Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [conj] [verb] [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Tonight Craig Cook 's parents said the council knew the wall was unsafe but did nothing about it . |
| 32 | Their trial , on Health and Safety charges has been told that they knew the gantry was unsafe but did nothing about it . |
| 33 | It was dark and getting someone 's attention was n't easy . |
| 34 | He had that irritating manner of believing all was well and trusting everyone completely . |
| 35 | We ate like hungry Travellers , but the meat was tough and needed someone with Masons Arms to cut it . |
| 36 | The world was shocked but did nothing . |
| 37 | Murray 's cross from the right in the 67th minute was precise and evaded everyone except McCoist , whose header was turned towards Dykstra 's right-hand post and was as finely judged as the ball that set up the chance . |
| 38 | The uprising continued along the same lines as the bread riots which had been rife in Russia at that time and so the Tsarina was worried but thinks everything will be alright and informed the Tsar , who was away inspecting troops , to this effect . |