Example sentences of "was [adj] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | erm in a very interested book called Darwin on Man recently by a psychologist called Gruber , Gruber has argued that Darwin had a conviction which could be expressed by saying that things which are natural are necessarily gradual , and things which are sudden are miraculous and not natural , that he had this equation in his mind erm long before he erm became and evolutionist , long before he abandoned his belief in religion which he largely did later , and Gruber traces it back , interestingly enough , to the arguments of a theologian , Sumner , who later became an Archbishop , who Darwin took notes on his ideas when he was a student at Cambridge erm which are still extent , and what Sumner had argued , among other things , was that a good argument for believing in the divinity of Christ , that Christ was divine rather than simply being a gifted teacher , was the suddenness with which the beliefs of the ancient world were transformed by Christ 's teaching . |
| 2 | All that was three years ago , and Jean had soon got over it , but now Tina was pregnant again and showing it , much to the amusement of Sandy and Stu . |
| 3 | Prune was pregnant again and wore a murky green long woollen smock . |
| 4 | She complained to an industrial tribunal that the main reason for her dismissal was that she was pregnant so that her dismissal was an act of unlawful sex discrimination contrary to the 1975 Act . |
| 5 | He was due again and suddenly they heard that the prince himself was bringing him . |
| 6 | ‘ According to the roster , your husband was due here but never turned up , ’ he said sternly . |
| 7 | Something to do with that bottom light the bloody payment was due yesterday or today whatever 's the twenty sixth . |
| 8 | It was easier to do this because Joe was due home and all the family were happily preparing . |
| 9 | The moon was low now and the light , wherever it slanted through the trees , seemed thicker , older and more yellow . |
| 10 | He was strong certainly and brave but armed only with a staff he could hardly be a match for five armed men . |
| 11 | I think Con was strong enough and single-minded enough to do what I should have done years ago . |
| 12 | They , they would love him I mean one of them it was annoying really cos Terry 's just not pulling his weight . |
| 13 | I 'd say he was weak rather than corrupt . ’ |
| 14 | The room was pleasant enough but had an unused , lonely feel . |
| 15 | The American was pleasant enough but it soon emerged from the conversation that the two women had little , if anything , in common . |
| 16 | He was pleasant enough and told her all she needed to know . |
| 17 | Still , Melissa was pleasant enough and said Hello and asked if I minded driving them back to the village . |
| 18 | That is why I am endeavouring to keep Henry Moore 's house and studios at Perry Green preserved as they were when my father was alive so that future generations of students and art lovers can witness the atmosphere and environment in which he created his works ’ . |
| 19 | The compulsion that held her there , head resting against his broad shoulder , she knew was emotional rather than physical . |
| 20 | In the early testings with the Yamaha boys last weekend McWilliams was unflappable even though he had gearbox problems during the first session . |
| 21 | Very few single women in Cairo had an appartment of their own , but Zeinab was rich enough and imperious enough and independent enough to insist on one . |
| 22 | ‘ Suddenly we realised it was eight o'clock and we rushed to the sitting room to put on the TV . |
| 23 | It was eight o'clock and everybody was at dinner . |
| 24 | When she went downstairs to make herself some toast it was still very dark , although it was eight o'clock and she could hear the children talking in their room . |
| 25 | I just wonder what happened to him — I alwaysrated him better than Harvey ( who was solid rather than inspirational ) . |
| 26 | It was strange really because I did n't know what I wanted to do . |
| 27 | Her work was too unconventional for immediate popular acceptance , but Cameron could tell how good she was , and was supportive even when she was discouraged . |
| 28 | She was right in that he should have either let her die or executed her . |
| 29 | Her voice was loud now and held a tone of command . |
| 30 | it was awful up and down |