Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [pron] be [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was easy to see why Rose found him so attractive ; whether he cared for her was another matter and nothing to do with Melissa or her present mission . |
| 2 | Precisely they drew on what was common knowledge ( that is to say what was believed to be knowledge ) in their day . |
| 3 | While she sang a couple of blues tunes , and scatted on a version of Dizzy Gillespie 's Hot House which they inserted into What is This Thing Called Love , neither is really her style . |
| 4 | He and Maltote quarrelled about what was genuine fur , and what the jewelled embroidered motifs and the bright hues on the cloaks of some retainers really signified . |
| 5 | We was I said look I can read a bloody clock as well you can , I said I wa walking behind you down the , you went in the canteen and when I went past it was one minute past quarter to ! |
| 6 | The truth is Mr Chairman that community care had as it 's major objective extending choice , give the chance to stay at home to many people for as long as possible , to eliminated the unwanted percentage of residential placements . |