Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [subord] [pron] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ideas which I had conceived of that noble university were realised when I saw it … |
| 2 | We were applauded when we reported our record , and one of the newly recruited flying students opened a few bottles of root beer by way of celebration . |
| 3 | She were laughing when I showed her that letter I got , cos she got one the same morning , , she said , and it said , and you can go round and talk to him . |
| 4 | The couriers signed on for courses at two language schools in order to get visas , but were caught when one had his baggage searched at Heathrow . |
| 5 | My boots and feet were smouldering when they found me . |
| 6 | And this did not stop with the Reformation for , ‘ by virtue of the very generous pensions they were granted when they surrendered their houses to the Crown , ex-abbots possessed ample means to found chantries … or to make bequests for soul-masses after death ’ . |
| 7 | The musky male scent of his cologne teased her nostrils , and she was ashamed at the way her knees were trembling as he led her over to sit down on the wide , comfortable couch . |
| 8 | But his hands were trembling as he put them back in his pockets , and a thick feeling rose up in his throat whenever he thought of Helen , which seemed to be nearly all the time . |
| 9 | That is the information on which the police were acting when they decided it was reasonable to take this action . |
| 10 | The children were listening though they kept their eyes intently fixed on their school books . |
| 11 | However the offices were closed so he said he would call first thing in the morning . |
| 12 | Several of the care assistants working at the homes were angered because they claimed they were not told what was happening . |
| 13 | All Nicandra remembered about that race meeting was her pure delight at getting the longest possible odds on Lal 's runner and Lal buying a bottle of champagne after her race , the three of them were celebrating when she remembered her tryst with Robert . |
| 14 | This time it was his eyes that were narrowed as he watched her as closely as any cat after a mouse . |
| 15 | One of their most useful features was the thick layer of pure white fat with which they were coated when you took it out of the tin there was this layer of fat round the edge . |
| 16 | His eyes were watering as he started it , and he looked away from me again , towards the deserted white tables around us . |
| 17 | Although bureau primarily exist to simply output your files direct to bromide or film most of them will make sure that the output is what you were expecting before they send it back . |
| 18 | Only seven people had experience of paid employment other than government work schemes , and four of these were employed before they acquired their impairment — they had not worked since . |
| 19 | He pointed to the straight-backed figure of a striking Chinese girl in an embroidered silk dress before whom the crowds were parting as she made her way slowly along the opposite pavement . |
| 20 | Hundred I says d I says do you know how mu what speed I were running when I did them ? |
| 21 | And the people doing it in these garages erm , you know like respraying and doing all the welding and everything , really he said some of the things they were doing if they did it legally they 'd make a good go of it |
| 22 | Father-of-two Steve said : ‘ I thought they were joking when they said I was not sufficiently disabled . ’ |
| 23 | After this , the school itself took complete responsibility for sex education and , as was mooted in public debate in the late 1980s , they operated a system of ‘ opting in ’ rather than ‘ opting out ’ by which parents were asked whether they wished their children to participate . |
| 24 | Carers were asked whether they found it difficult to cope with any of the tasks they performed . |
| 25 | Other bands just would n't give a toss , they 'd pose like they were asked if they thought they were going to get a front cover . ’ |
| 26 | Subjects were asked if they considered they were ever constipated . |
| 27 | ‘ That 's the number Commander Dalgliesh said you were to ring if you need anything . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'd take your clothes off now and prove it to you , ’ he said thickly , and his hands were shaking as they held her by the hips . |
| 29 | Someone brought her a coffee and she smiled vague thanks , noting with the same odd detachment that her hands were shaking as she clasped them around the mug . |
| 30 | It 's a bonus to have your papers delivered , but my newspaper boy , like all others , had perfected the art of cramming them in the letter box so that they were shredded as you pulled them inside . |