Example sentences of "there were [noun] in [pos pn] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 Leith shot a glance at Naylor , seated next to her , who was n't even a tinge pink around the ears at his aunt 's revealing what , since there were others in her particular line who were far more senior , must surely be a lie .
2 If you want my opinion , it was a man , and I 'm sure there were goings-on in my corridor last night ! ’
3 Mr Ian Karsten , for the board , told a Bristol University appeal committee hearing that there were passages in his script which were ‘ bizarre and remarkable and which require explanation ’ .
4 There were movements in her body that frightened her .
5 There were elements in its thinking , however , which were akin to the Keynesians ' views .
6 What Hollywood had been doing was living off its wits and trying to survive as best it could but it now responded to this challenge not necessarily by taking Dr Dale 's ‘ entire world ’ as its range but at least by ensuring that there were values in its films .
7 ‘ They … they said there were drugs in my bag .
8 There were pellets in its head and chest .
9 There was no denying the fact that there were gaps in her memory because of the drugs .
10 Of a sudden the room was quiet , and when she turned from the mirror and stood before the three elderly sisters , it could almost be said there were tears in their eyes , and in her own .
11 Miss Phoebe 's pitted cheeks were quite pink and there were tears in her eyes .
12 ‘ Well , I 'm avoiding Broad Street because of the cranes , ’ Meg replied , and Lee saw that there were tears in her eyes .
13 ‘ My lord , it is good to see you , ’ she told him , and this time there were tears in her eyes .
14 There were tears in her eyes .
15 Horror ‘ There were tears in her eyes , even though her face was burned . ’
16 There were tears in her eyes and when they went through to the kitchen she hugged and kissed them both .
17 She pressed my hand , and when she replied there were tears in her voice .
18 When she raised her head , there were tears in her dark eyes ; Cissie 's eyes , too , were bright and full .
19 There were tears in her eyes as , withdrawing her hands from him , she nodded .
20 There were tears in her eyes as she gazed up at him .
21 She was shouting now , and nearly crying — there were tears in her eyes .
22 Anne looked at me and I could see , even in the state I was in , that there were tears in her eyes .
23 There were tears in her eyes as she looked down across the footlights to the man in the front row , on his feet now , applauding .
24 There were tears in her eyes that Jenna did not miss , and as the door closed she turned her blue eyes on Alain .
25 ‘ Oh , ’ she said , ‘ I see that for all your fine words you are much like the rest , ’ and there were tears in her eyes when she turned away from him .
26 She was smiling , although there were tears in her grey eyes .
27 There were tears in her eyes and she was looking far from pleased .
28 But there were tears in her eyes .
29 There were tears in her eyes .
30 There were tears in her eyes as she hugged her .
  Next page