Example sentences of "[pron] were [adv] [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After five minutes or so both Rick and I were properly awake and using his scoop technique ( which incidentally had n't been quite perfected ) my first catfish was on the bank . |
| 2 | If I were reasonably satisfied that , other things being equal , substantially fewer persons would be murdered if the death penalty were available than if it were not , I should have opposed its abolition and would support its restoration . |
| 3 | Partly it was in response to the Black Workers ' Group and because Ahmed and I were both Black and lesbian/gay . |
| 4 | Oh , Rachel and I were both naïve when we decided that I should go with him . |
| 5 | I often wish I were less sensitive and loving . |
| 6 | I always remember like I were only little but I remember these things you know . |
| 7 | ‘ It is my wish that my Clerk Mr. Prince who is well acquainted with my business and affairs and in whom I place great confidence should continue in the management and conduct of the same … to sell and dispose or exchange all or any of my works on Ornithology and specimens of Natural History in the manner I have been accustom to do … to continue or complete as far as practicable the publication of any work or works of mine on Ornithology and to do all other [ illegible ] by issuing a Prospectus advertising the same … to purchase all necessary materials articles and things fit and proper for the carrying on of my business … to borrow for a temporary period any money from my Bankers , Messrs Drummond and Company … and if there by any surplus available for the purpose to invest the same in purchase of Stock … to pay the rent and taxes … make up , adjust and settle all and every or any Accounts … [ and generally ] to do perform and execute all and every or any other acts deeds matters and things whatsoever are necessary to be done in all other my concerns engagements affairs and business whatsoever during my absence from England as fully and effectually to all intents and purposes as I myself might or could do if I were personally present and did the same . ’ |
| 8 | Oh , yeah , I know , when I used to stay , cos Helen and I were as bad as each other , were n't we , though we did n't encourage each other very much to get up early . |
| 9 | Mother and I were much happier when we acquired our own machine and we could get on with it together . |
| 10 | Precious Metals Division 's performance was impacted by precious metal prices which were either flat or in the case of rhodium significantly lower . |
| 11 | If you were to write down on a sheet of paper half a dozen simple statements of fact which were either true or false and then turn the questions face down , the pendulum will come up with which are which . ’ |
| 12 | He said officers were being let loose on the roads after three-hour assessments which were little better than the ordinary driving test . |
| 13 | These works , some of which were strongly anti-Catholic and evidently intended as propaganda in the war against Spain , earned him the epithet of ‘ the Spanish heretic ’ in the Index . |
| 14 | The bill made it easier for victims of unintentional discrimination — those affected by employment practices which were superficially neutral but had a disproportionate impact on minorities — to win job discrimination lawsuits against their employers . |
| 15 | I 'd also like to congratulate you on the exceptional photographs in the Stephen Hawking article which were both honest and deeply moving . |
| 16 | Our reports provide many examples ; for the present we note three which were both prominent and recurrent In these cases the pressures and dilemmas could not only prove intractable but might also have adverse consequences for the children . |
| 17 | The crucial political issue for Marx , and for those who were subsequently influenced by his theory , was the ‘ social question ’ ; that is , the situation , interests and struggles of the working class in societies which were both capitalist and democratic . |
| 18 | It would seem that in some respects the Programme , and indeed wider aspects of the Authority 's approach to primary education , were centralized to an excessive degree and that this generated reactions from heads and teachers which were both powerful and counterproductive . |
| 19 | This , together with live televised coverage and the sensationalist emphasis on the Kennedy family 's involvement , meant that the case received massive public attention and generated opinions which were both vociferous and partisan . |
| 20 | Some saw old laws which gave a creditor tyrannical powers of coercion over his insolvent debtor as the barbarous expedients of a rude age which were both unjust and inhumane . |
| 21 | We may compare the intricacy of the production of small objects , such as brooches and musical instruments which were both functional as well as objects of beauty , with craftsmanship at the opposite end of the scale which involved complex carpentry as well as considerable effort , for example boat building and house construction . |
| 22 | Sharing our experiences allowed parts of ourselves to surface which were both painful and joyous . |
| 23 | The protests , which were overwhelmingly peaceful except for persistent violence by uniformed and plainclothes police , began late on Saturday afternoon , and the ironies were plentiful . |
| 24 | The North has been hit by changes in the British economy ; changes which were already apparent before the Conservatives took office , but which accelerated during the 1980s . |
| 25 | Light came through the stained-glass skylights , which were predominantly green and blue , and through a wall of windows of clear glass that held the faintest hint of turquoise . |
| 26 | A German shipowner had agreed to buy for immediate use a specific ship , the City , which had engines and boilers which were practically new and satisfied German regulations . |
| 27 | The arguments used by the radicals against the continued existence of the independent sector were now turned and used against the continued existence of grammar schools and direct grant schools ( which were equally selective and even more predominantly middle-class ) . |
| 28 | There was very little water flowing , but the rains and the melted snow in the spring left large pools which were reasonably clear and clean since nobody swam in them but us . |
| 29 | Continued US pressures for an early cut in interest rates to encourage growth [ see pp. 37977-98 ; 38170 ] were firmly resisted by Japan and Germany , which were reportedly concerned that the weakness of their currencies in relation to the dollar would add to inflationary pressures . |
| 30 | Nor was there proper central control over the building and maintenance of fortifications , many of which were sadly out-of-date or in bad need of repair by the time that the English began to invade France . |