Example sentences of "be [adj] [coord] [pron] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Carrying a tray of glasses would have been easier if the floor had been stable but I made it to the far end with only a lurch or two and delivered the goods as required . |
| 2 | ‘ Oh , sir , I am sorry but I saw it lying there and the temptation was too much for me . ’ |
| 3 | Her pregnancy had been uncomfortable and she feared she might not carry , but here it was - a girl for Bruce . |
| 4 | Yeah , and I said erm , and I said that were n't , if that was n't enough I said bearing in mind he 'd just come out of intensive care off a life support machine , I said and which I think that , that tells us that he needs a bit of extra care compared to some of them on the ward , I said I know they 're all important and I know you 're busy but I said I think you should 've had a bit of priority , he was dying , and you know he 's dying , you 'd been told , she said yes that 's right , I said but what really broke my bloody heart was from one o'clock that dinner time he sat in that chair , we left that hospital at half past eight and you assured us he 'd go to bed and when we came in the next morning at half past ten Joy he sat there exactly the bloody same , in the same filthy blanket and the same catheter on him , oh I went fucking mad and I said how dare you , I said because somebody 's told they 're dying does that mean they 've got to be forgot ? |
| 5 | He had clipped up his shirtsleeves with steel bracelets above the elbow and was swathed in a coarse apron which had once been white and which covered him from the knot of his tie to his ankles . |
| 6 | Cantona , who flew to Paris for the top-rated chat show Sacree Soiree after his United debut in Lisbon on Tuesday , added : ‘ I am fit and I enjoyed myself in the opener against Benfica . |
| 7 | Before that , I recognised the building under the trees , de luxe bedroom suites now , but still the same structure , on the left-hand side of the drive , just before the sweep around to the hotel steps : ‘ The stables which formed part of the rectangle of low buildings out of which that archway to the henyard led , had long been disused but somebody swept them now and then , dusted the curved metal hay racks , wiped manger and woodwork and shone the brass tethering rings so brightly than whenever we pushed a door open and looked into the dusky twilight we were welcomed by a small round gleam of light . ’ |
| 8 | The lumps are heavy but I drove myself till my arms cried out and the sweat runs down my back . |
| 9 | I did n't even know if they had been responsible but I had nothing more to offer . |
| 10 | I specifically asked if this upgrade would be possible and they assured me that it would . |
| 11 | I could see he was going to be humble and it depressed me . |
| 12 | I had expected it to be cold but it surprised me with a suddenness that wrenched my breath away . |
| 13 | I knew that telling them would be hard but nothing prepared me for their anger and grief during our final month together . |
| 14 | I went to the doctor at seventeen , just about to be married and he put me on Librium to calm me down . |
| 15 | Dan was doing his utmost to be helpful and she appreciated it . |
| 16 | When I had occasion to talk to the Home Secretary about this , I asked him about this and he said oh , we want it to be local and I said you mean local not region and he said yes , local and I hope my noble friend who was there will remember that when he comes to decide whether this region things ever going to get a running . |
| 17 | I used to be wild but she reformed me . |
| 18 | I went over to Sheridan to ask him to be quiet and he grabbed my wrist and tried to pull me on to his lap , and I overbalanced and fell and hit the table hard where he was sitting , and I caught the cloth somehow and pulled it with me and everything on it landed on the floor . |
| 19 | He was all right financially — he had always been shrewd and he made his money in days when the Inland Revenue had allowed people to keep some of it — but his prospects of regaining his former place in the public 's esteem seemed negligible . |
| 20 | ‘ Some people think I am crazy but I thought I had better do it now while I have the chance . ’ |
| 21 | M J B three six seven X , you were right and I convinced you you were wrong . |
| 22 | However , a few newspapers were interested and I found myself giving about a dozen interviews . |
| 23 | Prior to 1979 , most local authorities were Conservative-controlled and they considered themselves to be local authorities , not Governments . |
| 24 | But at least my goals were clear and I knew what I wanted . |
| 25 | ‘ Her qualifications were adequate but what hooked us was the photo she included . |
| 26 | Their glasses were empty and he took them to the bar for a refill . |
| 27 | And they were tiny and we tied them in wee bunches and it was Miss who was the teacher then and she made a cross and put |
| 28 | The careful and precise manner in which these financial arrangements were laid down suggests that many who served saw the war as essentially a business enterprise holding out the promise of substantial rewards for those who were fortunate or who distinguished themselves in the field . |
| 29 | These were lozenge-shaped and I remembered them particularly because they were decorated with golden love knots . |
| 30 | because , you come back here and all the Scottish women were vast and they lost their figure 's and it was just sort of almost taken for granted that you have a baby and you loose your figure , but you do n't mind because you 've got the children . |