Example sentences of "[adj] was [prep] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then you see they when the crafty was by they used to set out the next day , some maybe taken for the West Mainland and some taken for and some were . |
| 2 | The pedlar was behind her . |
| 3 | After snarling a few choice remarks at them from the corners of our mouths , such as , ‘ Get lost ! ’ or ‘ Beat it ! ’ , which we understood to be good American for , ‘ Please go away , we do not wish for company , ’ we managed to rid ourselves of a few of them , but two of the most persistent followed us until we were clear of the town , and then we realised that the only way to be left alone was for us to be really rude . |
| 4 | No ultimate was in it was n't it ? |
| 5 | How she had survived a nurse 's training and remained shy was beyond me , but the fact remained she had . |