Example sentences of "was [verb] [conj] [pron] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I knew he was irritated and he knew I was ashamed . |
| 2 | While I was struggling to stop it , frost was formed where it struck my already cold hand . |
| 3 | Scums strength in depth was exposed when you see they had Ferguson and Dublin on the bench . |
| 4 | ‘ Why Tink , ’ cried Peter , ‘ it was poisoned and you drank it to save my life . |
| 5 | The sound began before our search was completed and it stopped me in my tracks , leaving Malc to continue alone . |
| 6 | My flower — the one that I remember best out of many — was gathered where I said it had been . |
| 7 | She was fascinated when he said he came from London — as far as she was concerned he might as well have come from the Moon , because she had as little likelihood of ever visiting either . ’ |
| 8 | He could insist the post was filled before he released her . |
| 9 | A COMPUTER expert was sacked when he handcuffed himself to his woman boss while she was on the phone to a customer . |
| 10 | Bruce Kent , chair of CND , was cheered when he declared his belief that nuclear weapons did nothing for Britain 's security . |
| 11 | The way it was policed and who policed it was similarly defined by national rather than local considerations . |
| 12 | ‘ Look , there 's the holes where it was unscrewed before they brought it here for an altar . |
| 13 | Marian leaned over the parapet ; the rain , which still streamed down , was forgotten as she watched him rapidly disappear . |
| 14 | I already had permission to search all the surrounding fields , so I waited until the field was harvested before I gave it a thorough going over with my detector . |
| 15 | It was claimed that they poured their drinks over the counter and then smashed their beer glasses . |
| 16 | I was devastated when he said he fancied me but we 've started a relationship . |
| 17 | He was devastated when he discovered his premises had been attacked for the second time . |
| 18 | Wickham had been proud of her , and was devastated when she said they should separate . |
| 19 | The woman had become suicidally depressed while pregnant with her previous two children and was devastated when she found herself accidentally pregnant again . |
| 20 | ‘ That I did for Mr Lambert , ’ but the rebuff was cancelled as he brushed her fingers using the back of his hand . |
| 21 | I was shattered when I met you last . |
| 22 | His voice was muffled and I thought he was trembling . |
| 23 | Charlie could n't believe what was happening although he felt it was well worth getting a broken nose for . |
| 24 | He had asked her what was happening and she told him as truthfully as possible . |
| 25 | All she had done this morning was suggest that she bathe his wound again before they started out , and he had refused with a complete lack of gratitude or even common courtesy . |
| 26 | The crowd gave a good send-off to the latter when he was substituted so I suppose he did well . |
| 27 | He was laughing when he said it . |
| 28 | He was laughing as he possessed her once more , and the laugh died on the point of a knife . |
| 29 | Derek Cantwell was attacked when he opened his front door late at night . |
| 30 | She had tried to get out of the car when he was driving and he considered it lucky that they had n't been killed , but as he and I were together more I came to admire her resolution and good sense . |