Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] [pron] [be] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When they were privatised I was on the Opposition Front Bench and did the job so well that I am no longer there . |
| 2 | DETAILS are expected this week of a rescue package for the Gateway supermarkets group after bankers were warned it was on the verge of collapse . |
| 3 | ‘ It was felt it was in the public interest to look at the company which was already insolvent , ’ said a DTI spokeswoman . |
| 4 | But when he came to trade them in and filled in his application , he was told he was beyond the age limit . |
| 5 | I thought they might be going to pay their rents , for I was told it was about the settling-time . |
| 6 | I was unable to use the public toilets since I was told I was in the wrong one whichever I went to . |
| 7 | Presently they were ready at the place of meeting , and the gate was opened which was nearest the gardens where the Moors had entered , without order ; and they fell fiercely upon them , smiting and slaying . |
| 8 | I was determined it was at the burn that came down by the distillery at the edge of the town . |
| 9 | I was informed she was in the burns unit . |