Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where I was going that morning I forget |
| 2 | Japanese owners operated 500 of the 1,300 Asian drift vessels in the Pacific , where there was increasing international pressure to cease driftnet fishing — a practice whereby fine nylon nets were stretched across as much as 60 km of the ocean to a depth of 15 metres , resulting in the unintended death of an estimated 1,000,000 sea birds and 200,000 mammals each year . |
| 3 | Coventry v Arsenal Arsenal return to one of the few grounds where they were beaten last season , with their match winner against Manchester United , Groves , likely to partner Smith up front again . |
| 4 | Where he 'd come from and where he was ensured one thing : like Garnett , Mercer , and Loach , Goodwin was a socialist . |
| 5 | I think that he 'd reached a stage in his life where he was to become less community minded and more geared toward the fulfilment of his own career . ’ |
| 6 | Barry had entered a Florida alcohol abuse centre on Jan. 22 , four days after being arrested in the Vista International Hotel , Washington , where he was filmed smoking crack cocaine in the room of a former girlfriend , Hazel " Rasheeda " Moore [ see p. 37180 ] . |
| 7 | The experience curve itself was developed from the concept of the learning curve , which had been used for many years in industries where it was observed that labour time fell as the workforce accumulated experience in producing more of a particular type of unit . |
| 8 | The second exception was established in Tuberville v. Stamp where it was held that liability extended to a fire originating in a field as much as to one beginning in a house , but if the defendant kindles it at a proper time and place and the violence of the wind carry it to his neighbour 's land , that is fit to be given in evidence . |
| 9 | Northwestern Bell Telephone Co et al , where it was held that proof of an organised crime nexus is not required for RICO to be invoked , it is now clear that the draconian penalties applicable under RICO may be used against insider dealers . |
| 10 | For discussion of adequate display of notice , see Tevan v. Motherwell District Licensing Board ( No. 1 ) 1985 S.L.T. ( Sh.Ct. ) 14 , where it was held that display of a notice within a post office was sufficient . |
| 11 | This was applied in Dixons Ltd. v. Roberts ( 1894 D.C. ) where it was held that section 14 did not catch a trader who gave a false indication that a refund would be given on any goods purchased , if within seven days the customer was able to buy the same products locally more cheaply . |
| 12 | That was , that was what the crew were getting four pound a week and course my father that time he done away with a cabin boy so I had to do more or less two jobs , see if I were n't working on deck I 'd go down and clean the cabins and that 's how , that 's how we kept the money going course then after a few years when they got to the finish about nineteen thirty one then the harbourmaster turned round and he ruc reduced our wages five shillings a week , so we were getting three pound fifteen a week . |
| 13 | Yeah so anyway and I said that 's not very nice so we were talking this morning about her and I had to tell Ann did n't I that she drove to work three days on a trot in her bleeding lights two . |
| 14 | It would have made a compact little home except it was painted dark brown like the corridors . |
| 15 | It was a manifesto for change , and although it was given greater publicity by the Tories and the local press than by the Labour Party , it was with this manifesto that Labour increased its majority in Haringey . |
| 16 | Cristiani agreed on Dec. 1 to the removal of the officers , although it was anticipated that Ponce would not be dismissed immediately . |
| 17 | Mendès-France thereby demonstrated that it was more important to him to keep the French army free from supranational controls than it was to prevent German rearmament . |
| 18 | erm , Jay 's sister , Tamsin it 's her twenty first on Monday , so he was , like , write out her birthday card , right , and he was like , trying to write something funny , so he was constructing this thing , like reading it out to me , and half an hour when I first got there . |
| 19 | Well , it now seemed that there was someone he wanted to see in Glasgow , so he was taking this chance to fit that in . |
| 20 | Such was the character produced in human life by the Spirit of Yahweh once he was given full control . |
| 21 | One consequence was this : once it was accepted that scripture stood alone outside tradition , and could be interpreted correctly by anyone with a pure heart and God-given rationality , it was not too big a step to suggest that the same could also be said of nature . |
| 22 | If I were to take this gun and shoot … who ? |
| 23 | If I were to choose any country in the world to live as a family in it would have to be somewhere different , perhaps exotic . |
| 24 | If I were to rewrite this book in ten years ' time , in the light of further research and experience , my own views might well have changed somewhat . |
| 25 | If I were to seek one word to describe the quality of these works of art many by famous names , many by local artists to whom the purchase brought rare encouragement — I should say that they are alive . |
| 26 | DENNING J. stated the facts and continued : If I were to consider this matter without regard to recent developments in the law , there is no doubt that , had the plaintiffs claimed it , they would have been entitled to recover ground rent at the rate of £2,500 a year from the beginning of the term , since the lease under which it was payable was a lease under seal which , according to the old common law , could not be varied by an agreement by parol ( whether in writing or not ) , but only by deed . |
| 27 | I feel I could score more goals in Italy if I was given more freedom . |
| 28 | Then he said , ‘ If I was to advertise this job how likely would you be to apply for it ? ’ , and suddenly the hairs prickled on the back of my neck , because I knew he was serious . |
| 29 | No no I would n't do that I always do it like this if I was playing that hand three flu well you could go well you got a choice you can go take a chance on your last hand , not getting through or you can go two , three , five , six , seven two three four , ace finish them which is what I 'd probably do . |
| 30 | If I was to have any chance of being posted to Calvi , I would have to come in the top five in basic training . |