Example sentences of "[noun sg] was [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An attraction of the older cosmology was that heaven and hell were as far apart as possible — the former beyond the outermost sphere , the latter in the bowels of the earth . |
| 2 | This religion was more rationalist and ethical , much stronger in defence of the established social order and much less populist in tone and organization . |
| 3 | Their self-image was that of the chosen few for whom the spectacle provided an inexhaustible supply of objects ( and people ) to hate , and whilst the apparent ease with which they targeted and disposed of their opposition often made good copy ( the endless adventure , the scandal , etc. ) , there is a sense in which the hectoring tone of their documents became repetitive and wearisome . |
| 4 | But she did not know which of the many doors of the hall-way was that of their bedroom . |
| 5 | The remedy was more practice in identified areas of weakness . |
| 6 | The only disappointment was that , at nine o'clock , the advantage gained by climbing for two days was lost in minutes , like the slow , laborious winding of a stiff spring which snaps and releases its energy in an instant . |
| 7 | The nub of Monsieur Landes 's thinking was that Mt Pelee presented no more danger to St Pierre than Vesuvius did to Naples , a distinctly ambiguous conclusion ! |
| 8 | His only real chance of coming to grief was that of being struck by a stray round-shot , an unlikely mishap , for they sank as soon as they landed . |
| 9 | Subsequently , the major concern perceived with the system of legal aid was that confusion and inefficiency were created by too many people having the ability to decide whether or not to grant help . |
| 10 | But we used to l I think I can remember going three times and we went on the train and we would have a big label with branch number seven , we were Walsall Wood and we were always told that , you know , you look on the sea front if you get lost , cos you 've got your name and who you belong to on card was all given out . |
| 11 | The nature of the two eyes of the Fate of the discworld was this : that while at a mere glance they were simply dark , a closer look would reveal — too late ! — that they were but holes opening onto a blackness so remote , so deep that the watcher would feel himself inexorably drawn into the twin pools on infinite night and their terrible , wheeling stars … |
| 12 | His Honour Judge Maddocks , dismissing their appeal , said the practice of the partnership was that of the two offices together because the partnership ran them as a single business . |
| 13 | But that token Labour force was enough to justify the formation of a National Government in name as well as in purpose . |
| 14 | Wenlock Manor was some twelve miles out of Brighton , far enough away to discourage conference-going Tories , the more important of whom preferred to stay at the rebuilt Grand Hotel , and the more humble at sea-front bed-and-breakfasts . |
| 15 | Barbara Coleman 's bedroom was another high and handsome room , cluttered with paintings . |
| 16 | Another recommendation was that unlicensed activity should be subject to tougher penalties , and this met with the Conference 's general approval . |
| 17 | The team had already identified the capability of the switchboard equipment itself as a major cause of delays and one recommendation was that Direct Dial In [ DDI ] facilities should be installed so that calls could be dialled direct to specific people , by-passing the switchboard . |
| 18 | While , understandably , this mild recommendation was all they could make in the circumstances , there is no disguising the fact that , for the next five years at least , non-advanced further education in Wales badly needs the infusion of more resources . |
| 19 | BELFAST 'S Lord Mayor Herbert Ditty was this afternoon staring defeat in the face as the City Hall vote counting reached its climax . |
| 20 | The crews knew them as Spivs , and initially their speed was such that a driver complained : ‘ I 've been catching seagulls with that thing ! ’ |
| 21 | His speed was such he did n't approach it at a speed where he could erm er l lay off and er let something happen . |
| 22 | By 1970 the generosity of tax concessions for new investment was such that they wiped out the effect of corporation tax and rendered the post-tax rate of profit virtually as high as the pre-tax rate . |
| 23 | ‘ He owns us , the studios from which we broadcast and the building they 're in , although by now he must have recovered whatever his original investment was several times over . |
| 24 | Researchers could n't be sure radon was such a danger until they 'd built up a complete picture . |
| 25 | His ridicule was such that Tindle destroyed the painting there and then . |
| 26 | Although this was an extremely delicate operation for Nizan to perform , given that in 1934 he had carried out the rather complex act of ideological rehabilitation designed to demonstrate that Gide 's intellectual itinerary was such as to lead him inevitably to a commitment to communism , he none the less succeeded in combining professional respect for Gide 's qualities as a writer with penetrating criticism of what he considered to be Gide 's superficial analysis and hasty dismissal of the Soviet state . |
| 27 | The second allegation was that medical staff allowed the oxygen level to remain above the accepted safety level . |
| 28 | The other loss was that of the Chairman himself , Captain Sykes , who died on 25th April 1901 . |
| 29 | One hears jocular allusions to AIDS in circles which would class themselves sophisticated but from this programme , it is clear that the early theory that AIDS was some kind of divine blight on homosexuals , is already discounted . |
| 30 | The result was all wrong … 6-2 on aggregate to Tranmere but there was a flicker of hope in the flames as United 's cup run went up in smoke … |