Example sentences of "[noun] was [adv] [verb] [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ As wholesalers we felt that Billingsgate was not offering us the facilities we needed , ’ he explains . |
| 2 | ‘ Barratt was just telling us the other night at the Goodys ' , ’ says Prue , as she pours coffee in the living-room , ‘ about how he had lunch with God the other day . ’ |
| 3 | Morris suddenly felt tired ; the doctored wine was not giving him the uplift he needed . |
| 4 | Robinson was still giving him the low-down on life in Whitely when the key rattled in the door again and it opened to admit Rod Porter . |
| 5 | Dr Neil — he 's Stair Cochrane 's younger brother — he works for the poor in an East End practice — ’ Her voice almost broke when she said his name , and her mama knew immediately that Sally-Anne was not telling them the whole truth about her East End adventures . |
| 6 | ‘ The Prince was perhaps showing him the sights ? ’ |
| 7 | Arsenal 's mastery of the First Division was already making them the best-loved , best-hated club . |