Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The she thought they were due a special run , cos you know they did n't . |
| 2 | Erm , Chair , on the general financial position , it 's , it 's what I referred to earlier , as moving from somewhere where there were a direct employer or where we were grant-aiding a voluntary body to get on to a more , ultimately a more commercial footing , where we relate the money that we 're paying to the services that are being provided . |
| 3 | But even if this were possible a substantial number of lone parents ( about 300,000 on current figures ) would continue to be reliant on the state for at least some period while caring for their children . |
| 4 | The property and construction industries were afraid the big redevelopment projects would be stopped by nervous bankers and insurers . ’ |
| 5 | Relatives of the men were confident the new evidence would eventually secure their release . |
| 6 | Provided these were compatible an auspicious day was chosen for the wedding . |
| 7 | We taxied towards the buildings and a little party of figures came to meet us as if they were welcoming a foreign diplomat . |
| 8 | If the retail sector were imperfectly competitive , the derived demand curve would be steeper in slope , and if it were inefficient the derived demand curve would be a greater distance below . |
| 9 | Repetition of evidence was to be avoided , said Mr Graham , although objectors were worried the full weight of opposition to the pylons would not be reflected . |
| 10 | If this theory were true a similar pattern might be expected in other journals . |
| 11 | If this were true the decreased chance of conception could be explained by difficulties in timing of insemination , because timing may be less precise and therefore less successful in women with less regular cycles . |
| 12 | Those tha , twins were alright the other day were n't they ? |
| 13 | Even when the docks and wharves were quiet the local carmen often made detours so they could eat at Bradley 's Dining Rooms . |
| 14 | When times were bad the scrawny becak driver , in ragged shorts and felt cap , with his market gossip and homespun street philosophy , was often the first to express discontent . |
| 15 | The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds ( RSPB ) and the Nature Conservancy Council ( NCC ) assailed plans to afforest the unique peatlands of Caithness and Sutherland Flow Country , where the Commission was grant-aiding the private sector . |
| 16 | While I was pregnant a young security guard used to enquire solicitously about the state of my ankles . |
| 17 | After the Moslem occupation was complete the small area left to Christian Spain consisted of the north-west mountain district in Galicia and Asturias . |
| 18 | Do you know did I tell you when she was asleep the other day ? |
| 19 | She was free the following Thursday evening . |
| 20 | It was clear a formidable agenda still had to be tackled in Salford . |
| 21 | At the same time , he said , it was clear the European Community — another institution from which Mrs Thatcher had ‘ absented ’ herself — would have to be the chief forum by which the West would help the East . |
| 22 | But by 6pm it was clear the final clauses still had to be agreed . |
| 23 | It seemed strange to make that argument , Mr Cook said , when it was clear the whole policy review process was designed to placate the centre ground . |
| 24 | She was afraid the old baggage was going to start asking awkward questions , but she did n't , and stood hesitating in her usual manner , finally asking timidly : |
| 25 | He said he was delighted a Liverpool-based company were sponsoring the tournament . |
| 26 | Mr Seiters said he was convinced a similar solution will be found for the 250 refugees in the embassy in Warsaw . |
| 27 | EVEN IN infancy , the Western was convinced the great days were over . |
| 28 | Robert Burrows , now promoted to the rank of major , was ill the Red Shield , acting as a welfare officer with the troops , and away from home a good deal of the time . |
| 29 | Nor was Anglo-United the only company prospecting for gold in the early eighties . |
| 30 | Traders said the fact John Akers will be leaving soon was likely a contributing positive to the stock . |