Example sentences of "[was/were] [pron] [pron] the " in BNC.
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1 | There was nothing whatsoever the matter with her work ! |
2 | He was supposedly an actor , you ca n't find any record of him as an actor , er he was apparently a dependable country bumpkin who became fairly important in managing the money , er Shakespeare was someone whom the theatre people could count on , a simple as that . |
3 | This was something which the inhabitants were not going to overlook as lightly as Charles had done . |
4 | This was something which the English would do their utmost to prevent happening . |
5 | Action for the good of England was something which the writer admired , and he demanded it to forestall the enemy . |
6 | Megaw LJ agreed with Denning MR but Browne LJ dissented : he said that the majority were effectively remaking the contract which was something which the court was not entitled to do . |
7 | Some limits had to be set to such claims ; and the selection of such limits , being essentially a matter of policy , was one which the legislature alone is equipped to make . |
8 | It was they whom the justices at Speenhamland had in mind in a year of extreme hunger when they produced their system of allowances in aid of wages determined by the ruling price of bread and by family size . |
9 | ‘ Was it something the doctor said ? ’ |
10 | Was it you the other day that fucking ? |