Example sentences of "[coord] was [adv] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the event the party 's net loss of around 200 seats was , or was successfully presented as being , better than expected . |
| 2 | She was of course famous for her powers of observation ; she was better than any of us at using the mirrors which she had had installed everywhere to keep an eye on everything that was happening , or was about to happen and might need averting . |
| 3 | He worked at Anderson 's factory and was badly injured when a kiln in which he was working collapsed . |
| 4 | The trial of Winnie Mandela had been marked by intense media and public interest , and was widely seen as having brought about the collapse of her personal popularity among ANC followers . |
| 5 | A first draft of this publication appeared in November 1990 , and was widely circulated and discussed . |
| 6 | It was remarkably brief , but encompassed a great deal and was consciously planned and carried through as an ecumenical Council , the first of its kind . |
| 7 | As yet she was an unknown quantity , a mysterious figure who kept her distance from subordinate staff and was infrequently seen and then either alone or with one or several of the Senior Management team . |
| 8 | The light was unsteady , flickering across the road , and was soon revealed as belonging to a bicycle . |
| 9 | These nuances were lost in the United Kingdom , where rock 'n' roll was seen as another exotic American import like chewing-gum or cowboy films ; its explosive sexuality was seen as the key selling point of this product like the X-tail-fin on a new Ford — rather than as a process , and was thus isolated and marketed accordingly . |
| 10 | Because the development officers had prepared the ground well , the Home Support Project was known to others and was universally welcomed as likely to add to ( and not compete with ) other services . |
| 11 | The Jet was owned by Colonial Alliance of New York City , and was both managed and operated by Hansa Jet of Ft. |
| 12 | The cathedral was built between 1130 and 1290 but , due to several fires and other hazards , suffered damage and was extensively restored and rebuilt in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries . |
| 13 | His right arm was also lying at a funny angle and was probably dislocated or fractured . |
| 14 | Ndebugre , a former PNDC Secretary for Agriculture dismissed in November 1984 [ see p. 33828 ] , was arrested for allegedly failing to rise promptly for the national anthem , and was reportedly beaten while in detention — he was later released on a court order but was immediately rearrested . |
| 15 | As for Vivian ( Lord ) Bowden I can only report that he once offered me a job in what was to become UMIST and was particularly accommodating when I asked for time to think about it . |
| 16 | The word itself first came into usage in the seventeenth century and was not intended as academic jargon or as a sociologism . |
| 17 | For , although there was an absolute past , it was normative and was not regarded as receding . |
| 18 | The man , whose name has not been released , was a well known visitor to the libraries in question and was not suspected until the police were able to catch him red-handed lifting a title-page from a book . |
| 19 | in this case the defender was not insured and was not licensed but an insurer was conducting a holding defence while they considered whether they should repudiate liability under a policy issued to the owner of the vehicle and persons taking the vehicle on hire . |
| 20 | He had disappeared at the age of eleven and was not found until he was thirty-six years old . |
| 21 | ( 2 ) Nothing in subsection ( 1 ) above shall prohibit or restrict : ( a ) the consumption of alcoholic liquor in any premises at any time within fifteen minutes after the conclusion of the permitted hours in the afternoon or evening , as the case may be , if such liquor was supplied in those premises during the permitted hours ; ( b ) the taking of alcoholic liquor from any premises within fifteen minutes after the conclusion of the permitted hours in the afternoon or evening , as the case may be , if such liquor was supplied in those premises during the permitted hours and was not supplied or taken away in an open vessel ; ( c ) the sale or supply to , or consumption by , any person of alcoholic liquor in any premises where he is residing ; ( d ) the taking of alcoholic liquor from any premises by a person residing there ; ( e ) the supply of alcoholic liquor , in any premises , for consumption on those premises , to any private friends of a person residing there who are bona fide entertained by , and at the expense of , that person , or the consumption by such friends of alcoholic liquor so supplied to them ; the ordering of alcoholic liquor to be consumed off the premises or the despatch by the vendor of liquor so ordered ; ( g ) the supply of alcoholic liquor for consumption on licensed premises to any private friends of the holder of the licence bona fide entertained by him at his own expense , or the consumption of alcoholic liquor by persons so supplied ; ( h ) the consumption of alcoholic liquor at a meal by any person at any time within half an hour after the conclusion of the permitted hours in the afternoon or evening , as the case may be , if the liquor was supplied during the permitted hours and served at the same time as the meal and for consumption at the meal ; ( i ) the sale of alcoholic liquor to a trader for the purposes of his trade , or to a registered club for the purposes of the club ; or ( j ) the sale or supply of alcoholic liquor to any canteen in which the sale or supply of alcoholic liquor is carried on under the authority of the Secretary of State or to any authorised mess of members of Her Majesty 's naval , military or air forces . |
| 22 | On April 15 the Iranian government expressed its concern , stating that the use of force could not solve the issue , and was also reported as having offered to mediate in the conflict . |
| 23 | When it opened , the Aldergrove passenger terminal , with its distinctive multi-peaked roof , attracted immediate criticism for being too small and was regularly extended as business blossomed . |
| 24 | This threat held serious consequences for the government of Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa , as support from the Takeshita faction had been an essential ingredient in his election to the leadership of the party , and was generally seen as essential to his continued survival in the post . |
| 25 | Although an initial brain scan showed nothing to suggest she might have epilepsy , she demanded further tests and was finally diagnosed as having temporary lobe epilepsy a condition which plagues many schoolchildren . |
| 26 | The course is linked with Killoan and The Island equestrian centres and was largely developed and pioneered on site . |
| 27 | He wore his best suit which had been redeemed from the pawnbrokers and was freshly cleaned and pressed . |
| 28 | L2164 was set on fire , having already been damaged during the previous attack on 7th. , and was ultimately sunk after efforts had been made to tow it ashore . |
| 29 | During that time he was ordered by gang members to shave off his beard to change his appearance and was again threatened that his family would be harmed if he did not do as he was told . |
| 30 | However , he again refused to wear his uniform and was forcibly dressed and handcuffed to the cell bars . |