Example sentences of "[verb] was [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was indeed a failure of such imagery , but it must be remembered that the very image of society , and in some cases of socialism , the council estate embodied was that imposed by academics and professionals , and never that of the residents , who have neither a place in the construction of that image , nor the means for its appropriation . |
| 2 | All that the jury found was that had they not done so they would probably not have survived to be rescued . |
| 3 | The only time I have ever been bitten was when running with a partner who was petrified of dogs . |
| 4 | Our method of proceeding was as follows . |
| 5 | What this meant was that sitting MPs should no longer be reselected automatically by local parties just before a general election was held . |
| 6 | The only thing she understood was that having told Eliot she would help Shildon , it was impossible for her to back out . |
| 7 | The story that emerged was as follows . |
| 8 | The essence of what Mr Hussain said was that following the marriage he would remain in England on a settled basis as a married man for just so long as his wife dictated . |
| 9 | Apart from an uncharacteristic first fence fall at Ascot on his third start , the only other time he was beaten was when going down by a half length to Minnehoma in the Sun Alliance Chasethe novices Gold Cup . |
| 10 | The survey was conducted by Social and Community Planning Research in spring and early summer of 1984 , and the response achieved was as shown . |
| 11 | The wording to which we agreed was as follows : ‘ That this House welcomes the Government 's decision to leave the ERM ; and urges a fresh start to economic policy , in particular the abandonment of fixed exchange rates and a commitment to sound finance , stable money and the right climate for steady growth . ’ |
| 12 | The model being erected was that made for the Olympia Aero Show in 1929 . |
| 13 | Half past four you went home , you were five , six , six o'clock news , you liked to watch the six o'clock news so you sat down , had a bit of light tea , watched the six o'clock news , read the paper , the next big decision you made was whether to watch Coronation Street or not . |
| 14 | The only provision of Order 11 under which leave might be given was that dealing with the case where ‘ in the action begun by the writ an injunction is sought ordering the defendant to do or refrain from doing anything within the jurisdiction … |