Example sentences of "[coord] [was/were] [adj] [conj] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has light brown hair and was tidy and well spoken in a dark anorak and jeans |
| 2 | I got wet thro ’ and was kindly and hospitably treated at Mrs. Fletcher 's sisters … ’ |
| 3 | It was the first time in my life I had experienced anything like this and was nervous but deeply honoured . |
| 4 | The attempted suppression of 1788–89 involved troops and police but was ineffectual and only incited new fervour . |
| 5 | I 'd applied for Mastermind in three previous years but was unsuccessful and even had an audition in 1989 . ’ |