Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [pron] [prep] [noun sg] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And he said the they were pressing him for completion that very minute . |
| 2 | He said : ‘ I thought the idea was to see everybody in action first . ’ |
| 3 | Number 60 's wife was shouting something at number 60 's children . |
| 4 | After a couple of minutes , one of them returned and placed a hand on Beattie 's shoulder and said that he was arresting him under Section 10 and Schedule 1 of the Northern Ireland ( Emergency Provisions ) Act . |
| 5 | And er I was showing it to chap next to me , tall chap , he took a fatherly interest in showing me how to work you know when foreman was out and er ooh he said there 's a bloody Taffy . |
| 6 | Colonel Goreng was to entertain them at home that evening . |
| 7 | As a result , a new resort , Yulara , was constructed which as Fig. 8.3 shows is 19 km from the rock itself and 37 km from the Olgas . |