Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [conj] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was the usual practice when mail was given out : a recipient of a letter would normally get 150 , two letters 300 , and the penalties for a parcel were 500 and above depending on its contents . |
| 2 | I know you said you were extra and then going to freezer shop or summat . |
| 3 | The sky was low and constantly shifting as different layers of grey and black cloud were dragged around by gusty winds . |
| 4 | Adam lived as far away from the parental home as was possible while still living in north London . |
| 5 | As a photographer , she was unique and sometimes terrifying in her decision to publicly share her experience as victim of the social discourses of the family , health and the law . |
| 6 | He was elected to succeed Gaston Mullegg as President of FISA when he was 33 and still competing in the Swiss rowing team . |
| 7 | George 's insobriety was disturbing and even wounding to his friends . |
| 8 | ‘ In 1980 I was 19 and just coming to the end of The Skids , which I 'd been in since I was 15 . |
| 9 | I was 19 and still studying at RADA when I made my first TV appearance . |
| 10 | The boy was offhand and always trying to be clever . |