Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [pers pn] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Later , as the plates were welded I watched the hull take form , the bulkheads put in place and , scrambling around the apparent chaos of electrical cables and skeleton framework inside the hull , it was hard to visualise all this as our future living quarters , or that we should ever take her to sea in a fully operational capacity . |
| 2 | In the excitement of his new job and other things that were happening he pushed the thought of Chris to the back of his mind until he realised that Maureen looked red-eyed and unhappy . |
| 3 | Thousands of officers in London today were pressing him to ignore the report altogether . |
| 4 | To me they were ordering her to have the baby , which was n't fair . |
| 5 | As soon as you were noticed you became the butt for other peoples jokes and worries . |
| 6 | ‘ We had a similar set-up some years ago and if it were reintroduced I think the standard of the women 's game would rise ’ . |
| 7 | Erm because people were saying you know the Y D P's coming to an end but |
| 8 | And the studio floor was covered with meat , and they had this dog they 'd starved for three days with contact mics all over its stomach … and they were recording him eating the meat ! |
| 9 | Well , they 're right , but with what we were doing we wanted the containment of a mono mix to be even more contained . |
| 10 | Whether they remain in Edinburgh or betake themselves to other lands and whatever be the walk of life in which they were bred I believe the students of this seminary will be found everywhere and at all times promoting civilisation in the world . ’ |
| 11 | we 'll do the margarine first , were did you put the margarine ? |
| 12 | Once the legs were jointed I turned the leg and stretcher assembly upside down on to the bottom of the seat and from this I could mark the centres to be drilled and set the bevels to repeat the process . |
| 13 | The hindmost attendant was holding what looked like a large loaf of bread , and was using it to hit the minion in front , which was running almost doubled up , its little gloved hands held over its head , where the pursuing scullion was raining blows with the loaf . |
| 14 | Now all the pretty things sat around in the present , and all they did was make her regret the past . |
| 15 | Maybe he was helping her prepare the meal for the husband and the child , stifling the urge to take her in his arms . |
| 16 | He said to Miriam , who was helping him dress the wounds of those hurt in the recent engagement : " The poor Collector has erysipelas . |
| 17 | ‘ He 'll see I have n't let things slide , ’ he said to Carrie , when she was helping him put the shelves straight . |
| 18 | Luis was helping us clean the Plaster Room after a long session of plastering . |
| 19 | And yet after that was completed I think the Water the Drinking Water Inspectorate condemned it as being one of the worst qualities of water in the country . |
| 20 | As soon as he realised what was happening he put the pressure on , and was closing with them when he saw another assault boat . |
| 21 | Mike 's boss , Max Smith , 53 , said : ‘ Even though he was trapped he finished the job . ’ |
| 22 | Waterloo I was defeated you won the war . |
| 23 | When the milking was done they collected the eggs , warm from scattered nests in the barn and the stable block , or snugly hidden in hedges . |
| 24 | When their work was framed they preferred the frames to be ‘ en fuite ’ , or to project the canvas forward , rather than traditional frames which enclosed paintings and made them recede . |
| 25 | When he opened the door and his house filled with strangers , he was told they had the right to take his two children away . |
| 26 | But a disciplinary hearing of the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland was told he sold the product without a prescription . |
| 27 | When it was sold it became the village hall at Bishop Wilton . |
| 28 | ‘ That as soon as he was refuelled he took the opportunity of seeing if he could locate the remains of that American plane ? ’ |
| 29 | When this was accomplished she took the reins and walked the old horse down the street . |
| 30 | Not the slightest mention of money , either , for an interview in depth from , offhand , Gavaskar , Richards , Botham , Willis , Marshall , McEnroe , Connors or Borg — though the latter , I must admit , was expecting me to stay the day , yet by elevenses we agreed there was not much more to say to each other except ‘ My game 's in pretty good shape ’ . |