Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [pers pn] were [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Hafodunos said they were ending negotiations with Watertight , who they said had failed to provide evidence of sufficient financial backing . |
| 2 | Lloyds Bank chief Brian Pitman denied they were increasing margins on loans to support profits in the recession . |
| 3 | Jessamy realised they were leaving Oxfordshire and entering the Cotswolds , with their rolling uplands and wooded valleys , tiny villages with golden-stoned houses , and swift-flowing rivers . |
| 4 | OLIVER said we were discussing grammar not sexual politics . |
| 5 | Barbara wished they were talking face to face . |
| 6 | Ma erm Chris said you were having problems . |
| 7 | It was only when an independent gas fitter checked the meters on the outside of the flats that Susan and Nikki discovered they were getting eachothers bills : |