Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pers pn] was [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Did you know it was like a hundred and ten . |
| 2 | When he did finally speak it was with a studied calm to smother his irritation . |
| 3 | I suppose they could see I was in a mild state of shock . |
| 4 | ‘ I could see it was in a bad state . ’ |
| 5 | He sat frowning at his typewriter but Emmie could see he was in a good mood . |
| 6 | The equivalent Japanese , transported to modern Tokyo would think he was on a different planet ! |