Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [pron] [art] [noun sg] [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't know if Fenella knew what the Kraken was , but she knew who I meant . |
| 2 | Mr Forbes said Ballantine told him the boy was dead and told him to phone the police . |
| 3 | Jessamyn knew what the cowboy was made of . |
| 4 | Jed knew what the answer was , and he was drunk enough to carry it off . |
| 5 | Oliver wondered what the connection was between playing at stealing from the old gentleman 's pocket and becoming a great man . |
| 6 | When Marian uncovered it the wound was raw and open and the flesh around it inflamed . |
| 7 | God knew what the Superintendent was on about . |
| 8 | Huy wondered what the husband was like . |
| 9 | To Hank 's intense relief , at no point did it occur to Boyd to inquire what the book was about . |
| 10 | The Trunchbull sensed what the child was thinking and she did n't like it . |
| 11 | On Feb. 27 , 1990 , Akbulut paid an official visit to Iran following which an agreement was signed on March 1 to double bilateral trade between the two countries to $2,000 million . |
| 12 | The expression on Hurley 's face when George told him the news was reward enough in itself , but there was an altogether different reaction from the DIA when Coleman reported in about El-Jorr and his key role as the DEA CI fronting for Eurame . |
| 13 | Roirbak experienced a moment of panic , sure it was one of Penumbra 's staff , arrived too soon before he could work anything out , when Mellissa informed him the visitor was Leila Saatchi . |
| 14 | Tobie spared a thought for Cairo , and Mamelukes , and Tzani-bey , and wondered if Nicholas knew what the emir was doing in the Mameluke camp outside Famagusta . |
| 15 | Fortescue saw what the problem was : the defence of English interests both on land and at sea , which needed to be acted upon with a speed which only the existence of some form of permanent naval force would allow . |