Example sentences of "was [vb pp] [prep] [noun] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was even an Irish site destroyed for its own survival rather like the descendant of the prophet who was crushed to death so a shrine could be raised to his memory . |
| 2 | ‘ Strange , ’ Benedicta mused ‘ I meant to tell you , Brother , Lady Maude was seen in Southwark over a week ago . |
| 3 | It is amazing that in this age of guitar exotica , courtesy of PRS , Valley Arts and so on , most players can not help but become romantic and misty-eyed about an old Strat — even one that was made in Japan only a month or so ago . |
| 4 | But although he was beaten for pace quite a few times , it seemed that alot of the time he was out of position . |
| 5 | Dharsono was released from jail exactly a month after President Suharto had spoken of the need " to promote human rights " during his National Day speech . |