Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] and was [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tom was annoyed at the long silence that followed and was just about to say something when he caught sight of Willie 's face . |
| 2 | I was soaked and shivering and was about to return in a desultory spirit to my hotel to take whatever food was offered there at whatever price , when I noticed an indoor shopping centre and darted in , shaking myself out like a dog . |
| 3 | We related to her how everything happened ; she exulted and gloried and was now blessing you ( O God ) who are able to do above what we can ask or conceive , because she recognized that with regard to me you have given her so much more than she used to beg for when she wept so pitifully before you . |
| 4 | At the same Council meeting an amendment er to the motion was formally moved by Councillor and seconded and was also submitted to the Committee . |
| 5 | Viola Tunnard came and stayed and was very , very helpful . |
| 6 | It is an enormous altarpiece more than 15 x 21 ft when opened and was once even larger . |