Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [conj] [pron] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Except that you were right when you once accused me of having a personal prejudice . |
| 2 | There existed other newspapers aimed at the European market , such as the daily Tanganyika Opinion and the weekly Tanganyika Advertiser , but their circulations were low and they mostly disappeared long before independence . |
| 3 | Without the wheelbarrow , more styles of walking were possible and I even tried hopping . |
| 4 | The majority of these were British but we also had 25 Germans , 10 Spaniards , 9 Americans , 7 French , 5 Chinese , 3 Malaysian , 2 Greek , 1 Canadian , 1 Norwegian and 1 Peruvian . |
| 5 | She soon found that they were English and she also felt a certain amount of unexpected dismay because the woman flung her arms around Felipe and kissed him . |
| 6 | The ostensible objectives of SWAP were scientific but they also allowed for mischief . |
| 7 | I never did think they were primitive and they always told the truth ( except when they were teaching me the language ) and were a damn sight more trustworthy than some of the white men we had on the job . |
| 8 | At golf he was a natural , though conversely his struggles to become a tournament player were such that he nearly gave up to take a club job . |
| 9 | They were thrilled when they suddenly realized that not only had Tom Mix and Gloria Swanson been in the audience on opening night but were in the same room with them at the party afterwards . |
| 10 | His mother 's knuckles were white as she protectively gripped the plastic handles . |
| 11 | The floor tiles were cold but she hardly noticed as she tiptoed to the door and looked into the kitchen . |
| 12 | If I analyse the bosses I 've worked for , the ones who irritated me the most were the ones who were indecisive and who constantly asked for more information just to delay making a decision . |
| 13 | I left early before the nuns were awake but I only got as far as Glasgow before I lost my way . ’ |
| 14 | Alas , Thompson and her chosen theatre were star-crossed and she now has a production but nowhere to stage it . |
| 15 | The words were stiff and she still kept her eyes averted . |
| 16 | Peter Northfield , public affairs manager for the Great Eastern division of BR 's Network SouthEast , said some commuters were angry because they normally used the carriage which had been taken over by protesters . |
| 17 | He felt suddenly a brief return of the closeness they had used to enjoy when the children were small and she still felt important to them and minded less his involvement with his work . |
| 18 | Considerable emphasis was placed on the idea of separate ‘ cultures ’ ( or more properly sub-cultures ) of poverty as a way of explaining the persistence of deprivation in societies which in principle were egalitarian and which certainly had seen massive increases in total welfare . |
| 19 | The gates were open so they just drove right in . |
| 20 | Questions were open and she often made interesting an unexpected connections which clearly stimulated and reassured the children . |
| 21 | ‘ Like a 32-year-old , ’ adds Derry , ‘ one of your mum 's old mates who always used to come round your house when you were young and you always fancied her and she starts coming on to you later — ‘ Oh year ! |
| 22 | But when they came they were distressing and they particularly distressed the bishop responsible for healing ; because Christians are not supposed to quarrel , and quarrelling about clothes or tinklings or perfume looked like fanaticism or obsession with triviality . |
| 23 | Returning to the status of such an expression of view , it is probably the case that if the doctor were satisfied that it truly represented the patient 's view and was executed while he was still competent , then the doctor ought ethically to respect its intent . |
| 24 | The upper rooms were silent when he finally went to his own room , but before getting into bed he pushed his wedge of broken chair-leg under the door to keep the Bogeyman out . |
| 25 | I was pregnant before I ever left Ireland . ’ |
| 26 | Guy Sterne 's smile was dry as she finally emerged to join him by the outdoor pools , her expression almost serene . |
| 27 | So , eager to help , she went over to him , he had been around for a while but he was strange so nobody really spoke to him . |
| 28 | ’ We had one month when we were losing thousands of pounds worth of clothes each week , ’ says branch manager Sue Turner ’ It was strange because we never caught anyone . |
| 29 | Maybe he was right but I never noticed them particularly pointed in my direction ! |
| 30 | For their part it was unnecessary as they only drank what had been boiled for tea or coffee , whereas I often drank water on its own or with fruit cordial . ) |