Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [pron] [noun sg] was the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He explored her shamelessly , and his squeezing and probings froze something inside her , so that their effect was the exact opposite of what he intended . |
| 2 | It was n't bad , he said to himself , at the age of nineteen , to be able to carry your point like that , especially when your antagonist was the headmaster , and you were an unpaid temporary assistant . |
| 3 | For Scott the design of the film rather than its storyline was the real statement and he refused to philosophize about its meaning at the time of Blade Runner 's release , and quick demise ( it was subsequently resurrected as a cult movie and video hit ) . |
| 4 | Thereafter it appears that Haycock himself rather than his father was the main architect member of the firm , although , in partnership with his brother Robert , he continued to engage in building as well as architecture until c .1845 , after which he practised as an architect only . |
| 5 | This love was the outcome of our friendship , just as our friendship was the outcome of our acquaintance ; there was no break only a very gradual difference . |
| 6 | She sounded tired but , though her breathing was laboured and painful it seemed to Creggan now that her voice was the only friendly thing left in his world . |
| 7 | Not surprisingly , effective kings worked well with their bishops , even when their morality was the subject of open criticism : weak kings are likely to have had very much less influence on their clergy , unless like Guntram they could command some ecclesiastical respect because of their piety . |