Example sentences of "were [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She adds , ‘ They always were that size , it 's just the clingy clothing . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ If you were that fancy , we 'd have heard about you . ’ |
| 3 | The two controlling facts were that wood swelled and that metals were expensive . |
| 4 | ‘ You should have said you were that way , Monica , ’ said Jan . |
| 5 | Behind stood an impressive array of walls and couloirs , though the Pico del Norte and Illampu would prove forbidden fruits , guarded as they were that year by avalanches of fresh snow . |
| 6 | ‘ So I thought if he were that kind of driver I would not get involved . |
| 7 | ‘ I did n't think you were that kind of girl , ’ he said , ‘ and I sha n't see you again . |
| 8 | N well I , I , I had , why I was so positive about it , I had an uncle who had it very badly and as a child I was very aware of his hands , they were quite inhuman looking , they were that shape , and you know everything he did he , he had to that and that 's remained in my mind that when I got it I though I wo n't have the hands like that so I r I w I go , I went to sleep , I still do it , every night , spread my hands , the last thing I think about , spread the hands . |
| 9 | They were that shape . |
| 10 | Erm yes if you were that if you were that building |
| 11 | The facts to be assumed by the House of Lords for the purposes of the appeal were that Shell and others had , in breach of the sanctions order , covertly supplied Southern Rhodesia with oil by other means and thereby prolonged the state of illegal independence and the time during which Lonrho 's pipeline was out of use . |
| 12 | The mildest of the printable epithets were that Vuk was a traitor , a ‘ wretched , shameless and malicious creature ’ and a ‘ lame imp of hell ’ . |
| 13 | Goreng had been worried it might be a set-up — paranoia and distrust were that army 's staple — and he 'd assured Martinho that he 'd be the first to go if that was the case . |
| 14 | I did n't know they were that colour . |
| 15 | eh , it were that lady come quick and he |
| 16 | In all these inquiries the main conclusions were that abuse of patients where it existed was the consequence of acute shortages of staff , overcrowding and lack of facilities for patients and that general neglect pervaded in subnormality hospitals . |
| 17 | He thinks it very important , though , to try to force players to use the same ball , arguing that there would be mayhem on the touchline were that provision not enforced . |
| 18 | Applying these principles to the facts of this case , the central allegations were that Savory Milln knew that £23m of the sub-underwriting was being arranged through Mr Ferriday , knew that he was personally responsible for £7.5m and that it did not believe he had sufficient funds to cover his obligations . |
| 19 | The man was Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte ; the many were that section of the French people who , newly enfranchised in 1848 , gave him their votes and made him first their president and then their emperor . |
| 20 | The managers concerns were that property might prove to be an illiquid investment , particularly in a falling market . |
| 21 | Additional arguments deployed were that amalgamation with the Home Office would provide a larger pool of staff on which to draw ; that it would be more efficient and economical for the establishment , finance and other specialist services of the two bodies to be combined ; and that the Scottish precedent had been ‘ fully successful ’ . |
| 22 | If a human observer sets out to interpret the " emotions " of a rat what else can he do except say of himself : " Now if I were that rat , how should I feel ? " |
| 23 | Puzzled , I was told that Acorns were that amount ‘ because of the energy that goes into them' , and ‘ anyway we really need cash at the moment' . ’ |
| 24 | I thought that were that Brian now . |
| 25 | ‘ How I wish that I were that dog ! ’ |
| 26 | She said to me when they find out what it is she could soon have you on your feet , but she thought it were that shadow on me lung . |
| 27 | Significant amongst these messages were those from the parents of Rochdale , who were that week awaiting a judgement in their own case . |
| 28 | For instance , if the hypothesis were that nation states pursue their own self-interest , then one could ask not only what is to count as a nation state and as pursuit of self-interest but also why these particular concepts were the ones chosen . |
| 29 | The facts were that Chetnik constructed two warehouses under a consent granted under the London Buildings Acts 1930–1939 , the consent being subject to a condition that the buildings should not be occupied until the consent of Tower Hamlets had been obtained to the proposed user . |
| 30 | ‘ She reckons it were that chap she worked for , the one what lives in one of they new houses here in Upper Benbury . ’ |