Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [conj] [verb] [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gate takings from designated provincial matches were being given to the Patriotic Fund , the first lists of killed and wounded were being published , and , as the season drew to a close , newspaper pages were filled with the photographs of the casualties from Gallipoli , New Zealand 's bloody initiation into modern warfare . |
| 2 | What Ken hated most of all when working was being alone — in total contrast to the facet of the man who wanted no company at all when he was n't fully employed . |
| 3 | The double-axe was an everyday implement , and yet the great majority of those that survive were intended for ritual use ; some were made of very thin sheet bronze , some were very large , some were very small , some were made of lead or of soft stone . |
| 4 | The number of dead and injured was expected to rise as rescue teams reached more outlying regions cut off due to the widespread destruction of roads and bridges . |
| 5 | However an extra three month sentence of driving whilst disqualified was changed . |
| 6 | They did try and imply that I went to the toilet for some sexual activity with the lead singer of Suede , which is a bit boring , and something that I 'd probably wish for more than think was nasty |
| 7 | The Gnomes broke into wide grins at this and said was n't impressing the thing and Floy in the right of it , and impress was what they 'd set out to do and had n't Floy the way with words ? |