Example sentences of "[art] [noun pl] [pers pn] [verb] was " in BNC.
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| 1 | and er I went there and they give me an estimate and erm when it went in the contacts she does was er no , it 's it 's more than we thought because the chassis 's twisted or |
| 2 | The sanding action on all the surfaces we tested was excellent . |
| 3 | ‘ We beat off intense competition to win and one of the reasons we did was because of the high level of investment made in equipment by NOS . ’ |
| 4 | The best time to see the Lakes he felt was not necessarily high summer , and he recommended people to come at all times of the year so that they might appreciate the great torrents of water after rain and misty light on cloudy days . |
| 5 | Both styles are well finished , a satin stain/varnish has been used to good effect , the eye is well placed high on the body and on all of the floats I received was free of varnish . |
| 6 | A mahogany bookcase and the books it contained was left to Anne ‘ with gratitude for our long friendship ’ and a Sheraton occasional table to ‘ our good neighbour Mrs Fitzgerald ’ . |
| 7 | One of the restaurants they visited was Don Leone 's — a stone 's throw from the marina in Puerto Banus where the rich and famous moor their luxury yachts . |
| 8 | Then again if you 're I think the only thing on that I would say is that , creativity in as a positive , erm , that that your there are loads of possibilities about how you could actually try and create situations , which would actually break down barrier , one of the barriers you had was , I 'll give you one if you give me one . |
| 9 | Among the areas he mentioned was China , which yesterday announced long-awaited plans that will allow Western oil companies to start drilling in 12 onshore areas . |
| 10 | One of the places we used was in such a state of unrepair that every time it rained we had to put out buckets everywhere just to keep our feet dry . ’ |
| 11 | Among the films I brought was that of the Scharnhorst and when its showing time was listed in the ship 's paper , I was informed that one of the passengers , a Captain Danckwerts , had been the Scharnhorst 's wartime assistant navigating officer . |
| 12 | I could have turned a blind eye , but to grab it and to throw it to the hounds I think was absolutely abysmal . |
| 13 | Among the things he said was , ‘ Someone knows who he is . ’ |
| 14 | For for fourteen er years ago when I studied erm communications at one of the things he said was the Sun paragraph would be short short of twenty words , whereas the tabloids would probably qualities they er full size papers would probably be longer , but interestingly enough the this introduction the introduction of the story about Princess Diana in the Sun is the same length as introduction about the story of Princess Diana in the Independent . |
| 15 | I remember when my school opened , or just before it did , erm I got the staff together for a conference for a day , and got another East Sussex Head , James Quinn , who came along and talked to them , and one of the things he said was now for the next week or two , whatever John Werner says goes . |
| 16 | ‘ One of the things he did was this : On the quiet he 'd heat up the ends of two thin iron rods . |
| 17 | ‘ One of the things I missed was having access to things like phones and being able to make contacts . ’ |
| 18 | One of the changes she made was to include a check in the action , abandoning what had become a ‘ bouncing ’ action , not through any fault in her father 's design but because the technique of those whose ‘ strength ’ knew ‘ no moderation ’ had superseded those whose playing was ‘ soft and melting ’ Between 1796 , when von Schönfeld used those words , and 1809 when Reichardt wrote his letter , the potential of the new instrument became generally accepted in Vienna . |
| 19 | In July 1908 Mary Sumner and her husband celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary and one of the gifts they received was a screen bearing the signatures of Queen Alexandra , the princess of Wales , and other royal patrons . |
| 20 | One of the girls I taught was this girl Hilda Syms , and she got a crush on me . |
| 21 | One of the points we made was that even a few years in multimedia development is a very long time . |
| 22 | Among the points he made was the fact that the cost of immunising a child was 7s.6d. , against thirty times that amount for treating him in hospital . |
| 23 | Among the points it made was that the Revival was ‘ simply the fruit of dilettante and antiquarian study ’ , and ‘ if thirteenth century architecture was so perfectly adapted to the circumstances of the day ’ , it can not therefore be so for the nineteenth . |
| 24 | One of the men he approached was Spurgeon who gave him this characteristic response : ‘ I sit on my own gate , and whistle my own tunes , and am quite content . ’ |
| 25 | His rapport with the children he treated was almost uncanny ; and there was in his own nature something of the immediacy and openness of a child , which , coupled with a great sense of fun , helped him to get easily into communication with all sorts of people , and to make friends . |