Example sentences of "was [det] [noun] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was little doubt it represented a major success for the objectors . |
| 2 | And was that Gavin I saw being deported from Holland ? have n't heard anything from him this morning so I assume not . |
| 3 | What was that word you started with |
| 4 | What was that nonsense you recited about rich man and beggars ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ If you 're — uh — gay , as they insist on calling it these days , then I 'll just have to accept it , but I shall always blame myself , always wonder where I went wrong with you , wonder whether it was that school I sent you to , I was never sure if it was a mistake or ’ |
| 6 | But then there was that day she gave me the brooch what she said I was n't never to forget . |
| 7 | And course we 're doing a lot of counting today this wrist is a you know I do n't mind that you see what did that wrist was that elbow I had to have a second operation on it , in the arm up here because er I had to have some bone taken away in the elbow course it stretched guiders but they also erm disturbed the wrist joint because it was in plaster like that stretched round and disturbed the wrist joint and I ke it 's it weakened it and it 's only just it 's only just this what last nine months that it 's that it 's really started to effect this but I know what it is that 's because I keep going out doing the odd jobs |
| 8 | What was that name you told me ? |
| 9 | What was that boy I had working for me , I 've forgotten his name ? |
| 10 | Who was that client I saw in here ? |
| 11 | Och Ah shouldny laugh , bit what was that party they had like , Murdo . |
| 12 | what was that Charlotte he saying ? |
| 13 | I felt well bloody marvellous , you now , i it was that imperative it had got ta be done , you ca n't have time o no I 'm sorry you ca n't ! |
| 14 | I took part in the obstacle course which when I was that age I found it difficult . |
| 15 | Where was that place they took you on er |
| 16 | What was that fake she 'd practised with Ricky and Dancer last week ? |
| 17 | ‘ It was that woman you sent . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Perhaps it was that bump we went over , ’ said Bob hesitantly . |
| 19 | Dr Barnardo 's was another charity she took on at about the same time ; this charity has left its old orphanage image behind , and the Princess feels her connections with it have been fruitful . |
| 20 | Whether any of the grudges was strong enough to justify murder was another consideration he put on one side for the time being . |
| 21 | Lord Berner 's Triumph of Neptune was another work he conducted quite frequently over a long period , and he made two recordings of the ballet suite . |
| 22 | Erm my nan remembers him , was it somebody called , no no he was another character I think he sold newspapers , but erm I do , I do remember him er They 've always erm tried to get some entertainment on the pitch though prior to the matches to try and make it a family thing you know , I , I think Watford are the best club for that you know , because they , the supporters seem to take all the family along , as my son said when they went down there to the Cup replay they are very much a family sort , they do n't get a lot of trouble at Watford either . |
| 23 | it was another company you know ? |
| 24 | So that was another mistake I made . |
| 25 | So that was another problem you see . |
| 26 | There was another time I had the same feeling . |
| 27 | This was another reason she had n't wanted to get into this conversation . |
| 28 | There was another reason I came today . |
| 29 | At that time , University College had no fellow in mathematics , which was another reason he wanted me to do chemistry : I could try for a scholarship in natural science rather than in mathematics . |
| 30 | There was another punishment I dreaded . |