Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1928 Green and Mellanby noted that though vitamin A was then known as the growth promoting vitamin , evidence from animal studies showed it was also an anti-infective vitamin . |
| 2 | Recorder John Hugill , QC , placed him on two years ' probation after he heard he was now an ‘ emotional wreck ’ . |
| 3 | Rich and famous , Miranda knew she was also an interesting companion . |
| 4 | ‘ I felt it was quite an honour to be picked to represent Scotland ’ , he said . |
| 5 | There were many other primitives to come but by the time they arrived I knew it was just an attempt to revive attention . |
| 6 | I thought it was just an absolute on one of those not all . |
| 7 | ‘ And I thought it was simply an invention of the card manufacturers ! ’ |
| 8 | As for the LPO , no-one was quite clear ; some researchers thought it was primarily an ‘ output ’ region , coordinating motor responses such as pecking ; others saw it as more to do with the bird 's emotional responses , which would certainly include fear and distaste . |
| 9 | I thought it was quite an improvement . ’ |
| 10 | He said his was perhaps an ‘ old-fashioned ’ view — that he did not want to see the entire world addicted to drugs , like the synthetic existence described in Brave New World — but it was an enormous leap , he thought , from ‘ smoking a little grass to that grim picture ’ . |
| 11 | The contingent is almost the smallest possible force Britain could meaningfully provide to a major UN force , but Mr Rifkind said it was nevertheless an important contribution . |
| 12 | ‘ When we got to Portman Square they said it was only an inquiry . |
| 13 | I was as sure as anything I 've ever been sure about in my whole life that he wished he was still an actor . |