Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [pers pn] [be] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Francis was not totally disconsolate and added : ‘ The way our fans came behind us is the best I 've ever heard it here , and I hope it continues . |
| 2 | ‘ It seemed like it was the hardest decision I ever had to make in my life . |
| 3 | Of course there was a very large element of luck involved , but unless or until something better came along it was the only option she had . |
| 4 | What happened to them was the not-so-mystery ailment that cuts down more pop stars than drugs or fast cars ever do : overwork . |
| 5 | She looked at Peter , gravely answering the teasing of one of the lovers , and wondered if what she felt for him was the same quality of feeling that her parents had known and relied upon . |
| 6 | And then he was gone down the stairs , running lightly , for all his limp , and the last which she saw of him was the sandy-blond head before he turned the corner of the first landing . |
| 7 | Pitted against it were the great princes , some with ambition to achieve political and legal independence of the crown . |
| 8 | The half-a-poster you sent to us was the FIRST half of a two-part poster which appeared in issue 79 of ZZAP ! |
| 9 | His body took it in , took her in , and the desire which reared in him was the strongest he had ever experienced . |
| 10 | All she ever had from him was the biting lash of his tongue . |
| 11 | Just six weeks till the end of term because I 've got my books for six weeks and they 've used , date stamped in them is the last day of term ca n't be bad can it ? |
| 12 | But the figure that stood before her was the last she had expected to see . |