Example sentences of "were [adv] [verb] and [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The teams praises were duly sung and I drew my fair share of the applause . |
| 2 | But , by exploring the aspirations and motivations of groups of blacks who were highly charged and who brought extraordinary energy to their chosen tasks , I thought I might find some clues as to the kinds of things which move black kids : what makes them tick . |
| 3 | Unfortunately for him , his feelings were not reciprocated and she went off to work in America . |
| 4 | Defence lawyer Mr Gerry Trainor pleaded that others living there were not objecting and they did not intend any trouble . |
| 5 | It 's a mystery to , you know , we were just sitting and he walked up and he went Andy , you 're a fucking cunt ! |
| 6 | Me and Scott were just playing and I went |
| 7 | Such thoughts were always unsettling and she refused to spoil a perfect summer morning by dwelling on the matter now . |
| 8 | The curtains were still pulled and he placed one of the packages of groceries on the table , holding the other to his side as he went across the room and whipped back the heavy green curtains . |
| 9 | I got out the bed at five and twenty to eleven and the curtains were still drawn and I thought oh my God ! |
| 10 | Steve and the others were still working and I began getting the meal ready . |
| 11 | Only June and Ethel knew who his father was and now they were both gone and they had not told anyone . |
| 12 | Blanks were also stocked and I have seen a printed example to Shrewsbury . |
| 13 | In fact , both Stirling 's legs were temporarily paralysed and he suffered quite a severe back injury which was to keep him immobilized for the best part of two months . |
| 14 | Housewives were out shopping and he saw Sarah , a scarf over her head , wearing an old grey top-coat , carrying a shopping bag in one hand and clutching a large , black handbag with brass fastenings in the other . |
| 15 | But some tablets were kindly provided and they did alleviate the problem . |
| 16 | Quite a crowd of people had gathered on the quay , but they were well behaved and they allowed ample room for the Wheel to be dragged ashore and stood on its rims . |
| 17 | ‘ But you were n't supported and it did n't work … so what have you achieved ? ’ she asked sarcastically . |
| 18 | I do n't think that er , I think that unfortunately some of the older doctors definitely were misinformed and were n't educated and I think nowadays that the doctors are becoming very much more educated and perhaps the ones who have the bad time are the fortunate ones in so far as they 're getting the hormone replacement therapy if they 're lucky and they have sympathetic general practitioner . |
| 19 | They were endlessly busy when they were n't praying and I remembered their surroundings as always faintly shining . |
| 20 | I should have been here to meet you , but you were late arriving and I had an appointment in the village . ’ |
| 21 | A soviet ( or governing council ) representing each of the twelve nahijes ( districts ) within the pashalik was established , but its powers were vaguely defined and it became an instrument which Karadjordje could use or ignore as he felt fit . |
| 22 | Teams of bull dancers were evidently involved and they rehearsed a repertoire of spectacular and dangerous-looking feats for the benefit of a host of onlookers : there is little doubt that the crowd of spectators shown in the Grandstand Fresco is watching a display of bull-leaping , and the Tripartite Shrine fixes the location as the Central Court of the temple . |
| 23 | He did not waste any energy in trying to break free of the mask , because he knew it to be pointless ; the Robemaker 's dark enchantments were seldom broken and he knew , as well , that there would be far worse torments ahead . |
| 24 | " Right then , " he said , when operations were satisfactorily completed and he had taken a swill of ale , " let's not back and fill , let's have everything full and by . " |
| 25 | Newspapers were quietly folded and they headed for the hills . |