Example sentences of "[noun prp] was [verb] was [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The dress Bella was wearing was of a deep and vivid shade of blue , cladding a figure that was anything but fat . |
| 2 | The Egypt into which Nasser was born was at its base an old and stable society . |
| 3 | Because the UK clearly benefited from the capping of VAT and the introduction of the new fourth resource , the basic amount to which the UK was entitled was to be adjusted to a " reference compensation amount " . |
| 4 | Although much of the research Lord Rothschild was discussing was in more material areas than human behaviour , he recognized the inadequacy of science and technology without much closer integration with the social sciences , so that new knowledge can be used ‘ in harmony with the economic and human needs of the situation ’ . |
| 5 | The justice 's role in the disposal of the offence with which Mr. Bell was charged was at an end . |