Example sentences of "and was [adj] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I wo n't , ’ I promised , and was asleep again before the door closed after her . |
| 2 | I rose from the table , went into the cell and flopped down on the hard wooden bed and was asleep almost immediately . |
| 3 | Although fewer patients bled after surgery the number of bleeds was still significant and was great enough to negate any potential long term reductions from the operation . |
| 4 | Then another gap , just six months , before he got a barmaid from Ipswich who 'd been visiting her granny and was daft enough to wait alone for the late bus . |
| 5 | Gedge told Smash Hits he liked the texture of rubber against his flesh and was fortunate enough to be dubbed , ‘ A bit of a perv . ’ |
| 6 | Neither are victims of racial harassment always poor women : Ms Z is divorced , lives on her own , and was fortunate enough to secure her home as part of the divorce settlement . |
| 7 | Miss D'Arcy smiled again : she stood above him on the rise of Latrigg Fell and was impressed more than she had anticipated by the gallant and handsome figure he struck , posed so elegantly against the mountains . |
| 8 | She looked , and was impressed almost against her will , for everything was as he said . |
| 9 | This was the first fall since 1973 and was due predominantly to reductions in the numbers of remand prisoners , due to the success of the probation service 's bail information schemes , and sentenced young offenders , partly due to the stricter criteria for custodial sentences for young people required by the 1988 Criminal Justice Act , and partly to the drawing up and implementation of ‘ action plans ’ for community plans by the probation service . |
| 10 | The junior leader training at the Army Apprentice College at Harrogate had been on weekend leave and was due back at 11pm on Sunday . |
| 11 | For example , while most meet in the absence of officers , Widdicombe ( 1986 , paras 6.173–77 ) found that the chief executive ‘ always ’ attended in I per cent of authorities and was present occasionally in 27 per cent . |
| 12 | I arrived at Annat in the early afternoon and was disappointed not to find any offers of refreshment on display . |
| 13 | This question had little significance and was relevant only to the part-time farmers as most family farmers said they did not take holidays . |
| 14 | Other candidates presented themselves : Brassard must know Miller 's End and he might have come to hate being bullied by Newley ; Yorick blamed Newley for his own failings , and was hysterical enough to kill on impulse ; Henry , having predicted Newley 's death , had a vested interest in ensuring that the prediction was fulfilled ; Zaza might have been seduced by Newley and then spurned |
| 15 | A particularly big tremor on 1 September 1880 damaged an important lighthouse on the Java coast , and was perceptible as far away as northern Australia . |
| 16 | Swift-Hook was by no means anti-nuclear and was keen not to upset his former employers . |
| 17 | Her work was too unconventional for immediate popular acceptance , but Cameron could tell how good she was , and was supportive even when she was discouraged . |
| 18 | Across the green , Doctor Lovell heard for the first time about the accident at the old people 's homes , and was magnanimous enough not to make any comment about Edward Young 's steps in front of his partners . |
| 19 | Venice had placed an embargo on Bosphorus trade and was hesitant even over her Alexandria fleet . |
| 20 | Joyce retired on April 2 after 14 years service and was delighted not only to receive gifts , including a hi-fi system , but also to be wined and dined on more than one occasion before her departure . |
| 21 | Mungo looked up and was relieved not to see a face at the window . |
| 22 | Because of the likelihood that Russia 's reform could not proceed Grigory Yavlinsky , co-author of the Shatalin plan , had tendered his resignation as Russian Deputy Premier on Oct. 17 , and was relieved formally of his office on Nov. 22 . |
| 23 | He expelled his laugh in a single breath and was serious again , wanting to study her more , like a doctor , she thought , looking for symptoms , and she allowed him , remembering that this was part of sorrow . |
| 24 | That was the result of her sleeping badly on the ‘ plane , and was serious enough for her to wear a neck scarf during her week of practice , but it caused no problems once the competition began . |
| 25 | Unlike so many conservatives he had not compromised his position and was consistent throughout in his condemnation of Japan . |
| 26 | He gained his school colours for rugger and was unlucky not to get them for the Field Game and the Wall Game — another game confined to Eton . |
| 27 | Naihe , knowing nothing of the rule until he paddled out , let his chanter sleep and was marooned far off-shore at the end of the contest . |
| 28 | He had always respected Berowne ; now he warmed to him and was honest enough about his own reactions to know why Berowne had spoken of his family : |
| 29 | The 30-year-old Palacio used to fight for coins in the streets of Medellin and was good enough to fight for the WBA super-bantamweight crown two years ago , when he claimed he was robbed . |
| 30 | After what seemed an eternity , and was well over two hours , I felt the marsh ground underfoot change to shingle and knew that I had reached the shore . |