Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [vb past] [was/were] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some half-way point would have to be found , Wright said , which Berle believed was British policy all along . |
| 2 | In each tribe , as we have seen , there were a number of coastal , a number of inland and a number of city demes , about sixteen councillors from each type going to make up a trittys ( only in the tribe to which Acharnai belonged was this system modified , because twenty-two out of fifty councillors is already well over a third ) . |
| 3 | Thus they often promoted what their leaders knew was mediocre art in the interests of all their members . |
| 4 | Among proposals which ministers made were more incentives for mothers to remain at home , education vouchers , curbs on the power of the professions , and greater encouragement for wealth creators . |
| 5 | Matey watched her , dark head bent over her work , hands busy , having mastered the basics of the task with what Matey thought was surprising speed . |
| 6 | What Russia needed was revolutionary cells with roots among the people and contempt for abstract theory . |
| 7 | What Clive wanted was callow youth . |
| 8 | ‘ I am disappointed for the crowd because generally they have been treated to some good football here and all our performance lacked was some goals . |