Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [adv] [to-vb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Leni was waiting at the foot of the last flight of stairs , which was partitioned off to give her a flimsy front door of her own .
2 The company collapsed , the ITA had to re-advertise the contract in July 1955 , and the ABPC film company , one-third owned by the American Warner Brothers , was persuaded firmly to accept it the very day before ITV started in London .
3 The Shah used to dress that syllable , ANtellectuel " , when referring to anyone with education who was thought not to embrace everything the Pahlavis embodied .
4 By this time she was out of bed and Charlotte was running upstairs to see what the commotion was about .
5 Yet against all these odds bigger crowds were coming to Elland Road , and the ground was smartened up to give it the image of a major sports centre .
6 Louise realised that Nora wanted a fight in order to clear her growing frustration — and she was determined not to give her the opportunity .
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