Example sentences of "[adj] building was a " in BNC.

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1 To ensure that this progressive building was a success , it was essential –hat a supply of completely manufactured parts was on the ground at the point of erection , before the building of a vehicle was commenced .
2 Someone had quite recently built a wing on either side of this huge donjon but at each corner of the central building was a tower .
3 The exuberant rush of ecclesiastical building was a byproduct of the Thirty Years ' War , which interrupted the German Renaissance and delayed the arrival of the Baroque until two generations after its origins in Italy .
4 Everybody danced with anybody and as almost every other building was a public house , there was plenty of material spilling out to keep the action going .
5 Their main building was a substantial hangar which was guaranteed to withstand sustained winds of 120mph .
6 Background : The original building was a Benedictine mission from about 1650 .
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