Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] and [pers pn] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With the onset in the later stages of unmistakable labour pains in my lower abdomen all doubts were resolved and I knew I had to do something about it . |
| 2 | In short , it was claimed that meditators ' moral senses were enlivened and it helped them ‘ become better Christians ’ . |
| 3 | and what they took all the treasures down into the cellars so they were saved and they rebuilt it . |
| 4 | The french windows were closed and he drew his gun and peered in to the gloomy apartment . |
| 5 | ‘ John Flanagan decided changes were needed and I lost my place . |
| 6 | They had to first of all get a base from which to achieve , unfortunately of course gaining the power and the growth of the power no doubt the ideals were corrupted and it became what you are su suggesting it did , it no longer represented the people . |
| 7 | Police were called and he swapped his castle for a cell . |
| 8 | I realized that the seats were numbered and I collected my bags and went in search of my proper seat . |
| 9 | Tickets were printed and he sold them to friends for 1&shilling. each … |
| 10 | Too many other people were involved and he felt he was losing his grip . |
| 11 | They were doomed and she knew it . |
| 12 | They told him they were going to do this , the papers were signed and he became their son . |
| 13 | There are some slight variations in it , and it 's come from a different U S mill and , for example , there are three items at the end which were required and you offered us six millimetres , they 're now six point three five millimetres , which is quarter inch , that 's fine , erm . |
| 14 | She danced in a haze of misery , scarcely noticing when the music changed from vibrant rock-and-roll to ‘ the creep ’ and when the lights were lowered and he pulled her close she could n't be bothered to protest though she was revolted by the smell of beer on his breath ( where had he got it ? ) mingling with strong body odours . |
| 15 | I knew he was irritated and he knew I was ashamed . |
| 16 | ‘ Why Tink , ’ cried Peter , ‘ it was poisoned and you drank it to save my life . |
| 17 | The sound began before our search was completed and it stopped me in my tracks , leaving Malc to continue alone . |
| 18 | His voice was muffled and I thought he was trembling . |
| 19 | So we referred it to the confed and er we had the officers down and the matter was resolved and we got our increase and it was acceptable by everybody . |
| 20 | I rushed him to hospital and the doctor asked how it was done and I said he 'd fallen over on the step . |
| 21 | Coffee was made and she called them , setting down the pot to complete her shadow picture . |
| 22 | ‘ There was a year of negotiation before the deal was closed and we refused their persistent demands to increase our offer of £750,000 , ’ Muddle says . |
| 23 | Then the door was closed and she heard his footsteps coming down the path . |
| 24 | Now of course what happened is that we claimed , we w went to the insurance and then they took they got a list of what was damaged and we replaced it for what he 'd lost er exactly . |
| 25 | She has got in ( and out of ) problems with drugs , alcohol and a quasi-religious cult : ’ I was brainwashed and I gave them an enormous amount of money , ’ she says with a shrug . |
| 26 | BRC was contacted and we found them somewhere to live and someone from their own country to look after them . |
| 27 | He was hunched and he dragged his feet when he walked . |
| 28 | ‘ I asked the son how he knew how much was stolen and he said he last counted it 12 months ago . ’ |
| 29 | She had him out of bed , touching his toes , bending and swaying with outstretched arms , leaning this way and that , rotating his hips , raising and lowering his shoulders , until his mind was numbed and he obeyed her commands like a robot . |
| 30 | The blindman 's buff of ‘ I 'm the boody man ’ was gone and they served his tiredness with careful silence . |