Example sentences of "[indef pn] was [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he passed the churchyard , and the ancient trees around it , he noticed that someone was standing behind one of the trees . |
| 2 | Apparently nobody was injured in this freak accident . |
| 3 | Somebody was asking about this new |
| 4 | Somebody was talking about that . |
| 5 | Until 1938 only about 25 had been recorded , and between 1938 and 1961 about 120 were seen , numbers varying from one to seven annually ; none was seen in three years ( des Forges and Harber ) . |
| 6 | With regard to the possibility that large changes in body weight ( equal to or >10% of initial weight ) might represent a risk factor , only one case of gall stone recurrence was detected in those who lost >10% of starting weight and none was seen in those who gained weight . |
| 7 | Virtually none was informed of any charges against them or whether they would be brought to trial . |
| 8 | Ratagan had promised to quaff Bicker 's portion of ale for him , to make sure none was wasted in these frugal times . |
| 9 | The Model E was the last and had a 110hp Warner Scarab , ( NC 11041 , ‘ 11044 , ‘ 856Y , ‘ 46V and ‘ 72V ) but the Model F was the original B with the Fairchild 6–390 , but none was ordered as such . |
| 10 | Everything was planned in fastidious detail . |
| 11 | It was very difficult to find experienced people … in fields in which everything was destroyed for 50 successive years . " |
| 12 | Although a faithful man of his own Church , everything was subsumed under these Evangelical essentials . |
| 13 | Inside the house of a friend of mine nearly everything was affected in one way or another . |
| 14 | He also insisted that the belief that everything was made for human benefit should not intrude when assessing the merits of rival theories . |
| 15 | There was a great sprinkling of naval reserve men and ex-army men present and everything was done with military precision . |
| 16 | The hospital management insists that everything was done under proper nursing supervision . |
| 17 | Everything was cooked without any fatty ingredients or much sugar , and the fruit and vegetables are full of vitamins and minerals . |
| 18 | Everything was covered in fine , red dust that gritted between the teeth . |
| 19 | Many items were donated outright ; many were lent for the duration , but everything was volunteered in one way or another . |
| 20 | Everything was enmired in thick globs of mozzarella cheese . |
| 21 | But first , for me everything was interrupted by six years of army service after which like so many others I had to start again . |
| 22 | Everything was directed towards this : material resources , organisational strengths , in short all the skilled elements of management . |
| 23 | Everything was melting into other things . |
| 24 | They found a city where almost everything was closed on that Sunday in the warmth of late summer . |
| 25 | One community leader told Sunday Life last week : ‘ We met with senior NIO officials and expressed the opinion that unless something was done for Protestant areas there would be a backlash from paramilitaries . |
| 26 | The arrival of Liza and then Celia had not helped , but it was clearly time something was done in that direction . |
| 27 | Hallo , something was happening at last . |
| 28 | In other words , awareness that something was happening at national level did not provide workable lines along which local managers could shape their own efforts . |
| 29 | And something was happening to that door ; something that he could n't make out , because it was screened by their bodies . |
| 30 | Something was sweeping through that massive arena like the wind moving through the top of the trees . |