Example sentences of "[was/were] [pron] about the [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | There was something about the way he looked at her . |
| 2 | There was something about the way he said it , in a tone of calm wisdom , that just for a moment made Lisa curious . |
| 3 | There was something about the way he was watching her , his dark eyes so intent and … knowing , that fired her temper . |
| 4 | Miguel stood where she had left him , outlined against the star-studded sky , and there was something about the way he was standing that reminded her of someone else … |
| 5 | He intrigued her , there was something about the way he acted , the way he spoke that made him different from all the other vagrants that she had met . |
| 6 | There was something about the way she was treating them that still seemed odd to Masklin . |
| 7 | There was something about the way she said it which made people nervous . |
| 8 | ‘ There was something about the way she asked it that made me suspicious . |
| 9 | There was something about the man he did n't trust . |
| 10 | Perhaps I have been over enthusiastic about this project , but there was something about the schools I visited , and I am no stranger to African primary schools , which seemed to me to provide a recipe for steady progress . |
| 11 | Elspeth was fair-haired , almost blonde , Rebecca was dark but there was something about the eyes they had in common , yet where Elspeth was grave and silent most of the time , Rebecca , or Becky as she was usually called , was lively and voluble . |
| 12 | There was something about the mystery she seemed determined to solve which both excited and enthralled him . |