Example sentences of "[was/were] [prep] a [adj] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His lips were drawn back in a snarl of pain , his skinny white limbs were like a frozen chicken 's . |
| 2 | He felt slightly awkward , as though he were in a strange woman 's room . |
| 3 | You were at a known dealer 's house , so where exactly does that leave you ? |
| 4 | And on a good night the stars would seem to brighten ; if you looked up it was like a clear winter 's night in the city , one of those nights when you find yourself on a dark street , one without streetlamps , and for once you can see that the stars have different colours ; they are like still fireworks . |
| 5 | I was like a dead lamb 's tail . ’ |
| 6 | Uncle Kevin was in a big solicitors ' practice : they 'd find a place for him . |
| 7 | One was from a retired ship 's captain , now living at Fowey in Cornwall , giving news of his house and garden ; the others were impersonal , acknowledgments of subscriptions to various charities , and some business letters from the estate agent who dealt with the letting of the two other flats . |
| 8 | I was on a real holiday buzz , had a big , erm … party , y'know , and got totally fuckin' kettled . |
| 9 | So congratulations to Bicester , after the game I managed to catch up with Colin Vynal who scored one of the goals , rather poor quality I 'm afraid , he was on a mobile phone erm a bit of celebration going on , but here 's Colin Vynal of the Bicester Rugby Club . |