Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] were all [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I must stress that these were all problem patients and if tumours were present they were recorded as so on that previous slide but they were often present in greatly reduced numbers . |
| 2 | Lugh said with amused tolerance that these were all fairy tales , but some of the soldiers said , were they indeed . |
| 3 | To suggest , however , that these were all wrinklies dusting off the cobwebs to have one final fling before a tranquil retirement would be a serious misapprehension . |
| 4 | She still admired her education and artistic breadth but had come to realise that these were all Miss Hatherby could share with her . |
| 5 | It struck Nathan that these were all people who had been unable to get in . |
| 6 | one of the criticisms or possible criticisms of the M R C figures was that these were all patients who had been entered into superficial bladder cancer studies and they do n't therefore re represent all because people are selected to go into the trial and perhaps they are lower risk patients than others and in fact I believe that the recurrence rate in the M R C studies are lower than you would expect for er superficial bladder cancer in general . |
| 7 | If that were all Olson were saying , then it would be reasonable enough and would provide an interesting basis for historical study of the reasons for specific literacy practices in specific cultures . |
| 8 | She paused to sip her tea , and Ella , fuming at the delay , began to wonder if that were all Dotty would say . |
| 9 | But if these were all roles he played , they were necessary ones ; they protected a man who could be extremely shy and nervous in the company of other people . |
| 10 | The nights of December 17 , 18 and 19 were all raids of over nine hours duration . |
| 11 | But these were all women . |