Example sentences of "a [adj] that [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Years ago when you wanted to get to the heath from a stable that was maybe , the Cambridge side of Newmarket |
| 2 | Radio demands particular technical skills , and a person required a minimum standard of education before being accepted for training as a broadcaster — a standard that was progressively raised . |
| 3 | The Road to serfdom ( 1944 ) carried a standard that was unfurled again a generation later . |
| 4 | ‘ I was utterly miserable , ’ she recalls , ‘ I was in the position where I could actually get work to a standard that was good enough to attract support but there were n't any funds . ’ |
| 5 | Thus the monetary authorities could reduce the variation in output by adopting a simple rule that links the level of money supply to the lagged shock to aggregate demand , and this dominates the more simple rule that just set money supply equal to a constant that was independent of the state of aggregate demand . |
| 6 | Her riding tunic was a pink that was almost white , edged with black , her trousers azure blue . |
| 7 | Even in the dreary beginnings of a rainy dawn the newly sprouting vines dotted the hillside with a green that was almost luminous , but the olive trees were the same ghostly grey as the fog . |
| 8 | The three space directions and imaginary time would form a space-time that was closed in on itself , without boundaries or edges . |
| 9 | A quiet that was close to let-down replaced the wild bustle of the preparation but they were enjoying each other 's company , the animal comfort of other presences , banishment of loneliness . |