Example sentences of "[adv] was [art] [noun sg] [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he hurled it off the roof as far as he could , shouting at the top of his voice a threat to all evil spirits : warning them that tonight was the night they must leave the village for good . |
| 2 | Oh , grief , she thought and suspected that now was the time she must get in with her interview questions . |
| 3 | In addition the greatest single cause of a landless peasantry was missing : Carew contended that ‘ In times past , and that not long ago , holdings were so plentiful and holders scarce , as well was the landlord who could get one to be his tenant ’ . |
| 4 | Here was a man she could look up to , a man she should like immensely — if she did n't have so many reasons to dislike him ! |
| 5 | Here was a man who would have no trouble with women , Jane thought , strong and handsome , but cruel — perhaps cruel was too harsh a word , but hard certainly , it showed in the set of his mouth . |
| 6 | It was even tempting , for here was a man who would have appreciated every irony . |
| 7 | Now here was a lady we could do business with . |
| 8 | Here was a gravity you could argue with ; here was a horizon close enough to reach out and grasp hold of . |
| 9 | Here was a sentiment I might have uttered myself . |
| 10 | Here was a star who could ask in all earnestness , ‘ What was the colour of the bearded villain 's folder that contained the nuclear secrets which Alan threw down the well before running towards the car park with his sister ? ’ secure in the knowledge that he would receive a suitably excited reply from Manchester Grammar 's finest . |
| 11 | Here was a woman who would go down on me in her husband 's presence , but would n't touch me , would n't speak to me , would n't see me , unless he was there . |
| 12 | Here was the man who could answer all those questions Leila was so vague about . |
| 13 | ‘ I was told there was a possibility they might have been here yesterday , ’ he explained , carefully avoiding glancing at Ronni . |
| 14 | To dance with him again was a prize she 'd sell her soul for , and tonight , here at the party , would be her only chance ever . |
| 15 | Walking on it safely was a skill he would have to relearn . |