Example sentences of "[modal v] be [conj] was " in BNC.
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| 1 | Blackburn ( C.A. , 1968 ) , stressed that the chief officer of police should be and was independent of the executive . |
| 2 | A slight break in the older man 's voice suggested he already suspected what the answer might be and was afraid . |
| 3 | As the somewhat recalcitrant and irascible member of the famous ‘ What 's My Line ’ panel broadcast on BBC television for years , Gilbert could be and was difficult , but when we met at the Coq d'Or Restaurant on Stratton Street , just off Piccadilly , he was the soul of charm . |
| 4 | None the less , new law could be and was made . |
| 5 | As a publish writer yourself I told her I 've been published articles you will understand the need for market targeting and as you mention at twenty thousand words is not full-length , though this could be if was aimed at children . |