Example sentences of "[noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This time the words were stopped by his mouth . |
| 2 | The husky words were said into her hair . |
| 3 | Her last words were to ask for her Swan costume to be put ready . |
| 4 | The last three words were uttered under his breath and he looked as if he hated her , she saw , made fully aware of his resentment . |
| 5 | Her face was pressed against him , so that the words were swallowed against his chest . |
| 6 | ‘ Well met , Michael Riven , ’ he said quietly , and the words were distorted in his mouth , as though it were not yet the right shape for them . |
| 7 | Signals were flashing in her brain . |
| 8 | The Headquarter was originally at Rugby Cement Works where disused offices were placed at our disposal , but later as the unit increased this was moved to the Church rooms , and the unit was commanded by Captain Sammy Wenham . |
| 9 | Mungo 's clammy pyjamas were clinging to his chest . |
| 10 | They were about 10 yards from the western side of the reef , where it fell away sharply and waves were pounding on its shore . |
| 11 | He himself was an Iraqi Jew and estimated that 150,000 Iraqi Jews were expelled from their country . |
| 12 | The Bangles were noted for their pouting and semi-clad image , were they not ? |
| 13 | Thus , in the immediate post-war years the WEA came under considerable pressure from two more powerful providers and doubts were raised about its future as a recognised Responsible Body — an issue which was closely addressed by the Ashby Committee in 1953 , and again raised by the Russell Committee some twenty years later . |
| 14 | Henry 's new subjects were asked for their loyalty on oath ; those who refused were expelled , and their properties confiscated . |
| 15 | All subjects were paid for their participation in the study . |
| 16 | All subjects were paid for their participation . |
| 17 | All subjects were paid for their participation . |
| 18 | All subjects were paid for their participation . |
| 19 | Rodriguez 's eyes were fixed on his plate , his short dark fingers crumbling the remains of his tortilla . |
| 20 | Her eyes were locked on his face , seeing the sensuality in every line as he concentrated on their mutual pleasure . |
| 21 | Her astonished eyes were taking in his costume : gold-embroidered satin jacket , knee breeches and jabot of the eighteenth century . |
| 22 | His brutish , stupid face was blotchy with fear now and his eyes were bolting from his head . |
| 23 | Random images were pouring into his mind . |
| 24 | Mrs James ' two animals were taken from their stable on her farm at Bedlington , Northumberland , one night in November 1990 . |
| 25 | It was not only that animals were suffering to their detriment , but their abusers were themselves brutalised in the process . |
| 26 | Pork scratching packets were pinned to his notice board and he was and still is referred to as ‘ Porky ’ . |
| 27 | The two huge spikes were rammed into his body . |
| 28 | The child was Shirley Temple and the books were spilling from her satchel . |
| 29 | In our forefathers ' time … few books were read in our tongue , saving certain books of chivalry , as they said for pastime and pleasure … |
| 30 | By the second year three of the districts were moving towards what Ham and Matthews call " real " purchasing : needs assessment , evaluating service effectiveness , establishing priorities and beginning to make changes in ways which take account of consumer views ( Ham and Matthews 1991 : 21 ) . |