were n't , if that was n't enough I said bearing in mind he 'd just come out of intensive care off a life support machine , I said and which I think that , that tells us that he needs a bit of extra care compared to some of them on the ward , I said I know they 're all important and I know you 're busy but I said I think you should 've had a bit of priority , he was dying , and you know he 's dying , you 'd been told , she said yes that 's right , I said but what really broke my bloody heart was from one o'clock that dinner time he sat in that chair , we left that hospital at half past eight and you assured us he 'd go to bed and when we came in the next morning at half past ten Joy he sat there exactly the bloody same , in the same filthy blanket and the same catheter on him , oh I went fucking mad and I said how dare you , I said because somebody 's told they 're dying does that mean they 've got to be forgot ? |