Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [pers pn] [was/were] [be] " in BNC.
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1 | Understandably , no-one had any idea what had happened in Chiswick , but the truth was soon discovered and , on this occasion , there appeared to be no defence , apart from locating the places from whence they were being fired and subject the launch sites to intensive bombing . |
2 | I think a lot of the current concern about schools being accountable is partly because things that in fact are being done are not being seen to be done , and I think if many of the things that we already done were more obviously being seen to be done , and perhaps also thought through rather more carefully as to how they were being done , the public would feel generally erm happier about what was going on in their schools than perhaps they are at the moment . |
3 | We stayed there for ten and a half years until 15 September 1991 , without ever having any explanation as to why we were being held . |
4 | A reason cited as to why he was being released was that there are/were potential problems with renewing his work permit . |
5 | Cos they asked these questions about why it was being held and everything . |
6 | After two months in prison , I heard the first news about why I was being held as a political prisoner . |
7 | At least they were being consistent ! |
8 | His solicitors were only told at 9am he was being brought back to court . |