Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [was/were] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite being the aim of many state pension schemes , the breaking of the link between old age and low income was a real possibility with SERPS . |
| 2 | The bull was a manifestation of Poteidan , and dancing with the most powerful god in the Minoan pantheon was no light matter . |
| 3 | Another possible measure was the average number of citations within the citation period . |
| 4 | For the twentieth-century facts were that they were a small , oppressed , poor and exploited people , in thrall to the then all-mighty English , and their sole singularity was the Welsh language and only a quarter of them spoke that . |
| 5 | The triple shell was the traditional coffin for the burial vault and brick-lined grave . |
| 6 | While examining the Uffizi 's collection of statues in the course of a restoration programme of the classical examples , Luigi Beschi realised that the statue of the wounded warrior was an unrecognised Greek original from the classical period . |
| 7 | Mosley 's political trajectory was an extreme reaction to the dilemma in which British socialists found themselves . |
| 8 | Lucy 's pregnant weight was a daunting burden to assist across the drive to the Volvo . |
| 9 | The economic situation and the persistence of unemployment did help but the most obvious factor pushing Labour forward was the General Strike , which occurred between 3–12 May 1926 . |
| 10 | Interlock with the requirements of the professional association was a crucial theme , and the Library Association expressed its willingness to accept CNAA degrees for postgraduate entry . |
| 11 | For a silver wedding picture , it seemed appropriate to use a silver theme , so the oval frame shown in the facing photograph was an obvious but perfect choice . |
| 12 | This somewhat absurd episode was a mere interlude in a fiercely fought campaign . |
| 13 | WHAT a mixed-up lover was the tawny owl which broke into a nature park night after night to pay court to a wooden model of a female owl . |
| 14 | Notwithstanding the type of membership , the formation of the National Deaf Club was an important development for deaf people , for through it there grew the camaraderie that we see today in the deaf community — a sense of belonging to a body that was quite acceptable in social terms . |
| 15 | The result of this injection of European blood was the original full-tabby cat . |
| 16 | The clash came as Mr Kinnock exploited the apparent contradiction between Mrs Thatcher 's claim that she did not know why Mr Lawson resigned and the former Chancellor 's assertion in last Sunday 's Walden interview that he had made it quite clear to the Prime Minister that Sir Alan Walter 's continued presence as her economic adviser was the only issue . |
| 17 | The return expected for his political friendship was an additional post to augment his salary , and one advantage of a sheriffship was that it could be combined with another small office in the same district . |
| 18 | Matching the model club conditions in its advanced thinking was the first-class training headed by Chapman 's right-hand man Tom Whittaker . |
| 19 | At the entrance to the village and immediately on the right-hand side was a large house with a high wall round it . |
| 20 | The combined result was a sharp decline in the profit rate . |
| 21 | Among the other parties each gaining less than 1 per cent of the total vote were the Social Democratic Party ( 0.50 per cent ) ; Centrist Democratic Group ( 0.47 per cent ) ; National Reconstruction Party ( 0.38 per cent ) ; Bratianu Liberal Union ( 0.26 per cent ) ; Romanies ' Democratic Union ( 0.14 per cent ) and the Germans ' Democratic Forum ( 0.14 per cent ) . |
| 22 | No less important to Reagan 's political future was the other part of his contract with General Electric which required him to spend 16 weeks a year touring GE plants around the country . |
| 23 | The usual remedy was the special action of trespass on the case for negligently allowing one 's fire to escape in contravention of the general custom of the realm which we first hear of in Beaulieu v. Finglam . |
| 24 | When the occupier 's duty to a trespasser was a limited one of not intentionally or recklessly injuring the trespasser , the concept of implied permission was an important one . |
| 25 | Speaking on the eve of an expected announcement on energy taxes by the Clinton administration , Mr DeCrane said that global climatic change was a complicated issue in which stringent environmental policies were being proposed with little regard to cost . |
| 26 | Above all , the British election was a perfect platform for such a debate . |
| 27 | Paul Allen 's 21st-minute winner was the only entry on my score card , but the chaps from the WBC keeping tabs on Nigel Benn and Nicky Piper down the road at Ally Pally would have had a much busier afternoon . |
| 28 | Simpson 's first public building was the Gothic St Andrew 's chapel of 1816 . |
| 29 | Furthermore , The German Ideology was a collaborative work with Engels who , as we shall see , retained more interest in the concept of ideology and is responsible for some of the features traditionally associated with it . |
| 30 | Sometimes , he said , it seemed that the Church 's social teaching was a well-kelp secret , even though there were many people quietly involved in helping others . |