Example sentences of "[indef pn] was [adv prt] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He suspected that if he were to walk into the newsroom and make an arrest there would be only a momentary gasp before someone was out with the first of a new crop of jokes . |
| 2 | Everything was down to the last detail on this loco , including the small ladder which was originally attached to the ‘ A ’ end of the engine . |
| 3 | Everything was out in the open — political resistance , management failings and just sheer inertia . |
| 4 | Everything was out in the open now and the dream she had had for so long was about to turn into reality . |
| 5 | No one was about except a black and white cat asleep in the sun . |
| 6 | No one was about in the suburban roads and avenues . |
| 7 | Well , she did behave as if nothing was out of the ordinary , and I began to suspect that Oliver was a little displeased . |