Example sentences of "[vb past] [vb pp] this was " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had forgotten this was supposed to be an adventure , an experience her life lacked . |
| 2 | What if whoever had done this was still inside the house ? |
| 3 | The Foreign Office had said this was in accordance with Abu Dhabi law . |
| 4 | She had decided this was the theme , exactly what Lucy needed , locked in work and the vagaries of her maverick genius boy-child . |
| 5 | She half-smiled , and one knew that she had decided this was the end . ’ |
| 6 | Alongside the increasing prosperity was a widespread belief that the system of free enterprise which had produced this was not only efficient but just . |
| 7 | The dream ended with the thought that if I had known this was the main road I need not have resorted to the acrobatics that had brought me there . |
| 8 | Damn her own voice for shaking , but she had known this was never going to be easy . |