Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [adj] [conj] [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd been reserved in a way which suggested that she might be strong-willed but was making an effort to hide it or keep it in check . |
| 2 | I think it right to bear in mind the evidence of Mr a solicitor now specializing in re-habilitation work who is himself alas wheelchair bound , erm , he has directly relevant experience and he expressed the view that er two ramps leading up to the vehicle from the rear could be unsafe and were in his view generally less satisfactory than the platform with which the conversion equips the Nissan Serena , in those circumstances it seems to me I really have no choice but to er adopt the alternative of the conversion and er there is an agreed figure of thirty nine thousand , eight hundred and sixty six pounds in relation to that . |
| 3 | James 's comment , when the news of her birth was brought to him , that ‘ it cam wi' a lass and it will gang wi' a lass ’ ( a reference to the way in which the house of Stewart had come to the throne , through the marriage of Walter the Steward to Robert Bruce 's daughter Marjorie ) may be apocryphal and was , as it turned out , inaccurate ; the ‘ lass ’ who was to bring Stewart rule to an end was not Queen Mary , but Queen Anne in 1714 . |
| 4 | The experiment gave every indication that this would be possible and was a great technical success — but when the elected representatives were asked to agree a city-wide scheme , they voted against it . |
| 5 | If she waited much longer , she would be late at the shop , and as there was a good chance Lisa would be alone that was something she did n't really want to risk . |
| 6 | From today 's disclosures , it would appear that the savings that would come from the setting up of a small number of large authorities will be less than was originally suggested . |