Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [conj] came " in BNC.

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1 So many of them were interrelated or came from the same Sardinian village that all of them , with or without a record , could usually tell him something if they would .
2 ‘ The kids were uninhibited and came to music very fresh .
3 Mike obviously found out Bernard was alive and came out here to get him .
4 Beauty inside her , and the beauty was light that came in sizes which spanned the galaxies or spun inside electrons .
5 The women 's victory in 1918 was unspectacular and came about primarily because the government had to update the electoral register to include those serving in the armed forces .
6 The sky was grey and came all the way down to the ground .
7 The grass in the garden was uncut and came up to her calves .
8 In 1854 , Dr John Snow and William Farr assembled demographic statistics on the distribution of deaths from the new vital registration system to demonstrate beyond doubt , and contrary to received opinion , that the disease was water-borne and came from specific sources ( Lewes 1983 ) .
9 Then there was William Henry 's wife Mary , and his niece , Mary Hannah , who unfortunately lost both parents when she was young and came to make her home with them .
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