Example sentences of "[was/were] [pron] the matter " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was nothing the matter with him , simply that he did not thrive . |
| 2 | There was nothing the matter with his features . |
| 3 | There was something wrong , there was something the matter . |
| 4 | I should have taken it for granted there was something the matter . ’ |
| 5 | er nothing sunk that there was something the matter |
| 6 | A Durham miner 's daughter ‘ could shout down the passage and me grandma would soon know if there was anything the matter with us . ’ |