Example sentences of "there [was/were] [adv] [adj] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The doctor said there were not likely to be others , and he assured her it did n't matter , so she must be all his family . |
| 2 | Cos there were n't supposed to be moving people into the flats with kids , you know with them falling down stairs and things like that . |
| 3 | In the food manufacturing and processing and electronics and electrical goods companies , where unions were relatively weaker , there were more likely to be differences between regular and temporary workers in this last respect . |
| 4 | I 'd say there was n't supposed to be any reason to think Harry had gone to Sam 's boatyard . |
| 5 | There was even supposed to be a plot to assassinate Gromyko by ramming a beer truck into his motorcade ( and a meat truck did overturn on the road shortly before the cars were due ) . |
| 6 | If I 'm wrong as to that , there was also open to her a further route to a degree qualification . |
| 7 | Where policemen were the only witnesses to what had occurred , there was most unlikely to be a breach of the peace , since the policemen were unlikely to engage in the use of unlawful violence . |
| 8 | This meant there was less likely to be a change of mind from the old lady or daughter . |
| 9 | Cases of unsuitable placements were common , but there was very little to be done once the assignment had gone ahead . |
| 10 | In sum , their duties probably varied from place to place and from time to time , although there was always likely to be a strong police element , especially in those areas on or near the frontiers where military government was paramount and where the natives enjoyed only limited autonomy . |