Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] [verb] the [num ord] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With her uplifted left foot she was shoving the next foster mother square in the mouth . |
| 2 | She had come to painting late but after the exhibition of ‘ Angela ’ in 1900 , an Impressionistic portrait of a woman at a mantelpiece in a shimmering , full-skirted dress , she was made the first female member of the New English Art Club . |
| 3 | There were still bits and pieces left to organize for the coming weekend , when she was hosting the first major social gathering of the new year . |
| 4 | They were enjoying the first fresh food they had had in weeks before settling down for a long , well-earned rest . |
| 5 | Endless cups of coffee helped a bit but what a relief it was to see the first pale streaks of dawn creeping across the sky . |