Example sentences of "['s] [noun] [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Today 's judgement said it was essentially a political question . |
| 2 | But those who accepted Koresh 's teaching deny they were being brainwashed . |
| 3 | We are elected by the public to do a job and we should n't be ashamed of the amount of money that we 're paid for it , and what I would say is , that no manifesto in May 's election said we were going to come here and vote for more money for members , nobody put on their leaflets , vote for me and I will raise members allowances by five percent in the coming year , I did n't and I wo n't support that , and you will argue , perhaps some of you that that 's not really what we 're doing , but it look 's like it , does n't it ? |
| 4 | I 'd have said if he 'd been dead but Kevin 's mum said he was on the danger list . " |
| 5 | It was her duty to tell me — a ‘ mother 's duty ’ — that my obstinate refusal to comply with Jean-Claude 's wishes meant I was becoming a burden to him . |
| 6 | Mr Collett 's employers say he was a first class driver . |
| 7 | A spokesman for the Shetland Fishermen 's Association said it was hoped the grounds would escape damage as herring do not spawn until August and September . |
| 8 | Ansel Key 's subjects knew they were not going to be starved to death , being part of a controlled experiment under constant medical supervision , so in their cases the implications of hunger were not life-threatening . |
| 9 | Oh , my word , she thought , as , though he favoured her with a fond look , the cool calculating gleam in Naylor 's eyes showed he was n't too impressed to have landed himself such a devoted fiancée . |
| 10 | As baby Odessa 's condition deteriorated they were forced by the war to leave her in a hospital in Belgrade . |
| 11 | It was yeah , Jamie 's mummy said it was going to rain this afternoon did n't she ? |
| 12 | The cab driver looks at Jenny 's legs like she was a whore or something . |
| 13 | Mrs the plaintiff 's expert thought it was quote , extremely unreasonable to expect Mr and Mrs to continue caring as they do for their daughter , unquote . |
| 14 | While on bail , the 44-year-old machine operator — who can not be named for legal reasons — attacked his wife 's boss believing they were having an affair . |
| 15 | The boy 's parents said he was determined not to give up and would appeal . |
| 16 | After a spell at the rehabilitation centre , Guy 's parents realized it was a mistake , and tried to have him transferred to a specialist stroke rehabilitation centre in London , even though this was a long way from home . |
| 17 | At first Peter 's parents thought he was still suffering from a recent bout of whooping cough , but when he started a second bottle of C-vit they noticed the drink had fermented , turning some of the juice into alcohol . |
| 18 | At first Anthony 's parents thought he was deaf . |
| 19 | But our spy at the Barcelona Olympics tells us : ‘ Barbara was hugging Boris 's parents like they were her own . |
| 20 | If Philip Leapor had earlier been hostile to his daughter 's poetry fearing it was unprofitable but then left her at liberty , it was probably because she had convinced him that she could earn money with her pen . |
| 21 | A mistake in measurements taken in Dr Barnes 's home meant it was too wide to install . |
| 22 | Was that not the whole burden of his song , that nature needed in some way to be put to rights , and that it was man 's job to see it was put to rights ? |
| 23 | Cleveland coroner , Michael Sheffield , said notes found in Mr Bourne 's room indicated they were written in a depressed state of mind but there were also some poems in a light vein . |
| 24 | When Tiare 's husband knew he was dying he thanked me and wanted to know if there was anything he could do — a kind of last request . |
| 25 | The basis of this argument was that Olwyn 's behaviour meant she was always in conflict with her parents and seldom getting positive attention . |
| 26 | As he ran his moke up and down Vitor 's shoulder , Thomas 's grin said he was delighted to have met him , while Vitor gave every impression of being well used to handling a child . |
| 27 | Tony Visconti : ‘ I remember when David 's father died he was very solemn , as anybody would be when their father dies , and he took the responsibility of looking after his mother very seriously . |
| 28 | The student 's friends said he was ‘ wacky ’ and ‘ into violence ’ , but until his murderous frenzy they had believed it to be entirely in his mind . |
| 29 | Petrocon 's advisers said they were astounded by the Panel 's decision . |
| 30 | They returned to the beer , and by the time Sylvia 's turn arrived she was quite merry . |