Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , the player I was most afraid of was Jack Nicklaus . |
| 2 | The only people they were not popular with were studio production crews . |
| 3 | But we were n't interested in were we ? |
| 4 | The sort of questions they were interested in were : What do old people and their carers have to say about the help they receive ? |
| 5 | But the cinema Americans were interested in was the antithesis of the Free Cinema mode . |
| 6 | But , as usual , what Mr Gummer was most interested in was sharing his recipe for spit-roasting members of the Opposition . |
| 7 | All they were interested in was striking deals to get hold of petrol , which was in very short supply . |
| 8 | If you ask me , all he was interested in was getting to his pick-up point on time . ’ |
| 9 | The only monetary target he should be interested in was the price of his memoirs . |
| 10 | The only sport my old man was interested in was beating up the rest of the family . |
| 11 | ‘ Up to that point , all I was interested in was relieving myself any way I could , and the women were throwing themselves at me and it was great , it was pleasurable , no problem . |
| 12 | At the moment though all she was interested in was her holiday with the girls , and her two nights out a week . |
| 13 | At this moment all she was interested in was him . |
| 14 | All she was interested in was getting out and getting laid . |
| 15 | The only cause you were interested in was your own . |
| 16 | ‘ Before , all I was interested in was the glamorous side of the sun , and being able to wear short skirts and skimpy tops . |
| 17 | The type they were most interested in was exemplified by persons scoring highly on each of the scales , which they called the " Authoritarian Personality " . |
| 18 | ‘ What he was interested in was how this social reality was reflected in mental life ’ . |
| 19 | Though I could n't go so far as to say that service was included as all the waiters seemed interested in was getting the lights off so they could dance with Sorrel . |
| 20 | The other thing I was interested in was the increase of ele of occupational therapists and I just wondered what the realistic expectation was of being able to recruit them because as far as I know they are a scarce resource er and not easy to find . |
| 21 | The kind of betrayal she 'd been believing him guilty of was mean , petty-minded , and he was none of those things . |
| 22 | All I was conscious of was that everything had miscarried , and in my isolation , I was powerless to do anything . |
| 23 | The first thing I was conscious of was the smell ; I 'd ceased to notice it when I was in and out all the time , but after a week away from it , it hit me in the face . |
| 24 | You were fit to were n't you ? |
| 25 | The straight people I was friendly with were quite realistic about my gayness , even intrigued by it and grew to know what I did and who I met . |
| 26 | The happy relaxed atmosphere that Jamaica is famous for was a joy to see . |
| 27 | What he was sure of was that she 'd disappeared , and that was inconvenient to him . |
| 28 | One thing she was sure of was the purpose of her husband 's visit here . |
| 29 | The only bit of the picture she was sure of was the leaves , the outline of the hills and the brand new moon . |
| 30 | One thing we were both sure of was that we would return in the near future with no carp tackle , but to fish purely for the cats , that is if we can get booked of course . |