Example sentences of "[pos pn] mother [was/were] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , utterly desolate , my mother was without a home , and , as a result of my father 's death , short of money . |
| 2 | ‘ Even though my mother was on the school committee she could n't convince them . ’ |
| 3 | MV Yes , first of all because my mother was in the United States and , after the early 1960s , we were relatively free to travel . |
| 4 | ‘ You were gentle , warm and willing but my mother was in the house . |
| 5 | Her mother was at the stove and she did n't turn round to ascertain who had entered the room but said , ‘ I 'm just doing a fry . |
| 6 | Her mother was on the streets . |
| 7 | Her mother was in a state . |
| 8 | The curtains twitched as the taxi pulled up outside her house and her mother was in the doorway . |
| 9 | Her mother was from a Leeds Jewish family and her Granny lived with them . |
| 10 | " I 'm not seeing a girl , " Patrick insisted with a grin , his sister was as eager to see him married off as his mother was against the idea . |
| 11 | His mother was in the kitchen doing the ironing and although the door was open she could n't see him . |
| 12 | ‘ Your mother was of the Wolfline , ’ said Raynor . |
| 13 | Your mother was in a play near by and his head was turned by her , but she refused to leave her homeland . ’ |