Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [pron] [verb] [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think the death of David 's father was probably what took him a while to make the decision about leaving Ken , because to lose his father , who he really adored , who had always been a pillar of strength to him , changed his life , and I think David carried a bitterness about him dying for a long time . |
| 2 | in fact , one time when they was out they give me a number , I go , and I got ! |
| 3 | It was then he gave me the old papers I have read to you . |
| 4 | This was where she bade him a pleasant goodnight , Fabia knew , and she fully intended to do just that . |
| 5 | One incident that has stuck with me was when he played us the Queen of the Night 's aria from The Magic Flute , telling us that it was notoriously difficult for singers as the top note reached ‘ F in alt ’ . |