Example sentences of "[adv] was [noun] [coord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the sky faded to orange over the sea of felltops , it became clear that not only was Rib and Slab out of the question but we would be struggling to get back to Wasdale before nightfall . |
| 2 | Before the Norman conquest Allerthorpe ( which once was Erlevestrop or Herlevestorp , then Arlathorp ) was owned by Count Alan , and his tenant was called Ribald . |
| 3 | I recall reading that I think it possibly was Skerrymor or Cape Wrath but it was stated that the pendulum clock actually stopped . |
| 4 | Yes , it really was sex 'n' drugs 'n' rock 'n' roll in the '70s for legendary top NME rock journos-turned-media celebs DANNY BAKER and TONY PARSONS . |
| 5 | It really was women and children out then . |
| 6 | The wife obligingly lifted her arm and for the first time there was a flash of something pale , as if to show that there really was flesh and blood beneath the shapeless black garment . |
| 7 | Underneath was rage and humiliation . |
| 8 | Their end must have been harsh and violent but here was tranquility and pleasantness . |
| 9 | Here was hunger and despair and disease … |
| 10 | number tens there was Benson and Hedge were n't there and all sorts . |
| 11 | She had changed , what she wanted then was victory and America to come in . |
| 12 | It certainly was touch and go for Dunlop who was registering his fourth Regal win on the Ulster roads this year . |