Example sentences of "soon [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus Æ to Ě they soon were fetchin' Cf. such forms as ÞÆC and ÞECCEAN . |
| 2 | Where the great lake joined the river , at Drumshanbo , we headed directly southward and soon were in neat white Leitrim Village , a row of houses up and down a hillside street . |
| 3 | Then we got on board the little " Fingal " and soon were joined by a number who had travelled with us when we came and whom we greeted as old friends . |
| 4 | However we soon were sorted and ready . |
| 5 | The two Democrats thought most likely to join the contest soon were conservative Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas ; and Iowa Senator Tom Harkin , an unabashed liberal populist . |
| 6 | She took her best outfit from the paper carrier on the mantleshelf , shook it to get rid of the creases , and soon was all dressed up and ready to go with her red lipstick , her pretty pinned-up hair and her fancy black peep-toe shoes . |
| 7 | Michelle moved on and soon was to be seen around Los Angeles with Nicholson , who had been a friend for years . |
| 8 | Of course she recognized the author to whom I referred as Ivy Compton-Burnett , who was not then ( 1948 ) so extensively known as she soon was to be . |
| 9 | In minutes he was driving , and soon was bursting into Doyle 's flat , breathless from running up the stairs . |
| 10 | Without being in the least conceited about it , I soon was able to judge whether my cricket square was as good as some county grounds , whether my soccer and rugby pitches compared to professional clubs , and whether my tennis courts were as good as the big venues seen on TV . |
| 11 | Traders said the fact John Akers will be leaving soon was likely a contributing positive to the stock . |
| 12 | Traders said the fact John Akers will be leaving soon was likely a contributing positive to the stock . |
| 13 | The French King seems to have taken this as an insult and , if he had not already been in touch with the Poitevin rebels , he very soon was . |
| 14 | To experience singing quite so soon was the nicest sort of welcome . |
| 15 | And soon was a flame , a fix to an addict . |
| 16 | Mabel had told everyone that she was sure that war was about to start , and at first she seemed disgruntled that she had been proved wrong , but soon was as ecstatic as everyone else about the news . |
| 17 | But to ask him those questions soon was essential . |
| 18 | A WARNING of a Middle East war if a speedy solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict is not found soon was given by the Palestine Liberation Organisation chairman , Yasser Arafat , yesterday . |