Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] [vb past] there [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When I saw it here this afternoon I felt there was a tiny change . ’ |
| 2 | Before leaving the kitchen I noticed there were dirty coffee cups and plates piled in the sink . |
| 3 | The flanker underwent a series of tests at Cardiff Royal Infirmary which showed there was no cartilage damage to the knee which has twice ‘ locked ’ during training and again while swimming . |
| 4 | I was referred to a hospital specialist who said there was debris on the jelly of the eye . |
| 5 | But to consolidate Kylie 's breakthrough he knew there was only one place to take her — To London and Stock , Aitken and Waterman 's already legendary hit factory . |
| 6 | I remember after that first night at the Hall he said there was something unnerving about you . ’ |
| 7 | But in her heart she knew there was no way in the world she would ever take up this incredible offer , which had been prompted by motives she could not even begin to fathom . |
| 8 | For every Chaos worshipper who fell there were two more to take his place . |
| 9 | The moment I heard there were rumours that the PLO is willing to be more moderate , that 's when I went on the first plane and went to Tunis . |
| 10 | The most interesting place I saw there was the university , which was full of very clever men , with very clever ideas . |
| 11 | That was a series of tin corrugated iron classrooms , that was , and the first The first teacher I had there was a Mr and he got a real fierce face and a fierce tash and he he was a r a right lad he was . |
| 12 | In mid-leap I realised there was a fox curled up asleep under the bank . |
| 13 | well you remember er when we sat down this evening I said there was a couple of ways that you could help me , one of these ways was that er you might be able to introduce me to one or two of your friends and I can run through the same ideas with them . |
| 14 | Er you remember earlier this evening I said there was two ways you could help me |
| 15 | And it seems to have happened because thirty years ago everybody like Jerry and me had a repayment mortgage which meant there were very few endowment mortgages . |
| 16 | For a moment she thought there was nothing she could do . |
| 17 | It was n't like that at my hubby 's last Kirk , telling you the Young Mothers ' Meeting we had there was Really Radical . |
| 18 | Well the first job they had there was clip I was on cl down below on in the pits . |
| 19 | For a moment he thought there was a double meaning in her words , but he dismissed the thought when he recognised it was one of her usual openings to draw him into conversation . |
| 20 | The last Refflection I saw there was so disagreeable , I resolv 'd to spare my selfe such mortifications for the Future , and shall continue that resolution to my Live 's end . |
| 21 | No wonder the Accademia has been rearranged in anticipation of a siege ; although on the bleak day I went there was no need to queue . |
| 22 | Reaching for a glass of water I found there was none . |
| 23 | When I got my hands under the protruding portion I realized there was no point in heaving . |
| 24 | With a feeling of despair she knew there was altogether too much about him that attracted her , that made her want to respond . |
| 25 | As they turned into the square she saw there were no lights on in her flat . |
| 26 | Well apparently that was n't the end of the garden you see cos that came across like this and when you went through a gap in the hedge about another twenty yards further on in the far distance it seemed there was the hut . |
| 27 | Out on the ridge that night he decided there was nothing for it . |
| 28 | By chance he said there was an old cottage up here . |
| 29 | They also put a closing date on the offer which meant there was no time to try again . |
| 30 | Somewhere on the edge of this feeling she knew there was danger , but for the moment she allowed herself to drift alone on a cloud of enchantment . |