Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only occasion that the present writer met him was as a member of a deputation to appeal for troop protection for Protestant homes that were being stoned and shot into by the Provisional IRA . |
| 2 | But police have told Adrian that even though the driver admitted she was in the wrong , she 's unlikely to be prosecuted . |
| 3 | But , under the system now envisaged by Mr MacGregor 's officials , higher education students would get a certificate proving they were on a recognised course and apply by post to the Glasgow-based Student Loans Company for a loan . |
| 4 | Checks revealed they were from the infected zone . |
| 5 | Checks revealed they were from the infected zone . |
| 6 | He wanted his fans to know he was on the mend . |
| 7 | The official report from the hospital stated that when the President arrived he was in a state of complete coma , with no recordable blood pressure or pulse , ‘ the eyes wide open , with no response to light ’ , and no reflexes anywhere . |
| 8 | When the trains came in or out , sending the pigeons wheeling from the vaulted roof and the steam rolling against the windows , Meredith felt he was on the poop of some ancient brig sailing a ghostly sea . |
| 9 | Theoretically , every person was subject to the whim of the sultan , which in practice meant they were at the mercy of his capricious subordinates . |
| 10 | 15% have plans underway , 10% said they were at the pilot stage and 11% are ‘ seriously considering ’ it — the other 56% have no open systems plans whatsoever . |
| 11 | She opened her mouth to say they were with the police , but abruptly changed her mind . |
| 12 | Mum noticed I was in a rather strange mood . |
| 13 | Brenda says she was in a coma by the time they got her into the hospital . |
| 14 | According to popular myth , Law discovered he was on the list to leave Old Trafford from a TV report when he was visiting his sick mother in Aberdeen . |
| 15 | Tallis thought it was about the middle of the day . |
| 16 | A century and a half ago , the canal owners of England thought they were in the business of owning canals . |
| 17 | ‘ The man who drilled for the test said it was among the hardest block he 'd ever seen . |
| 18 | Williams team management said they were on the protestors ' side . |
| 19 | And she finally got in at quarter to and she 's , oh Kim said she was in a dreadful state . |
| 20 | In his summing-up , the judge said it was for the jury to decide if Christopher How had been dishonest . |
| 21 | But Jinny could tell from his voice that he knew the answer already , and when Doyle replied it was with a nod . |
| 22 | By then , and with a couple of non-championship wins under his belt , Emerson and the whole Lotus team knew they were onto a winner in I972 . |
| 23 | At Panmure Gordon , Charles Donald said it was within the letter of US regulations and was thus always likely to be approved . |
| 24 | The linesman said it was for a push and handball . |
| 25 | Spokesman Mr. Robinson said they were at the meeting to voice their objections to an application by Greenbanks Nursing Home to enlarge its premises . |
| 26 | Martin said it was in the National Car Park across the road , about twenty yards from the front door of the pub and Dod said ‘ Oh , yeah ’ and reluctantly gave up his place in the darts game , slipping at least three five-pound notes and some coins into his pocket and not bothering to thank the guys he 'd played . |
| 27 | The peace campaigners were on trial for cutting a fence and painting a B52 bomber at RAF Fairford.Protesters supporting them were outside the court in Cirencester . |
| 28 | Yet Atkinson revealed he was on the verge of quitting during a never-ending battle against injury last season . |
| 29 | Dillon gave no sign of being frightened , but Tweed sensed he was like a coiled spring . |
| 30 | And having saved John Smith 's skin at the Labour party Conference , with his rumbustious performance in the one member , one vote debate , Mr Prescot knew he was in a position to call in his debts . |