Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] be [adj] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The other thing that concerned me was particular slots which do n't seem to ever produce much in the way of attendance or revenue . |
| 2 | Fringe , flat out at racing pace , had a wildness about him I could n't really control and I guessed it was that quality which won him races . |
| 3 | Turning to face Luce , his hands thrust into the pockets of his beige trousers , he went on , ‘ Last year I decided it was high time I had a wife and family . |
| 4 | Otherwise , the bag is a big , nylon pastel effort that expands to the size of a small marquee and then folds away to postage stamp size ( except that , like a map , once unfurled it 's hellish folding it back again ) . |
| 5 | I just knew there were certain places I could n't go because they were for blacks only , ’ he says . |
| 6 | He knew there were certain places you could go and have a chance . |
| 7 | Even though we knew it was little girls he 'd be after , not little boys … ’ |
| 8 | He thought it was some research she was doing . |
| 9 | I thought it was Candid Camera I could n't stop laughing . |
| 10 | well if it is n't yeah , if we , if and I thought it was national account which means it 's a multi-locational site which it is |
| 11 | And er process was er match-guising so it was You know they were list They listened to three different people well th th they thought it was three people it was one person doing three ac the three accents er dialects sorry . |
| 12 | He he said you 're one person I can talk to , you listen to me and I can talk to you and er he did n't want to worry you at that time but for him , he did n't think he was suitable . |
| 13 | She said , she said there 's one thing you wo n't get diphtheria ! |
| 14 | Well last time we , last time he came with us , I said there 's one thing I just want to ask you a favour , that 's enough , she 's as happy as harry now she 's faced up to the fact , that er , he was not good because he did n't love her any way , she loved him . |
| 15 | And I said well no I said there 's some water I said . |
| 16 | Er you remember earlier this evening I said there was two ways you could help me |
| 17 | The judge said there was little chance she 'd ever be freed . |
| 18 | The judge said there was little chance she 'd ever be freed . |
| 19 | You said there were two things we needed to discuss . ’ |
| 20 | Had there been sufficient daylight I believe I could , that evening , have turned the tables on the tigress , for the conditions , after she left the shelter of the rocks , were all in my favour . |
| 21 | David Norman used his words more precisely when he said they were ectothermic reptiles which were able to keep their bodies at a constant temperature ‘ by being very large and living in a warm , mild climate . ’ |
| 22 | She said it 's alright Herbie I 'm here and he for a minute . |
| 23 | so he said they put her to bed and he said it was best Christmas they ever ! |
| 24 | They said it was some illness he had when he was young . |
| 25 | Khor , he said it was some guy they know in Spiderglass itself — you know , they pay him and he sneaks out and does it right here . |
| 26 | ‘ She 'll have the curtains drawn , ’ said Preston , who suspected it was another commandment they 'd be breaking , even if he had n't specifically been told about it . |
| 27 | Meredith explained it was touch-line supporters they were after rather than players . |