Example sentences of "[adj] and [pron] [was/were] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was white he was slim and he was a tall man . |
| 2 | If either one of us wanted to sleep with other people then that should be OK and it was a question of something we could work out and that would not necessarily break the relationship even if in fact it actually did . |
| 3 | It felt that this was wrong and there was a danger in an over-reliance on voluntary effort . |
| 4 | This investigation indicated that , although the potential existed for use of such systems by the departments , at that time the costs were high and there was a general lack of standards and a limited amount of expertise available , and it was felt to be unwise to consider any major capital investment . |
| 5 | ‘ But one of the leading consultants said his calcium levels were too high and there was a danger that he might slip into a coma . |
| 6 | Tempers were high and there was a murderous quality in the mood of some sections of the crowd , inflamed by the amplified speeches . |
| 7 | ‘ We have had Melvin since he was six weeks old and he was a gentle pet . |
| 8 | No half day Saturdays , half day Saturdays , yes and then er I , I used to stay waiting for mother to come and my sister er to do the shopping in Willenhall cos they would n't shop anywhere else , and then erm my brother used to come with his cycle and er I used to carry a lot of the shopping back and my brother used to push a lot on his , on his cycle and mother and my sister used to stay down and have another walk around , but we 'd got to walk it back I 'd come back on the wagonette so or just after the buses started but er I 'll never forget the first time the bus ran it was pouring with rain and my sister was standing in front of me and she 'd got a new mac on and of course we were getting very wet and there was a scramble to get on the bus and the lady in front of her had got a bag of flour and of course the bag burst and went all down her |
| 9 | We were abysmal and it was a real kick in the teeth . |
| 10 | For a few days Osman could not bring himself to show his face in public and there was a noticeable lull in hostilities . |
| 11 | The oak was not assertive and there was a fresh , almost bubbling petillance on the tongue . |
| 12 | Outside it was foggy and dark , but the room was bright and warm and there was a bottle of good whisky on the table . |
| 13 | But this was because it was one-sided , they used to lock it from the outside and there was a catch on the inside as they could put in . |
| 14 | His client was not a bad man but he was simple and it was a sad reflection on society that because of his affliction he was picked on . |
| 15 | His client was not a bad man but he was simple and it was a sad reflection on society that because of his affliction he was picked on . |
| 16 | People were most conscious of how far they were from their family in times of crisis , when someone was sick or dying and they were a couple of continents away separated by a long slow haul by boat and train . |
| 17 | He became abusive and violent and there was a struggle and the injured officer 's colleague managed to arrest him . |
| 18 | He became abusive and violent and there was a struggle and the injured officer 's colleague managed to arrest him . |
| 19 | The air was delicate and there was a complete , absolute silence . |
| 20 | The ground was lumpy and bumpy and there was a thistle somewhere that I kept rolling over on to , but I did n't care , I was helpless , and so was he . |
| 21 | Her eyes looked dark and there was a bleak expression on her face that was mirrored in the face of the man sitting opposite her . |
| 22 | Later , Crawford generously conceded to Sherrin that the decision was right and it was a lesson in not using substandard material . |
| 23 | The ceiling was low and there was a thick , suffocating feel to the air and a stale , old stench . |
| 24 | erm we I mean we , we , we 've looked at the , the peasant tenant relationship erm and my , my opinion is that basically you know it was n't quite as bad as everyone 's made out erm but al okay we 're saying that warlords were , were very imperialistic and they were a huge fact to be considered but in Hunan and within the south erm eastern region say |
| 25 | It was fairly clean and pleasant and there was a paved bit at one end where the trees from behind the fence cast a bit of shade . |
| 26 | She 's really annoying and she was a real tart and she |
| 27 | It was hot and dry and there was a thin layer of grey dust over everything , including the famous plane-trees which languished ungreenly in the heat . |
| 28 | We worked hard and there was a lot to worry about , but the fleet was still a family . |
| 29 | He said : ‘ There were 22 patients , some of them confused and it was a heavy workload . |
| 30 | The penalty seemed pretty clear-cut and it was a stroke of luck that they 'd just substituted Fashanu as he is their usual penalty taker ( pretty reliable from what I can recall ) . |