Example sentences of "that was [verb] [pron] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She glanced up with dread and peered into the sea of faces that was watching her with curiosity . |
| 2 | Haines died 16 June 1860 , at Bombay harbour on a ship that was to take him to England , one week after his release from prison . |
| 3 | She was so excited to be returning that she was up before dawn and ready for the journey south long before the arrival of the taxi that was to take them to Berwick for the train to King 's Cross . |
| 4 | He did n't turn his head to identify the car that was trailing it in case he was recognized . |
| 5 | The next landing stage , this one at a tree-covered spur projecting from the opposite shore of the lake , bears the sign " Tellsplatte " ; nearby is a memorial chapel to the folk hero who is reputed to have leapt ashore at this spot escaping from an Austrian-manned boat that was carrying him to prison . |
| 6 | The worst of it was that his headaches made him so angry ; it was a symptom of the poison that was killing him by degrees . |
| 7 | It was this nagging feeling that was driving me to Kano and had increased my daily average to 19.6 miles . |
| 8 | I 'm not saying I 'd have been good for him or him for me , but it did provide a link in a chain that was to tie me to glory in the Open . |