Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] was [verb] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I was reaching some conclusions about the choice that Gharr had given me . |
| 2 | We knew the Germans were still sentimental about Christmas , and I was given several days leave . |
| 3 | He had never before had any control over his own finances and he was finding many demands on his purse upsetting and worrying . |
| 4 | Gertrude Jekyll had not been available to design the garden at The Tamarisks when Lutyens had been drawing up plans for the house , but she was shown these plans and her advice was sought . |
| 5 | Graham Townsend was alone in his shop at three fifteen this afternoon … details of what happened are sketchy … but he was stabbed several times in the chest by one of three youths who were trying to steal jewellery … they ran off … and Mr Townsend called an ambulance … a neighbour came to his aid . |
| 6 | He had shouted that he was a reporter but he was struck several blows on the head and shoved into the police tender . |