Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Obviously I was learning new things all the time and each day we built on what we had learned the day before . |
| 2 | But you see , the Reverend has a distant relative whom he means to put in my place and so I was granted sick leave over the holiday in order that his dear Jonathan could come and assist him with the Christmas services . |
| 3 | So I was having little joy with the fine slub yarns in different colours . |
| 4 | Its a , during the course of the time of the crucifixion , Jesus is on the cross and its says there , there were two others also who were criminals , were being lead away to be put to death with Jesus and they came to the place called The Skull , there they crucified him and the criminals one on the right and the other on the left , but Jesus was saying father forgive them for they do not know what they are doing , and they cast locks divided up his garments among themselves and the people stood by and looking on and even the rulers was sneering at him excuse me , and even the rulers were sneering at him saying he saved others , let him save himself if this is the Christ of god , his chosen one , and the soldiers also mocked him , coming up to him offering sour wine and saying if your the king of the Jews save yourself now there was also an inscription above him , this is the kind of the Jews , and one of the criminals who was hanged there was hurling abut at him and saying you are not the Christ , save yourself and us , but the other answered and rebuking him said do you not even fear god , since you are under the same sentence of condemnation and we indeed justly for we are receiving what we deserve for our deeds , but this man has done nothing wrong and he was say , and he was saying Jesus remember me when you come in your kingdom , Jesus said to him truly I say to you today you shall be with me in paradise I wonder if you 've ever been in that awful position of facing of what you thought was certain death perhaps you were seriously ill and er , there seemed little hope of your recovery , perhaps you were facing some danger , some , some risk and it seemed almost certain that short of a miracle you were gon na die , I wonder what sort of thoughts would have been going through your mind , maybe w , may well be that you were with other people , I wonder what sort of things if you were in a condition of speaking , what sort of things you would of been saying to them . |
| 5 | Perhaps you were facing some danger , some , some risk and it seemed almost certain that short of a miracle you were gon na die . |
| 6 | So we were doing this music which was away from the pop stuff that was around . |
| 7 | So we were playing three games every six days and that just does n't allow enough recovery time from injuries . |
| 8 | Suddenly they were wearing expensive clothes on and off stage , taking cabs everywhere , men were showering them with gifts in an attempt just to be seen with them . |
| 9 | Whose arms went out first they would never know , but suddenly they were holding each other tightly , their mouths hungry for each other . |
| 10 | Perhaps they were having two sessions , afternoon and evening . |
| 11 | In that square place that was over there , it was a pantry , some of them were so fused together they were holding each other . |
| 12 | But apparently it was stolen last week . |
| 13 | Of all the men in Chung Kuo , only he was allowed this richness , this lifelong measure of perfection . |
| 14 | This may have been for meals during the day while living elsewhere , or perhaps it was to make existing accommodation there more adequate for his use . |
| 15 | He also bequeathed ten shillings each to the governors of St Bartholomew 's Hospital , in whose neighbouring church of St Bartholomew the Less he was buried 25 August 1670 . |
| 16 | Even before the first exit polls came in he was buying new tackle in readiness . |
| 17 | I therefore reminded him that the Emperor had authorized my journey , and told him that whether his soldiers came with me or not I was leaving that afternoon . |
| 18 | Soon we were making more money than the car company was losing . |
| 19 | Anyway they were born one place and moved one place and then they come to after I were born . |
| 20 | When the visas did come through they were dated 5 September . |
| 21 | Jed drove north to begin with , his wrist a rectangle of heat and all that numbness just behind his eyes , but after two days the roads drew him inland , over high mountains , and soon he was heading due west . |
| 22 | Little danger as there was of another martyrdom , there was even less chance of the clergy satisfying their grievances at Edward 's expense : the most significant thing about the legislation of May 1341 is how easily it was repealed five months later . |
| 23 | I mean presumably you was born this side of the river ? |
| 24 | All at once she was wishing that Desmond was with her . |
| 25 | and like she was pointing different things out about this cemetery , and , I mean , you know , you there ca n't be many cemeteries |
| 26 | At Club LaSanta , the sporting holiday resort where he trains in Lanzarote , the other guests are clearly getting a little fillip from the rangy , easy presence of their imagistic icon , but still he was cornered one night in the bar by a posse of English girls to be accused : ‘ Oh , we hear you 're really arrogant . ’ |
| 27 | Mr Robert Sheldon , chairman of the Commons Public Accounts Committee , said yesterday he was seeking more documents from the Department of Trade after Monday 's hearing when he cross-examined Sir Peter Gregson , the permanent secretary at the ministry . |
| 28 | The chairman of the committee , Mr Robert Sheldon , said yesterday he was awaiting detailed answers from the DTI to questions posed on Monday during his committee 's examination of its permanent secretary . |
| 29 | With my family growing up I was needing more money and er that 's when I decided I would apply for a foreman 's job at . |
| 30 | Later I was to see this body investigating a syllabus elsewhere . |