Example sentences of "[adj] [was/were] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Informed sources in the Caribbean thought it likely that the political maneouvrings behind all this were by way of a reprisal for a report by Lord Avebury criticizing Forbes Burnham 's ruling party for election-rigging . |
| 2 | That said , he barely engaged with the details of the argument , dismissing the very notion of the lists as if this were beneath consideration . |
| 3 | The English were in fact trying to claim the authentic characteristics of a nation irrespective of how it was defined , including an attempt to cover English claims over Scotland and Ireland , despite the absence of any ‘ habit of unity ’ in the former case or of a shared language in the latter . |
| 4 | The English were in danger of becoming a nation dominated by dullness and decorous solemnity . |
| 5 | The report said that of 1,330 active oil wells , about 700 were on fire at the end of April , with between 2,000,000-6,000,000 barrels lost a day , and it estimated that bringing the fires under control " may take up to 18 months " . |
| 6 | A total of 9,376 were without work , a rise of 12 over September . |
| 7 | A few were off duty that evening . |
| 8 | The libraries in the country districts were housed in the schools but a few were in church halls where schools were not available . |
| 9 | Things have changed enormously , but it 's , so it took sometime for them to get to know that they , the French were at war with , the Prussians and the Austrians , and do n't forget that Strasbourg is only on the other side of the Rhine from Germany or whatever part of Germany er , it was at the time . |
| 10 | So that 's what flat machines do , they knit , these particular Jacquard and , and that 's what the continentals were good at , it , cos they look , I mean they were far more , we 're so conservative in this country , little better now obviously we do more nowad you know we 're talking about just after the war the Italians and the French were into colour , not garish colour , subtle lovely colours . |
| 11 | The French were in fact asking for 270 billion francs and it was hard to see how the distinction could be made between helping to improve the French position in Europe and the position in Vietnam . |
| 12 | Some were beyond help and had to be put to sleep ( which is always upsetting — it makes me mad ) . |
| 13 | Some were on cartridge paper , some on pages torn from what looked like school exercise books , and some on folded , green-lined computer print-out . |
| 14 | Some of these cheeses were eaten the day they were made , with cream and sugar , some were for almond cheesecakes , some for the fillings of covered pies called Florentines , some for spiced cheese loaves baked in stoneware porringers . |
| 15 | Some were of stone , some of wood . |
| 16 | Others were pantry maids , laundry workers , and some were in factory work as machinists or " chocolate coverers " . |
| 17 | Reactions have varied — some were in favour of operating such a scheme , while others either doubted its feasibility or were unable to participate . |
| 18 | However , cities were not all equal ; some were in decline economically , others were booming , and town planning was drawn into a view of regional and national spatial distributions of population and industry . |
| 19 | Some were in business suits , others in uniforms which had clearly been designed by a Gilbert and Sullivan enthusiast . |
| 20 | Among the senior naval officers with Scottish political interests some were in opposition to the Administration , and one at least , Admiral Lord Keith , because of the importance of the commands which he held , was able to utilise naval patronage to sustain the political interest of the Elphinstone family of which he was a member . |
| 21 | Some were in use as fulling mills whilst others were used predominantly for the grinding of barley for brewing the monastery 's beer supply . |
| 22 | Of 331 letters sent by Philippa of Hainault between 1330 and 1336 , 203 were in Latin and 128 in French . |
| 23 | CHOCOLATE Flake bars up to five years old were on sale in a rural Co Down shop , it was disclosed today . |
| 24 | Half were for cancellation , a quarter for medical expenses and most of the remainder for loss or theft of belongings . |
| 25 | Almost half were in nursery classes in school . |
| 26 | One of his clients was dead , and the life and reputation of another were in danger . |
| 27 | Erm , and then after that , no , car carry on with that , let let's get that one out of the way Erm , I think we 'd better say , detailed were in electrode , prices to follow . |
| 28 | This was at lunchtime . ’ |
| 29 | This was at variance with the Eurocheque system as exempted by the Commission in 1984 . |
| 30 | Osborne , Tindal CJ referred to the transferability and negotiability of a bill of lading , noted that this was at variance with general principles of law , but added that the exception was founded ‘ for the general convenience of commerce ’ . |