Example sentences of "[noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [verb] [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Corbett was determined to seek out the truth . |
| 2 | Novotna had looked well in control , always seeming to guess correctly whether Seles was going to hit down the line or cross-court . |
| 3 | After completing the restructuring of British Steel , Finniston was asked to draw up the group 's first corporate plan . |
| 4 | Manager Alan Lockwood was forced to bring in a number of young faces and he could only look on agonisingly as they struggled against more experienced golfers in gusting winds . |
| 5 | Since the imperial poet Da Ponte had fallen out of favour at the Viennese court , and had left in disgrace , his temporary successor Caterino Mazzolà was asked to freshen up the old warhorse for a new setting , while Guardasoni rushed to Italy to find suitable singers . |
| 6 | The mornings of Sunday and Monday were spent setting up the arena , putting in some dance and fight practice , and generally preparing for the show before the pre-show meeting . |
| 7 | It was about six o'clock and Carrie was helping to wash up the tea things when she heard Mr Evans 's bellow of rage . |
| 8 | The UN was forced to call off an attempt to evacuate Muslims from Srebrenica by helicopter on Wednesday after Serb artillery shelled the landing zone . |
| 9 | SeaDocs was intended to bring about the telecommunicated negotiation of bills of lading issued in connection with oil shipments . |
| 10 | Negotiations were started to purchase the site , and the London architects Spalding and Spalding were commissioned to draw up the plans . |
| 11 | Like Franco , Arrese was trying to hold back the march of history . |
| 12 | She was terrified that Brian was going to bring up the word all the baby manuals kept using and which she had come to hate : bonding . |
| 13 | Mr Campbell was inspired to set up the fair by the publication last year of an Arts Council pamphlet which gave names and addresses of those producing books in Britain at the present and his fair is concentrating on British work . |
| 14 | From this remark , added to his earlier defence of his right to seclusion , Robbie was beginning to build up a picture of this man . |
| 15 | In 1938 Cranmer was asked to take over the captaincy from Bob Wyatt . |
| 16 | He always had their maid squeeze some fresh juice when Lorna Lewis was scheduled to put in an appearance . |
| 17 | In one shot , Daine could be seen in the background while Rhonda was trying to scratch out the eyes of a competitor for his attentions , Arlene Dahl . |
| 18 | Intriguingly last year Meadows was contracted to bring out a works manual on BS5750 , the British Standard for consistent total quality care : ‘ I had to read up all I know and produce a manual from that in six months . ’ |
| 19 | After the Lord 's Test , further cures were tried , even a light weight metal sleeve over the elbow , but nothing worked and the unlucky Griffin was condemned to play out the remainder of the tour as an occasional batsman . |
| 20 | When Melrose was asked to fill in a further application he refused to do so saying all the relevant information had been sent to NSWRU . |
| 21 | No further attacks developed but five escorting destroyers of Capt. Lord Louis Mountbatten 's 5th Destroyer Flotilla were detached to carry out a bombardment of Benghazi just after midnight . |
| 22 | And Mr Major was determined to keep up the morale . |
| 23 | Tim was coming loping down the aisle . |
| 24 | Rain saw only that he got there first and Harbury was left holding out the wine glass . |
| 25 | To get them through the Christmas crisis , staff in London were instructed to send down a variety of commercial patterns and magazines which Laura adapted herself . |
| 26 | Carl was destined to take over the duties and responsibilities of his father from an early age . |
| 27 | As a result the IMS was asked to carry out an initial study and advise on the feasibility of setting up a suitable PMIS for the BAA . |
| 28 | On the periphery of the Lunar landing operation itself , Armstrong was required to carry out a series of tests and experiments . |
| 29 | While Sarah was trying to sort out the mess — they eventually married in May 1980 at St Mary 's church near Althorp — Diana was having fun . |
| 30 | During that half-hour coffee break Jeff had told her all about Silvia and about how Guido was trying to break up the romance . |