Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [adj] [adv] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was disappointed especially once the obstetrician began talking Caesareans and epidurals . |
| 2 | I was astonished how fast the game has become since the back pass rule has changed . |
| 3 | One night when his parents were out David returned to the scene ; as expected everything was quiet not even a walker with a dog was passing through , David cautiously approached the old hut , he peered through a crack in the battens before going round to the door which to his surprise was ajar . |
| 4 | After the war , when he was out of the army , he tried his hand at several things , and they were all pretty much a disaster . |
| 5 | When he had penetrated the bushes , he saw there were about 20 men , and they were all in exactly the same nightmarish state : their faces were wholly burned , their eyesockets were hollow . |
| 6 | We took off towards Rabat hill as usual and , as we wheeled to the south-west , it was evident how well the Mark IIs climbed . |
| 7 | In the light of this long list of grievances , it was remarkable how slowly the rising took hold . |
| 8 | It was remarkable how easily the lies slipped out once you got started . |