Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] [vb pp] was " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I was doin' about a gram of heroin , a gram of cocaine , the most I ever done was a gram . |
| 2 | Andy went to see Peter and the final conclusion was that what I really needed was a car to help me travel to training and meetings . |
| 3 | What you quickly learned was not to sit on the end of the row , because the usherettes would pass the trays down the row and as soon as everybody was served they 'd give the nod to the projectionist , the lights would go down again , and on the film would go . |
| 4 | All she later remembered was the strength of his hands on her shoulders as he forced her back against the bark of an apple tree and held her there , imprisoned . |
| 5 | What they most prized was the untitled Freedom of Bristol which was accorded to them and to two more of their relations . |
| 6 | So far all the preparations had been made as discreetly as possible , under cover of darkness , but now the moment he most dreaded was approaching , the moment when the sepoys would realize that a retreat was taking place and would launch their attack . |
| 7 | One of the honours he most valued was his election to the Queen 's Body Guard for Scotland ( Royal Company of Archers ) . |
| 8 | This he further suggested was a product of the same currents that saw intense conderation of such aspects of Logic in the schools and universities of the later Middle Ages . |
| 9 | At first she sat in silence , stirring her tea as though to get it thoroughly stirred was of the utmost importance . |
| 10 | The unsuspecting object of Mandy 's interest had come out of his room in the main lodge and was on what he probably assumed was an immensely private balcony . |
| 11 | I was made to feel that wanting to have it openly discussed was just exhibitionist boat-rocking . |
| 12 | What it really required was probably sandbags or or steel in the base to keep the base |