Example sentences of "[noun prp] was [verb] [adv] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were there at last , Lucy was bundled as gently as speed would allow on to a trolley and whisked off through swing doors , and Virginia stared , hollow-eyed , at Guy as they waited around silently in the reception area . |
| 2 | This was not what Marian wanted , for they had worked out that the smoke of the outlaws , main Camp must be nearly two days march away and help and shelter for Hugh was needed far quicker than that . |
| 3 | A statue of Poseidon of Isthmia was labelled as Zeus , and a portrait representing Philip II of Macedon as Zeus was described quite simply as Zeus . |
| 4 | In the Caucasus , meanwhile , Russia was performing more successfully than in the Crimea . |
| 5 | The first French post at St Louis was established as early as 1638 . |
| 6 | Although Cockermouth was leased as early as the thirteenth century , the family 's five Yorkshire manors were still in demesne in 1352 , three of these being leased by 1405 and all by 1416 , while their four Sussex manors were all leased between 1405 and 1416 . |
| 7 | The markets became empty and what food was left in Paris was prized more highly than gold . |
| 8 | Larsen was sprinting away almost before Springfield had finished speaking . |
| 9 | Mary was pensioned off soon after this and now lives in a rage in Malta , where it is feared she is writing her memoirs . |
| 10 | The Union Jack was fluttering proudly more than 29,000 feet above sea level , planted there by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay three days previously on May 30 . |
| 11 | The 1960s witnessed a downturn in economic performance and a growing realization that , in comparative terms , Britain was faring less well than many of her continental neighbors . |
| 12 | We er we got very close to beating Bellevue at Bellevue which was okay I mean everybody 's a bit rusty so and we were experimenting with tyres and everything and er it was only a challenge , but it was nice to get the first meeting on the way and er I was very impressed by some of er the team members of what I saw , I knew er team mate Dean Bargger was doing particularly well scoring 11 points and er he 's really a promising er youngster which I think we can get a lot of use out of , and er in general I mean you know Ellis Stevens was doing particularly well as well , so if those two can keep doing well during the season , then okay mine had a few problems , she only scored 3 points , but that was just a one-off so yeah I thing we look quite strong on paper again now . |
| 13 | But Steven Morrissey 's Manchester was rooted far deeper than the élitist circle of rock music . |
| 14 | Patrick was climbing up there when he heard his name called . |
| 15 | Snow was falling as steadily as the apricot blossom in the first monsoon storm . |
| 16 | This English gate into Shrewsbury was guarded less stringently than the Welsh bridge on the further side , and therefore used more freely , and the drawbridge was lowered from earliest dawn . |
| 17 | Sarah and Maureen were now close friends and spent a lot of time together , and now that Anne was at home , the friendship between her and Sarah was resumed as strongly as ever . |
| 18 | GOALKEEPER Martin Thomas was sent off yesterday as Birmingham crashed out of the FA Cup . |
| 19 | fell Thursday night , she got up to go to toilet during night and fell , Michael was sleeping there fortunately cos he 's working in Yorkshire and she got a pain on her elbow anyway in the morning , so he took her to hospital and she 'd fractured and they operated on her , same day , two hour operation , I have n't heard anything yet have we , we rang |
| 20 | I get the impression from this friend , Samantha Jewson , that Louise was looked down on because of it . |