Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [noun] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 And he said the they were pressing him for completion that very minute .
2 Japanese records suggest that Kim was opposing them in May 1929 .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 Colonel Goreng was to entertain them at home that evening .
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