Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the trains came in or out , sending the pigeons wheeling from the vaulted roof and the steam rolling against the windows , Meredith felt he was on the poop of some ancient brig sailing a ghostly sea . |
| 2 | Brenda says she was in a coma by the time they got her into the hospital . |
| 3 | Tallis thought it was about the middle of the day . |
| 4 | A century and a half ago , the canal owners of England thought they were in the business of owning canals . |
| 5 | And she finally got in at quarter to and she 's , oh Kim said she was in a dreadful state . |
| 6 | But Jinny could tell from his voice that he knew the answer already , and when Doyle replied it was with a nod . |
| 7 | At Panmure Gordon , Charles Donald said it was within the letter of US regulations and was thus always likely to be approved . |
| 8 | Spokesman Mr. Robinson said they were at the meeting to voice their objections to an application by Greenbanks Nursing Home to enlarge its premises . |
| 9 | Martin said it was in the National Car Park across the road , about twenty yards from the front door of the pub and Dod said ‘ Oh , yeah ’ and reluctantly gave up his place in the darts game , slipping at least three five-pound notes and some coins into his pocket and not bothering to thank the guys he 'd played . |
| 10 | The peace campaigners were on trial for cutting a fence and painting a B52 bomber at RAF Fairford.Protesters supporting them were outside the court in Cirencester . |
| 11 | Yet Atkinson revealed he was on the verge of quitting during a never-ending battle against injury last season . |
| 12 | Dillon gave no sign of being frightened , but Tweed sensed he was like a coiled spring . |
| 13 | And having saved John Smith 's skin at the Labour party Conference , with his rumbustious performance in the one member , one vote debate , Mr Prescot knew he was in a position to call in his debts . |
| 14 | She said : Thérèse says it was in the war . |
| 15 | The night after Sandy won he was in the marquee that was holding his celebration dinner , with his apron on cleaning up and wishing everybody would go so he could get some peace and quiet . |
| 16 | Asked by the judge why the question was relevant , Mr Carman said it was about the development of the friendship between the politician and the producer . |
| 17 | Hardly bothering to look at the prized volume , Emily said it was worth a try . |
| 18 | The Labour leader said that in her supposed splendid isolation from Europe , Margaret Thatcher showed she was from the Greta Garbo school of diplomacy . |
| 19 | As the news of Diana 's snubs emerged , Royal author Andrew Morton claimed she was on the verge of leaving the Royal Family . |
| 20 | Lord said he was at a loss to find room to play his shots in the first two games . |
| 21 | I could hardly credit it when Carole said we were on a cushy number ; she 'd spent whole days hacking down rhododendrons and that was really back-breaking work . |
| 22 | Kate wished she was at the pantomime . |
| 23 | No boats to Ballachulish for Glencoe but I island-hopped instead up Loch Linnhe and walked the roadless east coastline of Lismore pretending I was on a boat . |
| 24 | Blake felt it was like the muse which inspired him , and dictated from a hidden recess that he must write and what he had to write . |
| 25 | Swayne waited for some comment on his revelations , a word of commendation , even thanks , but when Wycliffe spoke it was on a quite different subject . |
| 26 | But when people like Norman Jay and Omar said they were into the track , it sort of backed up in my own mind that it was a safe tune — they 're not the sort of people who give you compliments just to make you smile . ’ |
| 27 | That was when Preston realised he was in a nightmare . |
| 28 | It was then that Brough discovered they were in the middle of a minefield . |
| 29 | At the time , Avril felt she was at a crossroads in her life . |
| 30 | When Bodie arrived he was in the company of a female operative whom he introduced as Liz Spalding . |