Example sentences of "[was/were] [noun sg] [conj] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sergeant was sure Nicola 's husband was lying and that the stains were blood but knew he had no evidence to prove it . |
| 2 | The two men were about the same age , nearing fifty ; both were of the lean kind with strong features and over-thin lips ; both were taciturn and found it difficult to put ideas into words . |
| 3 | When she saw Daniel , shedding red and white fuzz , she said palely that she was afraid now she would lose little Stephen , it was hope that killed you , was n't it , best not to hope , but what else could you do , sitting there ? |
| 4 | Even then , he believed there was hope and persuaded her that they should take a holiday together . |
| 5 | It was worry that caused his heart to fail . ’ |
| 6 | A corrody was board and lodging which normally such houses sold to applicants ; the precise terms varied , often specifying the accommodation as well of servants and horses , and going into details of food and firewood . |
| 7 | I discovered that time was money and threw myself into cleaning offices , restaurants and hospitals . |
| 8 | It was preparation that did it |
| 9 | The president was well informed on both the oil industry in Colombia and LASMO 's involvement in it , but it was rock and roll which provided a high point at the end of the meeting when Lord Rees presented him with a specially acquired gold disc of his favourite group , the Rolling Stones . |
| 10 | You will tell me if you find it was murder and give me the name of the murderer . |
| 11 | It was fear that locked his tongue , but mercifully he mistook it for pride , so its bitterness did not poison him . |
| 12 | Ingrid believes it was fate that enabled her to work in Orkney , near her family , with her friends , and on an island she loves . |
| 13 | A series of injuries slowed his progress but ultimately , it was attitude that cost him the chance of blossoming into a great player . |
| 14 | Bilbo , Frodo 's uncle once had the opportunity to kill Gollum but he did not and Frodo questions this , however Gandalf answers , ‘ It was Pity that stayed his hand , Pity and Mercy : not to strike without need ’ . |
| 15 | Perhaps it was shock that made her senses drag in this lethargic way . |
| 16 | It was drink that got me into this mess . |
| 17 | Perhaps it was despair that made me believe there was one person in the world who might know that I was in despair . |
| 18 | I suppose it was discretion that led him to omit he was visiting General & Cumbria Assurance . ’ |
| 19 | Mr Crangle had tried to persuade him all night not to take the Bookman away but all Mr Slipper had done was smile and ask him not to be so unfriendly . |
| 20 | All he could do was smile and wriggle his toes in delight . |
| 21 | It was guilt that made him do it . |
| 22 | His body clock free-ran so that on occasions he was the victim of a clash between an internal cause — which thought it was night and wanted him to sleep — and an external cause , society — which required him to work in the ( real ) daytime . |
| 23 | All he 'd do was sit and drink himself stupid . |
| 24 | It was teamwork that did it , with plenty of fun along the way . |
| 25 | Of course , it was Genesis that got you into playing bass . |
| 26 | It was thoughtlessness that brought their empire low . ’ |
| 27 | So I suppose it was frustration that led me to break the cardinal rule of any diplomat behind the Iron Curtain in the good old days . |
| 28 | It was love that kept me going ; it was ambition to be a poet that fuelled Dana 's labour and yoked it with mine . |
| 29 | I told my boyfriend who was horrorstruck and took myself off to a lesbian students ' conference . |
| 30 | Stunned by the images of her own mind , all she could do was clench and unclench her fists , praying the numbing effect she had encouraged would disappear as quickly as Rune had implied . |