Example sentences of "and was [verb] [adv] [conj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had shifted from its deep root and was loosened so that all the ‘ bad ’ — as his mother had called it — was now gathered into the volcanic pimple . |
| 2 | It was debated no fewer than five times on the Floor of the House and was given long and detailed scrutiny by a Select Committee over 26 days . |
| 3 | Perhaps because my mother refused to send me a sanitary belt , saying that such things were unnecessary , I leaked and was chafed more than most . |
| 4 | The house was built between the third and fourth centuries and was located less than three feet underground . |
| 5 | Northampton was another elegant county town and regional market centre and was known far and wide for its horse fairs . |