Example sentences of "[adj] was [verb] [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If this was to change he thinks the reaction would be violent . |
| 2 | This was to ensure they had the correct commitment and were prepared to organize for quality . |
| 3 | One presumes this was to help him keep the short ball down when it was bowled at the line of middle to leg stump . |
| 4 | When this was accomplished she took the reins and walked the old horse down the street . |
| 5 | When the Western was finished they watched the hospital serial . |
| 6 | And yet after that was completed I think the Water the Drinking Water Inspectorate condemned it as being one of the worst qualities of water in the country . |
| 7 | I ordered two coffees with rum at the bar — Watson 's Trawlerman 's rum is the best , if you can get it , as drunk by Scottish fishermen — and while that was coming I emptied the pockets of my parka . |