Example sentences of "[was/were] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | With this view , the Conservatives in the inter-war period were for small-scale government and low taxes — the less done by government , the better and cheaper . |
| 2 | I think that I am correct in saying that the two original high level computer languages were Cobol and Prolog , which were for developing business and general/scientific applications respectively . |
| 3 | There were three failures ( 30% ) in the Crohn 's group ( all three were for pelvic sepsis and fistula ) and a further three failures ( 30% ) in the indeterminate colitis group ( one for fistula , one for recurrent pouchitis , and one because of incapacitating diarrhoea ) compared with nine failures ( 15% ) in the ulcerative colitis patients ( six for ischaemia , two for recurrent pouchitis , and one for poor functional results ) ( relative risk 2.03 ( 96% CI 0.81 to 5.10 ) ) . |
| 4 | About 85pc of SIDs happened to babies aged less than six months , of which 60pc were between one month and four months . |
| 5 | There was mention of some art history work , a few articles for various journals and a cataloguing job for one of the museums but it was clear that for Maidstone these were of little importance and did not really qualify for the title of job . |
| 6 | They were established in increasing numbers from the 1830s and were of varying size and kind . |
| 7 | Moreover , research rather suggested that the former groups mounted one-off campaigns targeted at parliament or public opinion , whereas the latter groups ( and especially the trade unions and employers associations ) were of greater power and were likely to be in regular day-to-day contact with ministers , government , and the permanent administrative side of the state machine . |
| 8 | Within the overall range , the overwhelming majority of the structures were of simple design and type , conforming to the traditions and materials of individual regions . |
| 9 | Note that the average is surprisingly low for the year 1300 ( at the top of the graph ) ; but in this year we know of complaints from the king that the dies were of poor quality and made of soft metal |
| 10 | The RUC said the notes were of poor quality and did have a water mark . |
| 11 | The two described here were of that period and were most likely to have been inspired by our invisible mentor , Charles Hayward , the then editor of The Woodworker . |
| 12 | Most of the Balkan Jews were of Iberian origin and were thus of the Sephardic branch of Jewry . |
| 13 | The two children were of equal height and made a pair pretty enough for a Victorian painting , the boy dark and vivid , the girl fair and withdrawn . |
| 14 | He said my words were of pellucid clarity and great wisdom , but he knew nothing of poison , and if I wished to complain , he would be glad to take sherbet with you , or with Zacco . |
| 15 | The advocate-depute , Edward Bowen , QC , said that the dead youths were of good character and had been described as easy-going and likeable . |
| 16 | He caught the glint of a smile from Fael-Inis at that , and felt a sudden delight , because the fire was surging up all about them , and Fael-Inis had taken up a stance at the fore of the Chariot , and he was gathering up silken reins between his hands , only the reins were of living colour and shifting light , and there were certainly spells within them as there had certainly been spells in the Chamber of the Looms … |
| 17 | However , many American citizens were of Irish descent and held bitter opinions of the English . |
| 18 | Lady Lucan and Sandra Rivett were of similar age and build . |
| 19 | An Army spokesman said the documents were of low classification and details of IRA activities in them were ‘ purely fictitious ’ . |
| 20 | The ‘ Indian Tamils ’ , as they came to be called , were of low status and had a reputation among British planters for being docile . |
| 21 | Wills were of immense significance and the contingent squabbles sometimes spilled over into acts of family treachery and even violence … |
| 22 | It asks whether the goods with their instructions were of merchantable quality and reasonably fit for their purpose , Wormell v. R.H.M . |
| 23 | The Swift offices were of grey marble and gleamed under cool sunlight . |
| 24 | The FSM comprised more than 600 islands spread across 2,900 km , although only some 40 were of significant size and inhabited by a population of 100,000 . |
| 25 | Some were of servile status and others free , although with the passage of time more and more secured their freedom ( Ch.4 ) , some might occupy barely enough land to sustain themselves and their families , while others accumulated substantial farms and became themselves employers of labour . |
| 26 | All were of excellent design and construction and of elegant outline , enhanced by their bright yellow livery . |
| 27 | All other reagents were of analytical grade and all solutions were prepared using water purified through a Milli-Q four stage system ( Millipore , MA ) . |
| 28 | The books which were in the house were of another kind and pursued a different and more old-fashioned simplification ; some of them were indeed Victorian in fact as well as in tone , relics of her grandmother 's childhood . |
| 29 | While these were of high quality and presented by a band of distinguished international speakers , some participants would have liked to take part in more of the 17 special interest sessions . |
| 30 | This may be because of the difference in lithology between the platform sediments of the Z2 and Z3 Carbonates , but is also possible that the episodes of exposure and leaching in the Z3 Carbonate were of shorter duration and therefore less effective in generating porosity . |