Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [conj] they [adv] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There existed other newspapers aimed at the European market , such as the daily Tanganyika Opinion and the weekly Tanganyika Advertiser , but their circulations were low and they mostly disappeared long before independence . |
| 2 | I never did think they were primitive and they always told the truth ( except when they were teaching me the language ) and were a damn sight more trustworthy than some of the white men we had on the job . |
| 3 | Peter Northfield , public affairs manager for the Great Eastern division of BR 's Network SouthEast , said some commuters were angry because they normally used the carriage which had been taken over by protesters . |
| 4 | The gates were open so they just drove right in . |
| 5 | But when they came they were distressing and they particularly distressed the bishop responsible for healing ; because Christians are not supposed to quarrel , and quarrelling about clothes or tinklings or perfume looked like fanaticism or obsession with triviality . |
| 6 | For their part it was unnecessary as they only drank what had been boiled for tea or coffee , whereas I often drank water on its own or with fruit cordial . ) |
| 7 | Even so , Virginia was glad when they finally reached the baths and found there was a choice of communal outdoor pools or private indoor ones . |
| 8 | Intelligent independent critics like Beaton and popular magazines like Photoplay knew that Vidor 's work was good but they also knew that it was not the answer to Hollywood 's problems . |
| 9 | In the event it was 1928 before they finally left the course on loan to a Mr. Parsons so long as he looked after them . |