Example sentences of "and [was/were] [adj] [verb] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The majority , however , did not really understand what we were talking about and were unable to gain anything useful from us . |
| 2 | Subjects generally found the judgment tasks relatively easy to perform and were able to give their first rating immediately upon hearing the tone in almost all cases . |
| 3 | The Communists became the most active supporters of the war and were able to revive their previous connections on the Left as well as to capitalize on the rapidly increasing resentment against the pre-war Conservative Party . |
| 4 | However , many townsmen were reasonably well-off by the standards of the time and were able to rebuild their modest dwellings . |
| 5 | The British however , as has been seen , did not share France 's concern with Germany to the same extent and were reluctant to compromise their own independence in supranational bodies . |
| 6 | I took a quick look at my Leeds record book last evening and was shocked to find our longest unbeaten runs in the 80 's usually consisted of about 70% draws i.e. 9 unbeaten with only 3 wins . |
| 7 | I hurried home and was relieved to find her asleep in bed . |
| 8 | She made her way to the kitchen and was relieved to find it empty . |
| 9 | He bowled well on his debut at Lord 's and was unlucky to play his second Test at Old Trafford , which is such a good batting wicket these days . |
| 10 | She pulled him past her , and as he went he let his hand float out casually behind him , as he had seen it done , and was overjoyed to feel her small , damp hand fall solidly into his palm . |
| 11 | But Lord Goodman never took the Labour Whip and was ready to use his remarkable abilities under any government for any cause which aroused his interest , notably the arts . ’ |
| 12 | I said I would by no means submit to such injustice and was glad to hear my own voice steady and confident , for I feared my lips might again be sewn into silence . |
| 13 | Modigliani felt the pain of these visits more than any of them , and was horrified to see his old friend in dingy and sinister surroundings , humiliated and frightened . |
| 14 | He continued : ‘ She is very resilient and was able to give us good information about what happened . ’ |
| 15 | It took a minor surgical operation to remove the pin and Miss T. suffered no ill-effects and was able to start her sexual life without inflicting grievous injury on her unsuspecting fiancé . |
| 16 | Kylie had no intention of losing this unique hold over her public and was careful to combine her raunchier moments with reminders of her more innocent past . |
| 17 | She had race memories of Our Boys in Blue and was loath to believe them brutal . |
| 18 | The we means ‘ someone in my group ’ , and when a Zuwayi used we in this sense , the reference group was small and was likely to include his own ancestors and relatives , men he could name in a line of descent which included both speaker and audience , which explained the existence and identity of each person , and provided them with a character and loyalties . |
| 19 | She loved the smell of his flesh and was happy to have it lingering on her . |
| 20 | She loved wearing beautiful clothes and priceless jewels , and was thrilled to meet her favourite pop stars and actors , go to rock concerts , ballets , operas and glittering film premiéres . |
| 21 | Harry stared , and was slow to see his own face , and yet he could not but believe . |