Example sentences of "was [adj] [conj] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rousseau was emphatic that the general interest of society was not the mere sum of individuals ' interests , any more than the general will was the mere sum of individual wills . |
| 2 | Then she discovered she was pregnant and the big day was brought forward . |
| 3 | 210 In all cases between landlord and tenant , as often as it shall happen that one half year 's rent shall be in arrear , and the landlord or lessor , to whom the same is due , hath right by law to re-enter for the non-payment thereof , such landlord or lessor shall and may , without any formal demand or re-entry , serve a writ in ejectment for the recovery of the demised premises , which service shall stand in the place and stead of a demand and re-entry ; and in case of judgment against the defendant for non-appearance , if it shall be made appear to the court where the said action is depending , by affidavit , or be proved upon the trial in case the defendant appears , that half a year 's rent was due before the said writ was served , and that no sufficient distress was to be found on the demised premises , countervailing the arrears then due , and that the lessor had power to re-enter , then and in every such case the lessor shall recover judgment and execution , in the same manner as if the rent in arrear had been legally demanded , and a re-entry made ; and in case the lessee or his assignee , or other person claiming or deriving under the said lease , shall permit and suffer judgment to be had and recovered on such trial in ejectment , and execution to be executed thereon , without paying the rent and arrears , together with full costs , and without proceeding for relief in equity within six months after such execution executed , then and in such case the said lessee , his assignee , and all other persons claiming and deriving under the said lease , shall be barred and foreclosed from all relief or remedy in law or equity , other than by bringing error for reversal of such judgment , in case the same shall be erroneous , and the said landlord or lessor shall from thenceforth hold the said demised premises discharged from such lease ; provided that nothing herein contained shall extend to bar the right of any mortgagee of such lease , or any part thereof , who shall not be in possession , so as such mortgagee shall and do , within six months after such judgment obtained and execution executed pay all rent in arrear , and all costs and damages sustained by such lessor or person entitled to the remainder or reversion as aforesaid , and perform all the covenants and agreements which , on the part and behalf of the first lessee , are and ought to be performed . |
| 4 | The neckline was low and the upper part of her breasts swelled against it , dividing to reveal the shadowy cleft between them . |
| 5 | The incidence of ventricular fibrillation was low and the in-hospital mortality was 5% . |
| 6 | DOS reported that there was an ‘ Error : system serial port ’ problem , which was annoying because the serial port was not being used . |
| 7 | In 1980 we ought perhaps to have asked ourselves whether this river might have been the Shatt al-Arab itself , while one of the characters was Iranian and the other Iraqi . |
| 8 | More human than she 'd looked all morning , he thought , realizing he had taken against his witness at least partly because she was alive and the amusing , lively , feminine creature that had been Angela Morgan was not . |
| 9 | The gas was unlit and the only light was the feeble glow of the coals . |
| 10 | The building had n't been touched in the war , the wine-cellar was intact and the whole atmosphere was one of joyousness and laughter . |
| 11 | Their misery was complete when the previous night vandals had visited their camp site and caused considerable damage , including slitting the Cartwrights ' tent . |
| 12 | Turn of speed was devastating and the final touchdown was true showmanship . |
| 13 | Here not much study was needed ( a few David Lodge novels would do ) to show that the pope was right and the liberal Catholics wrong . |
| 14 | Again , if Fiver was right and the whole warren was in imminent peril , then of course they ought to welcome any rabbit who was ready to join them . |
| 15 | His breathing was frightful and the unrelenting ache in his legs grew harsher with every stride . |
| 16 | Yet it was undeniable that the Conservative political pressure to extend rural electrification had led to a diversion of scarce capital resources into investments which were known to be unremunerative and in fact turned out to be so . |
| 17 | Although a handful have been preserved , BR 's attempt to emulate the success of the D200 project was short-lived when the selected example suffered a terminal breakdown . |
| 18 | His speech to representatives of the Moscow gentry in March 1856 was tame , his creation of a secret committee in 1857 was the traditional way to sweep calls for change under the carpet , the Nazimov Rescript envisaged a form of emancipation which would have severely damaged the peasantry , the relaxation of censorship in January 1858 was short-lived and the provincial tour of 1858 represented yet another futile attempt to persuade nobles to accept a measure they were bent on resisting . |
| 19 | The initial proposal for transferring the religious to the larger houses to ensure a strengthened reformed monasticism was short-lived and the great houses began to surrender in 1537 , as an insurance policy against wholesale deprivation . |
| 20 | It was unclear where responsibility for child-minders , registration of playgroups , etc. would rest in the new organisation , but it was possible that the new provisions in the Children Bill going through parliament would allow for those services to be provided through education departments . |
| 21 | This time , Mr Robertson said , it was possible that the French haulage company 's insurance might cover the loss . |
| 22 | They were unable to approach because of their draught and the weather , but with the rising tide and bad conditions it was possible that the stranded man might not survive until the lifeboat arrived . |
| 23 | This was possible because the topmost floor of the two-and-a-half storey building is entirely in the roof space , obtains all its daylight from a new roof-light and therefore can not be used easily for habitable accommodation . |
| 24 | It was ironical that the high level of operator handling thought to be the biggest problem was actually the main part of the solution ! |
| 25 | I was feeling a bit pissed off : I was sore where the fickle Shelly had left her mark and I was distinctly peckish . |
| 26 | Its interior was spacious but the trim stark , hard-edged plastic . |
| 27 | The writing was on the wall for the old system : it was doubtful whether the established constitution could hold . |
| 28 | While Churchill might still agitate for union , it was doubtful whether the new Labour government of Clement Attlee would display any enthusiasm for it . |
| 29 | Laura was doubtful whether the little girl ought to be allowed to go out like that alone with an old man , and not a very scrupulous one at that , for a whole afternoon . |
| 30 | Following from this it was therefore axiomatic that knowledge of environment was time-dependent and the environmental perception at the time of decision-taking could be very significant . |