Example sentences of "was [adv] [conj] [pron] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I saw your light was on and I thought you ought to know . |
| 2 | But Kate knew when enough was enough so she kept her peace . |
| 3 | But I thought you were saying in answer to a question my was putting to you that one of the reasons for shouting armed police was so that everybody knows you 're armed police . |
| 4 | So give us some indication of what sort of press release it was so that we know what we 're talking about in the |
| 5 | Christ , the pain I was in while they cut me free ! |
| 6 | What state it was in before it crystallized he does not explain ; certainly it was not glassy . |
| 7 | Now he was down and he hated it . |
| 8 | But that was only after we had it for about thirty years or , or more . |
| 9 | It was only after she called him that he telephoned her . |
| 10 | Oh , we 'd felt like this for years but we would n't acknowledge it , and then we started meeting casually and standing talking for ages , but it was only when I met him and he was so upset about the baby and — and other things . |
| 11 | Mm I mean he looked at me like I was a bit silly and it was only when I got it and looked he 'd got after Christmas written |
| 12 | She did n't attach any importance to it at the time and it was only when she heard we were interested in anyone who had seen Garland between Saturday and Wednesday that she thought it worth mentioning . ’ |
| 13 | It was only as I read your article that I realised my husband had n't been receiving an allowance for a dependant — me ! |
| 14 | And if he differed from his contemporaries in ethical matters , it was only because he accused them of taking the Old Testament commands too lightly and superficially . |
| 15 | And then it was only because I knew I was going to have to leave at the crack of dawn on Friday , and I would n't have time to fix anything up . ’ |
| 16 | At the entrance to the Press tent I asked the security man if Toby was inside and he pointed him out in the middle of the usual muddle of desks and papers , with telephones ringing and cigarette smoke drifting , and expletives exploding . |
| 17 | It was thus that it acquired its unique form : 35 km long and about 1.6 km wide with steep sides sloping to a flat bed . |
| 18 | Although she continued to knit , and sat upright , it was thus that she felt herself ; and this self having shed its attachments was free for the strangest adventures . |
| 19 | ‘ It 's funny you should say that , ’ said Miss Mack 's Solicitor , from a resumed recumbent position , rather dreading his appearance as No. 11 in boots too small for him , ‘ because an uncle by marriage of mine took me once to tea with some cousin of his who had been a county cricketer and this county chap said middle and leg was best because it gave you room to cut . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ It was over before we knew it , ’ said Taliesin later , ‘ and even if it had not been , I do not think we could have got near to the Lad . ’ |
| 21 | Charles found it a strain and was relieved when the meal was over and he felt he could decently leave . |
| 22 | It was noticed , too , that he had taken the precaution of having some shoes with built-up heels made , so that when the ceremony was over and he took his wife 's arm to move slowly down the aisle , he appeared to be the same height as her , or very nearly . |
| 23 | Pete has never touched my hair in my life and there was some downstairs in that bathroom downstairs and I thought hey that looks a bit of fun , I 'll have a go at that and erm and I was outside and I took my hair down , I 'd just washed it and I said oh look , you know , I used this hair thickening shampoo do you think it looks thicker , as a joke , and he goes yeah it does actually , yeah it really does . |
| 24 | His mouth was exactly as she remembered it , with the well-defined lips , just full enough to give an unexpectedly sensual outline . |
| 25 | He was exactly as I remembered him , that June night after our fishing . |
| 26 | When he opened the door and tuned on the light , everything was exactly as he remembered it . |
| 27 | It was just after I found I was pregnant , but I was so pleased for him , and for myself , I did not fret . |
| 28 | Perhaps he could n't bear to , perhaps it was just that he felt his marriage to be a private affair . |
| 29 | ‘ It was just that I heard it call so I knew there must be one about . ’ |
| 30 | I do n't think it was just because he made it back-to-back wins , either . |