Example sentences of "was [verb] [prep] [noun sg] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He was stabbed to death this morning in Pentonville prison . |
| 2 | An imposing table which graced Darlington Football Club boardroom was offered for sale this week by a Quakers fan . |
| 3 | The S.S.O. was crossing Casualty yard when I was going on duty that afternoon in a flaming temper . |
| 4 | ‘ I was going to work this afternoon . ’ |
| 5 | Nothing , it seemed , was going to part those book keepers from their copies of Excel ! |
| 6 | At 3.05pm she appeared barefoot , dressed in jeans and a cotton blouse on the doorstep to say she was going to post some letters . |
| 7 | Perchance I was speaking by telephone this afternoon to a building contractor who specialises in this type of work . |
| 8 | I was distracted with grief this time , torn by guilt , and Eric had to look after me while I acted my part to perfection , though I say it myself . |
| 9 | A MAN was taken to hospital this morning after being found in flames by two passers-by . |
| 10 | ‘ As he was cycling into school this morning a car ran him down . ’ |
| 11 | Immediately beyond , a short lane leads up to a long terrace of cottages built to house the workers of the Millthrop woollen mill nearby across the river , and looking rather forlorn and out of place since their source of employment was destroyed by fire many years ago . |
| 12 | NORMAN Waller was cleared of murder this week after he admitted stabbing to death a man he believed was trying to break into his neighbour 's car . |
| 13 | Martha was not the only child who lived in the highest settlement , but she was the only one who was ordered to school each day . |
| 14 | Land for the playing field was acquired on lease some years ago and an energetic committee have worked ever since to maintain and develop it . |
| 15 | He was released from hospital this afternoon . |
| 16 | It was her sixty-fifth , she was retiring from work that day . |
| 17 | I was informed that British Steel would be making a decision on the day that it made the decision — I was informed in confidence some days before that it would be making a decision on that day . |
| 18 | One of Swinton 's first duties was to oversee the presentation of the new British White Paper on civil aviation , Cmd. 6561 , which was circulated to Cabinet that month . |