Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Did you know David was back in the country ? ’ |
| 2 | The curtains were still pulled and the do-not-disturb sign was up on the door . |
| 3 | At Penguin , trading profits were £26.3m — and increase of 101% or , if the impact of the Smithmark and New York lease problems of the previous year is excluded , of 31.5% — while at Longman , operating profits were up by a hefty 38% , to £23.5m . |
| 4 | Had her sister known David was back in the country , or had it been a shock ? |
| 5 | In the third quarter of this year , pay settlements were down from an average of 10 per cent . |
| 6 | In manufacturing industry , pay settlements were down from an average of 9 per cent . |
| 7 | At the same time she knew escape was out of the question . |
| 8 | He considered calling , he knew Peter was back from the hospital , but decided to put the visit off until the morning . |
| 9 | She said : ‘ I heard a bang and the next thing I knew Michael was out of the pram and in the middle of the road . |
| 10 | ‘ And you think Parks was in on the Livesey case too ? ’ |
| 11 | Zak said Nell was along with the passengers in the reception area , and that he wanted to go and see how things were shaping . |
| 12 | McHale said McGee was in with a good chance of starting against Halifax because he can play in defence or midfield . |