Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [vb past] the [noun sg] [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought you meant the shelf was up wrong ! |
| 2 | The foster mother said she thought the teenager was lucky to be alive — and people could n't believe the change in him . |
| 3 | Middlesbrough residents who use the centre rang The Northern yesterday and said they feared the centre was about to close . |
| 4 | They said it appeared the death was not suspicious but they would like to hear from anyone in the area between 7am and 8am yesterday . |
| 5 | Millionaire financier , Sir Jack Lyons has been spared going to prison after a court heard that a jail sentence could kill him ; the judge , Mr Justice Henry said he accepted the businessman was seriously ill . |
| 6 | On the same programme , Lord Mackay said he believed the bill was a full response to the protests he had received since he announced the proposed changes . |
| 7 | Andrew MacKinlay , Labour MP for Thurrock , said he believed the Government was now heading for a ‘ crazy course of action ’ to privatise services even with a high security content . |
| 8 | He said he believed the Emperor was with the troops on the Brussels road , but he had not personally seen him . |
| 9 | He said he believed the rupture was spontaneous . |
| 10 | Mr Whitehouse said he feared the building was becoming unsafe . |
| 11 | Derek Aldrich , who represents Walton on the district council , said he thought the project was an extremely good idea . |