Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [pers pn] [modal v] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just as green wood , when it is put into the fire , weeps tears of water in the heat because it is still green ( for if it were dry it would not weep ) , so does the heart weep when it is made green again by the renewal of grace , after the desiccating dryness of selfishness has been drawn out of the soul . |
| 2 | Mahmoud assured us that there would be no more problems and said if we were upset we should n't get angry but must talk to a chef . |
| 3 | Because coins were mass-produced they can often be accurately dated , in the ways described in Chapter 2 . |
| 4 | Even if all meat and dairy products were produced by intensive husbandry and the alleged abuses were rife it would nonetheless be perfectly fair to argue that the possible catastrophic consequences of widespread vegetarianism for human beings , which have been pointed out , would more than outweigh the continued suffering of the animals . |
| 5 | Though his hands were free he could not rise , only thrust helplessly at the ground . |
| 6 | But we were afraid she might then escape . |
| 7 | ‘ We never doubted your honesty , but we were afraid you would n't be safe . |
| 8 | Those who listened to him critically were dismayed he could not see that it was not disapproval by pacifists , intellectuals or even cowards that made the Nazi assaults an atrocity . |
| 9 | The recruiting sergeant told them all to disembark , stretch their legs and grab another cup of char , and added that if they were lucky they might even get something to eat . |
| 10 | But it 's the war , ’ she added without guile , and because the chief had taken a liking to the woman with the thick Liverpool accent who met her gaze without flinching , she told them to cut along to the galley ; if they were lucky they might just make standeasy . |
| 11 | M. B. If you were lucky you might just get told off by the superintendent or you might go up before the chief constable where you could be fined . |
| 12 | His hands were cold He could n't tell fish from weed . |
| 13 | If the timing were tight he might not need even an hour . |
| 14 | We were glad we 'd probably be seeing him again some time , unlike some who had n't got out while the going was good . |
| 15 | Yes , well we decided that if they were bilingual they could still be used in |
| 16 | Even if the treatment were kindly it would still be prejudiced . |
| 17 | Their replies to my questions may not be those that I had in mind , but by telling them that they were incorrect I would probably have ensured that they would not be so willing to answer again . |
| 18 | I was amused by your comment that you were sure we would n't cross this time , because we nearly did . |
| 19 | We decided that although we were tired we might never be given another chance to get at it so easily . |
| 20 | If it were reasonable it could not be miraculous , could it ? ’ |
| 21 | But even if they were awake they would n't ask questions . |
| 22 | More often than not , if I were awake I would not answer and feigned sleep . |
| 23 | No , I 'm sure that they 'd got two little rooms on the ground floor and they were choc-a-block you could hardly get in ! |
| 24 | Again , they were worried they would n't get the same voice , after all these years . |
| 25 | We know they are different — if they were identical we would not need to consult the doctor for purposes other than access to resources — but we can not understand why they differ in these particular ways . |
| 26 | Even if she were thinner she would still have huge shoulders and great big feet . |
| 27 | Currently one staff member has her back to the door and if the other two staff were absent she would not see the light flashing . |
| 28 | If the sceptic 's conclusion were true we could not have such knowledge ; so if the conclusion were true we would not be able to understand it . |
| 29 | If the sceptic 's conclusion were true we could not have such knowledge ; so if the conclusion were true we would not be able to understand it . |
| 30 | But even if it were true it would n't be the sort of fact to interest one in a person , would it ? ’ |