Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [prep] [adv] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In the late 1980s we were looking for somewhere to produce a whole stream of new products , ’ said managing director of Glaxo Developments Alan Catterall . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , the political , social and economic reforms undertaken by Japan 's leaders , as well as Japan 's new relationship with the outside world , were bound before long to have an impact on the lives of all Japanese . |
| 3 | I even 'eard Mum say the other day she was goin' over there to get a loan . |
| 4 | Daly was attempting to also win a double championship after winning the fours title with his father earlier today but he did n't show the same consistency against Nolan as he did in yesterday 's semi-final when he beat NIBA champion Martin McHugh from Carrickfergus 21-10 . |
| 5 | He was called upon repeatedly to take an active part in the burgeoning preservation movements of the 1950s and 1960s . |
| 6 | Which TV comic was arrested after allegedly delivering a strong punchline in a bistro ? |
| 7 | The leniency of Kanemaru 's treatment was highlighted when , on the same day , Kiyoshi Kaneko was charged with falsely reporting a donation , an indictment which involved a public trial and carried a penalty of five years ' imprisonment or a fine of 300,000 yen . |
| 8 | Creffield , a film cameraman , was convicted of indecently assaulting a thirteen-year-old girl ( it was a technical assault only ; it took the form of taking indecent photographs of the girl who , being under age , was unable , in law , to consent ) . |