Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [pron] [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Britain was proving itself to be better than the ungovernable ‘ banana republic ’ of hostile critics in 1975–6 , but still an ailing ex-imperial giant lacking focus and perhaps even faith . |
| 2 | This would take some courage but something inside her was urging her to be honest . |
| 3 | He was forcing her to be careful of what she said ; setting up areas which were not to be talked about . |
| 4 | ‘ I was expecting it to be bad , but nothing prepared me for this ! ’ |
| 5 | The important thing in this case was to reward him for being good rather than punish him for being naughty — if you scold or hit a young horse for not standing still you will only make matters worse . |