Example sentences of "[subord] [noun] [verb] [pron] [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Continued liquidation and heavy selling followed Tuesday 's developments at the International Coffee Organization talks , where Brazil said there was no chance of bringing quotas back near-term . |
| 2 | The draggy love interest was provided by Elsa Martinelli , who plays Romero 's daughter , although Dustin thinks she was his lover . |
| 3 | The indictment added that Mr Buckley , 44 , of Prince Regent Street , Leith , had been severely injured in the blast and covered with debris and although Sutherland knew he was trapped , he had told rescuers that no-one was inside . |
| 4 | It was not a problem that had ever occurred before , and although Ellie knew she was probably playing with fire she was intrigued to know how it would all turn out . |
| 5 | The only time anyone other than Alan helped me was when Andy Norman , via John Bicourt , found me someone who helped me with my back problems . |
| 6 | For the sack itself — it was there , pillowing Hugh 's head and although Hugh knew what was in it and believed they knew also , he had taken care not to show it to them . |
| 7 | We should have known that once Singapore fell there was little hope of holding Burma . |
| 8 | Although Bowles admits he was nervous , the process was ‘ absolutely brilliant and completely painless ’ . |
| 9 | Despite constant complaints about falling moral standards among the young , 92pc said they believed in marriage , although 72pc thought it was better to live together first . |
| 10 | Of the three we tested , the Caboodle Bag , £16 , stood out , with all the features you need , although Patricia felt it was a bit too fussy . |
| 11 | Although Carlson felt there was some connection with the chaos and anarchy erupting over the Althosian system he was sure none of the Freedom Party supporters would have devised such a ruthless method for annihilating the elite . |
| 12 | Once Paul realised what was going on he 'd put a stop to it . |
| 13 | Although BT said they were continuing to look at the results of the experiment , initial findings included the fact that not only was BT satisfied with productivity achieved but the staff themselves were only too sorry to see it end . |
| 14 | Derek who exposed the fraud , took the trouble of consulting the police records , for Samoa , at the time when Margaret , was there , and although Margaret claimed there was no rape in Samoa , because children were brought up so nicely , in this kind of , tropical paradise that she , that she portrayed in the book , the fact is , according to the police records , there were more rapes in Samoa , while Margaret , than were occurring in New York at the time was writing , during the nineteen eighties |
| 15 | If Al-Makesh knew we were with UNACO , then Bernard 's sure to know it as well . |
| 16 | If Mum thought I was scruffy , Nat , Aldo , Jimmy and Ben might think so too . |
| 17 | UP UNTIL Mind Bomb it was easy to see why Matt Johnson had never toured The The during its 10-year life span : the group was never more than a shifting collection of session players and ‘ guests ’ , songs so devoted to doom and gloom limited audiences to Exit members , the lunacy of the extended format Infected video implied visions far beyond the confines of the stage , and an inflated sense of his own worth would have made the risk of failure too great . |
| 18 | If DeVore said there was going to be a vacancy , there would be a vacancy . |
| 19 | And if Heather thought there was something sinister about her relationship with Jack Cornelius — assuming there was a relationship — why did she never ask me if I knew anything about it ? ’ |
| 20 | If Forest thought they were on their way up the table after beating Tranmere on Saturday that hope was frustrated . |
| 21 | I heard Mrs Foster ask her if Matthew knew she was coming , and she said it was a surprise . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Sorry , no , ’ Ellie said dismissively , and if Phena thought she was also coming in for a chat she was mistaken . |
| 23 | Cos Garth thought it was really funny . |
| 24 | They fell comfortably into gossip about various parts of their experience until McLeish noticed she was looking tired . |
| 25 | Ferguson said he would back the United and England skipper if Robson said he was fit to play . |
| 26 | If Gilbert thought it was part of her duty to track down Amy or help her in any way , then she would do so . |
| 27 | They talked for ages , making each other laugh , finding shared points of view , generally having a good time — until Vitor realised he was overdue back at the track . |
| 28 | If Vitor imagined she was going to demand an immediate showdown with the model , he was wrong . |
| 29 | The reason for her secrecy was that if Brian thought there was any doubt about Jasper and Bienvida 's paternity he might stop paying her the so a week child support . |
| 30 | They had worked out their monthly budget to the last pound , and if Norman thought she was going to eat this overpriced muck with a perfectly good cold supper waiting in the refrigerator at home and a decent programme on the telly he could forget it . |