Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [conj] [adv] [prep] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maria Iñes was dumpy and talkative ; Maria Teresa was dark and very like João , though not quite so good looking , and Maria de Graça was taller , plainer , and so intent upon winning herself a place in Heaven that she had little conversation for anyone apart from Padre Jorge , an oily man with plump little hands and a great anxiety to be first to agree with Dom João in everything he said . |
| 2 | Sometimes you might even be lucky enough to be endowed with the qualities of the people you play — John Wayne , for example , was held up as being symbolic of everything that was good and right about America . |
| 3 | She was radiant and alone on Garda |
| 4 | The door was open and just inside Marcus was sitting on a chair , wrapped in what appeared to be a cloak or ulster , wearing a tweed hat and holding a stick in his hand . |
| 5 | But today for the first time she was certain that even in Paul 's presence she would find the courage to say what she wanted , what she really wanted , in the depth of her soul ; she was certain that she would find this courage even at the price of ruining everything between them . |