Example sentences of "[verb] [noun prp] was [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Malkit Singh was voted most popular international male artist . |
| 2 | ‘ I did n't know Dana was modelling one of your dresses , Claudia . |
| 3 | ANDERS LIMPAR was warned last night that his international career is in jeopardy if he keeps missing out on matches with Arsenal . |
| 4 | ‘ Say Markham is paying Wheeler or Wheeler is paying Markham for services rendered and say Paul was implicated either way , might not Rosamund know about it , if it involved money going into or out of any of Wheeler 's accounts ? ’ |
| 5 | Our escorting Wellington was delayed due to phenomenal sandstorms in the Delta area , and it was only on 18 March that it arrived and we set off for Benina to refuel before the sea leg to Malta . |
| 6 | The investigation into his former tactician , Gary Jobson , was begun because Koch believed Jobson was publishing privileged information . |
| 7 | You could see Murray was going one day , probably without even noticing , to do someone some permanent damage . |
| 8 | You could see Dunwoody was conserving Royal Cedar 's energy , however , and asking for an effort approaching the second last he rose fractionally in front and was well on top at the line , having 2 ½ lengths to spare over the gallant Durham Edition who was trying to give 18lb . |
| 9 | The decision in Cabinet ( Conseil Restreint sur l'Espace ) in November 1972 to develop the rocket launcher that would subsequently become Ariane was taken several months before the then European space body ( the CSE : July 1973 ) gave its go-ahead . |
| 10 | She could n't believe Julius was saying all these things to her . |
| 11 | A HOUND called Snoopy was rescued alive after 25 days without food , trapped down a well near her home at Ogbourne Maizey , Wilts . |
| 12 | A HOUND called Snoopy was rescued alive after 25 days without food , trapped down a well near her home at Ogbourne Maizey , Wilts . |
| 13 | Jure Pelivan was appointed Prime Minister-designate . |
| 14 | Alun Francis was appointed principal conductor of the Berlin Symphony Orchestra . |
| 15 | Oh yes , they were a bit pleased but straight away they started getting , you know Alex was getting tired so we were getting can I get it out , can I get this out , can I get that and it were half open and I was frightened of losing the bits so I gave him one and he said no he did n't want that one he wanted the other one , so I give him another one and then I nearly gave him a clout . |
| 16 | Stanley Kalms , the Dixons chief whose own bid for what was then called Woolworths was repulsed three years ago , said the offer document did not disguise an attempt to acquire his company on the cheap . |
| 17 | So the only way I seemed to be able to keep Arthur was to become dependent on him . ’ |
| 18 | Obiang Nguema was re-elected unopposed for a further seven-year term as President in June 1989 [ see p. 36727 ] . |
| 19 | The public survey echoed the journalists ' views on British companies — but only one in 20 thought ICI was doing enough to reduce its effect on the environment . |
| 20 | I turned my head and , partially blinded by my chaos of hair , saw Leon was kneeling naked at my back . |
| 21 | For Spurs , substitute Hendry was denied three times at the other end by Rees . |
| 22 | I thought God was writing that |
| 23 | But she said she was pleased to see Darlington was to get one of the new advanced tenders . |
| 24 | ‘ The Chief Constable was able to divulge to me that they think Gray was killed last Thursday night . |
| 25 | Saddle Mews was awarded 1st . |
| 26 | I think Illtyd was proving difficult to lead to the altar . |
| 27 | No it 's Tracy was telling David , and David said David was saying same thing , David wants to well like was saying this morning to Neil , we 'll have to get a meeting up a go . |
| 28 | I 've had this twice and each time its been , its been other people , because his got a lot of goods people 's belongings out of one cupboard into another and the second time round there 's been purgatory because he brought Karen 's house , her hoover and the saucepans and everything that was his , everything that belonged to him but he said that before , I said why was Michelle able to jumped in between him and Karen , he said well Karen had been getting moody , and he said Karen was getting bored , Paul is boring , she 's told Paul that his boring boring . |
| 29 | Most just wished Halom was playing that night . |
| 30 | On Christmas Eve I said Christ was born many years ago tonight . |