Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The next few weeks were busy one for all the Pack and their mothers , who baked and stitched and sewed , and listened to recitations and lines from plays that were to be performed by the Brownies , and answered their questions about this , that and the other , and tried to put their sudden doubts and fears at rest . |
| 2 | DAVID MELLOR has gone to the back benches nursing the belief that since he told John Major all about his expenses-paid holiday it made it okay and if life were fair none of us should have considered him out of order . |
| 3 | They altered the noise levels , and the lighting levels at mealtimes and were surprised themselves at the dramatic effect on behaviour — less agitation , reduced noise from the patients , shorter feeding times , and greater consumption of food . |
| 4 | The hot shine must have cut to black as he was soft-footing it up the stairs , because when he turned around on the half-landing and crouched behind the angle of the banister the only light in the hall was the inward spill from the porch , and that was getting less as the door slowly closed on its hydraulic arm . |
| 5 | What happened was the man erm went to sleep and while he was asleep something in the room fell on his neck . |
| 6 | Charley was high himself by then . |
| 7 | It was clear which of them was the leader — broad-shouldered and heavily built , he lifted the knife menacingly and said , ‘ Where d' you keep it ? |
| 8 | She did not really care whether people listened or not ; she was interested herself in what she was saying , and she was quite happy to potter about from bench to bench watching people writing their diaries when they should have been writing up their experiments . |
| 9 | Her brother Jeff was guiding them alongside the jetty now . |
| 10 | I was afraid something like this would happen . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I was afraid something like this might happen to you . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I was afraid something like this might happen if I did n't get here first . |
| 13 | As soon as Waite vanished , the trail went cold , because the first thing his kidnappers did was separate him from his briefcase . |
| 14 | He was frightening everyone with his foul temper . |
| 15 | And she was promising nothing to him , either ; he knew that was what she meant , but he did not ask for anything . |
| 16 | Macca said in his column , that nobody knew about the deal until it was all but completed and said he was sure everyone at Leeds and the supporters would wish him great success at Blackburn . |
| 17 | Although Carlson felt there was some connection with the chaos and anarchy erupting over the Althosian system he was sure none of the Freedom Party supporters would have devised such a ruthless method for annihilating the elite . |
| 18 | There was much talk in the coffee shops about the new film James Dean was working on , called Rebel Without a Cause ; Brando was stunning everyone with his performance in On the Waterfront . |
| 19 | Daniel patted his wife again and tried to reassure her , although he was worried himself about Billy 's wellbeing . |
| 20 | When you come out of role to reflect on what 's been going on your questions might include : " What led you to believe the carpenter was nervous/hiding something from us ? " |
| 21 | Naturally , she 'd heard of this legendary Tech-Green , and was disappointed someone of such intelligence and vision had allowed maudlin dross to get in the way of his career . |
| 22 | His brief relationship with a page three girl Julie Desmond hit the skids when the press revealed that the bold Frank was two-timing her for another model , Anita Blue . |
| 23 | She was unconcerned herself with my scholastic interest in theology . |
| 24 | There was sweet nothing in the way of nectar and what duped flowers had burst out of the ground were in for a shock when the frosts came . |
| 25 | I was surprised it to , we well going to this place yesterday er , on the directions we were with Tammy , she was reading them out and we come off the M twenty |
| 26 | Indeed Maiden was competitive which on the first leg may have come as a surprise to the girls . |
| 27 | If she really was dead none of them mattered anyway . |