Example sentences of "there were [adj] [noun] in his " in BNC.
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| 1 | His hands were scratched and dusty and there were small rips in his sweater . |
| 2 | Suddenly he looked tired , and there were deep furrows in his brow as his eyes scanned her for an instant . |
| 3 | I wish to state however that there were two areas in his evidence which I found myself totally unable to accept . |
| 4 | But the terms were not equal , for his assailant bled from the head , under his conical helm and gorget of chain mail , and from some wounds under his plate-armour , also , for there were red seams in his body-harness , and he leaned to his right side , favouring it as he fought . |
| 5 | " There were some logs in his backyard , " he said . |
| 6 | ‘ But Sir Thomas would notice if there were crunchy crystals in his food , ’ Auguste objected . |
| 7 | There were clean clothes in his wardrobe . |
| 8 | In midwinter — it was the first week of February — there were few dogs in his compounds , although there was one large , affable-looking but wholly terrified cat . |