Example sentences of "building was [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The building was of a slatey stone , pointed and well maintained ; two floors and a couple of attics . |
| 2 | Thus it will be appreciated that the building was in a rather unkempt and neglected state when the present owners began to restore the structure in 1983 . |
| 3 | The purchaser did not accept that the building was in a state of practical completion and refused to complete . |
| 4 | POOR STATE Mr Laurie Mulrine , senior planning officer , said the existing building was in a poor state of repair and the back of the site was vacant . |
| 5 | The building was like a hotel . |
| 6 | The IRA had seen to it that getting in and out of the Party conference building was like a rich man confronted with the gates of the Kingdom of Heaven , or , what was worse , like checking-in at Gatwick on an August flight to Marbella . |