Example sentences of "[indef pn] was [verb] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She thought someone was coming to fetch her in a boat to take her away . |
| 2 | I would feel bad if I knew for certain that someone was going to cosh me with a lead pipe on January 15 of that year . |
| 3 | If anyone found out and if Alain was angry she would fight it out later , but for now she had come a long way , she was tired , disappointed , and nobody was going to stop her from staying here . |
| 4 | Or perhaps , having selected one 's trout from the tank , one was expected to kick it to death , and with traditional Southern courtesy they wished to prevent my Italian loafers getting messed . |
| 5 | Just as well she had such guts really , because no one was going to love her for her feminine self . |
| 6 | God , if anyone was going to kill themselves after that , it was me — me , Inspector — not him . ’ |
| 7 | She later explained , ‘ I did not think that anyone was going to believe us as a family . |
| 8 | For a small fee everyone was invited to spray him with the foam wherever they wanted — and they most certainly did ! |
| 9 | I thought everyone was going to recognise me on the street , ’ Now his favourite leisure activities are watching television — ‘ I call it my sofa therapy ’ — and having friends over for dinner . |