Example sentences of "was [verb] and [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would have thought they 've simply , it had to be agreed that that was stopped and then as the professor has said , I mean we give all the aid we can to turn their erm military er industry into erm , what was it , instead of guns . |
| 2 | This was especially so at Birmingham , where at 6.00 a.m. on Friday an ‘ End of Stage 2 ’ banner was erected and more than twenty insomniacs gave us a great breakfast and a marvellous reception that we will not forget , thanks to everyone who turned up , you certainly made us feel very welcome . |
| 3 | I was knocking and then and then he said and er I just stood there he said like you know you 're not allowed to be here it 's too late , it 's the boys ' area erm come on , sort out , you know , come on sort it out you know like he says that |
| 4 | This was done and almost immediately we noticed increased engine noise . |
| 5 | The company needed to reach mothers when the baby was born and again when baby was nine months to reinforce the importance of correct fitting shoes and to push her into a Better Shoe stockist . |
| 6 | In 1970 , his hard times continued : not for the first or last time in his career , he found himself in trouble with the authorities , being disqualified twice , once when he was winning and once when he was in second place . |
| 7 | The road was deserted and even if a motorist came by and drew up , could she be certain that he was n't a kidnapper , a rapist , even the Whistler ? |
| 8 | One man was killed and more than 40 people were injured when a bomb exploded at 7.46 a.m. on Feb. 18 at Victoria Station , London , just before the start of the morning rush-hour . |