Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [was/were] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shortly after the end of the war an incident occurred which was of critical importance in the development of Gandhi 's relations with the British — the massacre at Amritsar . |
| 2 | Suddenly Sophie found she was in deep water . |
| 3 | He had time to have a word with everyone and on the occasions when I met him in England he was more than helpful — unlike some of his colleagues in the Press room who pestered you for information when at Leopardstown , then pretended you were from another planet when you went to a big meeting in England . |
| 4 | The problem SAVE faced was that it had been so disfigured by later alterations that many people doubted it was of sufficient interest to merit saving . |
| 5 | We found he was in good shape , but had no food in his intestines . |
| 6 | Three-quarters of providers were confident that " this unit can take on the competition " and two-thirds believed they were in good shape to do so . |
| 7 | I believed he was in safe hands . |
| 8 | For a moment he imagined he was in another world , a simple uncomplicated world : a world where there was no place down below in the valley where men were being prepared for war ; that there was no place in Northumberland where a woman sat in a room all day with only her thoughts for company ; that there was no one called Carrie Smith ; that the world had dwindled and there was only this secluded garden and a secluded house , as had been said , with the hills to the back of it and the river at its feet and two women so unalike , yet alike : so understanding , so thoughtful of each other , and not only of each other , but of him . |
| 9 | And however well endowed he was with these qualities , he might still have difficulty on some points . |
| 10 | They put them on their arms , but Julian noticed his were of different lengths , one covering his hand , the other leaving his hand extended beyond the edge . |
| 11 | When the orchestra reassembled it was at full strength and they played Richard Strauss 's Tone Poem ‘ Heldenleben ’ more or less from start to finish . |
| 12 | They 'd have put her in the freak show , confessing how misled she was by capitalist gold . |
| 13 | ‘ Famous research on American longshoremen , who worked 14 hours a day loading ships , and who smoked and drank as well as sweating their guts out , showed they were at low risk from cardiac problems and that severe exercise can protect against heart disease . |
| 14 | I went to a local DIY store and picked out a can of own-brand paint which stated it was for exterior decoration . |
| 15 | McGregor , who had been approached by a worried neighbour , admitted making use of the computer but claimed it was on legitimate police business . |
| 16 | When we talked it was like two people playing with a ball : sometimes it went into the goal , sometimes it grazed the post , but most of the time it went high in the air and missed completely . |
| 17 | ‘ I never felt I was at any risk and in terms of being brave I never even considered it . ’ |
| 18 | In the gloom I felt I was in some kind of an enclosure and told the rear gunner to get out and find out where we were . |
| 19 | I saw flood-lit spaces , heard music and felt I was in another world , somewhere in Switzerland . |
| 20 | If they knew I was under that sort of pressure , they 'd stop giving me rides altogether . |
| 21 | I knew I was in great danger . |
| 22 | And they thought I was on that plane blown up . |
| 23 | I thought I was in enough trouble so I refused . |
| 24 | Juliet felt she was in another world , she felt as though she were intoxicated . |
| 25 | ‘ I knew she was on this wavelength , ’ Elinor said excitedly , ‘ I believed her right from the start . ’ |
| 26 | It had been granted grudgingly and she knew she was on thin ice as far as her superiors were concerned . |
| 27 | Claudia Yeo was feeling sick , but knew she was on secure ground . |
| 28 | And yet , like Anne Boleyn all those centuries before her , she knew she was in imminent danger of losing her head … |
| 29 | I thought you were in this bit . |
| 30 | No-one knew we were on this flight , and we only had eyes for one another , frankly . |