Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] [verb] was a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't have a protective big brother : all I had was a small sister . |
| 2 | ‘ All I remember was a huge bang and it careering into us . |
| 3 | ‘ Hulme ’ it said — though all I saw was a rubbled |
| 4 | All I received was a dry little bow in return . |
| 5 | Of course all I needed was a two-minute sit-down and in two and a half minutes I was not only fully recovered and ready to carry on , I had adrenalin pumping out the top of my hat in anger that my man had left me to die . |
| 6 | All I needed was a little bit of luck and as I pressed , dry mouthed , along the empty street it seemed I had found it The shock when I saw the two burly SPs strolling towards me was like a blow but was immediately followed by a strange calm . |
| 7 | ‘ All I wanted was a signed photograph or something like that . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ All I wanted was a pain-killer but they said at the desk that there were none in the hotel . |
| 9 | All I wanted was a few roses , for goodness ’ sake . ’ |
| 10 | All she saw was a rippling edge of pallor , but she felt the barrier as a solid ridge barricading the path . |
| 11 | But all she felt was a strange emptiness . |
| 12 | She went through his pockets but all she found was a spare clip for the FN FAL . |
| 13 | All she wanted was a doting beau on hand , and Rossmayne 's fortune . |
| 14 | And all you got was a rotting mess . |
| 15 | All we got was a small discount because we bought such a huge quantity . |
| 16 | And all we got was a lousy phone call three weeks later . |
| 17 | All we needed was a red flag to warn the locals that we might be about to frighten the horses . |
| 18 | This would have triggered their detectors dramatically , yet all they saw was a small increase in the background level of radiation . |
| 19 | She went to a dance alone with hope and a new set of clothes , but all they saw was a fat woman and no-one asked her to dance . |
| 20 | Indeed , all they got was a great amount of sympathy and a £1000 bonus ! |
| 21 | When he had seen it being done by publicans a mallet and a stake had been used , but all he had was a rusty bracket . |
| 22 | All he wore was a baggy pair of red corduroy shorts held up by braces , and a pair of battered leather sandals . |
| 23 | All he wanted was a belly-full of berries and a chance to bully the small birds . |
| 24 | I do n't honestly know why he agreed to do the film , except that all he wanted was a fifteen-minute death scene . |
| 25 | All he needed was a sweeping black cloak … |
| 26 | ‘ The snow 's very loose on the Wildhorn at this time of year and all it took was a small charge to start the ball rolling , if you 'll excuse the pun . |
| 27 | All it contained was a small jar of capers . |
| 28 | All it wanted was a new cover , I said , and she almost looked convinced when I said I was sure we could reach a price that suited us both . |
| 29 | All it needed was a good tug . |
| 30 | The women were told it would soon be mended , but by the time it came for bed it still was n't repaired , although probably all it needed was a new fuse . |