Example sentences of "was [adj] [pron] be [prep] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But we undid the fire door , which was fortunate we were by it and I said look I 'll take you outside the fresh air might revive you . |
| 2 | I was sure he was after me . |
| 3 | And that was all there was to it . ’ |
| 4 | I just did n't fancy her and that was all there was to it . |
| 5 | He was suffering from third-degree ennui , and that was all there was to it . |
| 6 | If that was all there was to it , we could be pardoned some uneasiness ; we might feel that we have n't been shown much reason for supposing that there are any sentences such that all who understand them will agree on their truth-value no matter what the circumstances . |
| 7 | He would be the doctor attending me , and that was all there was to it . |
| 8 | Barbara Coleman did not sell much work and that was all there was to it . |
| 9 | If that was all there was to it , we should simply be highly sophisticated digital computers . |
| 10 | ‘ I fell for him at once and he seemed attracted to me , but that was all there was to it for a long time . |