Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [adv] be the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | His elbows stuck out through holes in a filthy jersey , his shorts were similarly ragged , but what appalled me most was the sour smell of his unwashed little body . |
2 | I think the persons who helped me most were the professional actors who were playing in the West End and came to us as teachers during the day . |
3 | NEWLY crowned world champion Nigel Mansell showed he really is the big boss of Formula One racing by grabbing a slice of history here yesterday . |
4 | One man who admired her and followed her everywhere was the unpleasant Bentley Drummle . |
5 | What frightened him most was the still figure of William Tanner lying prone beside the office wall , blood already beginning to turn dark on his battered face . |
6 | But what worried him most was the apparent lack of breathing or pulse . |
7 | What struck me immediately was the extraordinary background silence . |
8 | Had he singled her out or had she simply been the unfortunate rider nearest to him ? |
9 | It is currently in the final stages of negotiations for a very important order from Malaysia which , had it not been the competitive and effective yard that it now is , it would have had no chance of getting . |
10 | ‘ Of course Mam said he never was the same after he married Viola . |
11 | What annoyed me most was the red tape . |