Example sentences of "was [adj] and [adv] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , of course , it was n't my fault that my mother was pregnant and yet for years I felt that it was . |
| 2 | And there certainly was cream and more for tea . |
| 3 | Seems to me that there was some and then of course the Wave of Life |
| 4 | Central government intervention into public health , sanitation and housing was cautious and piecemeal in comparison with Chadwick 's conception of a centralized supervisory network . |
| 5 | Maria Iñes was dumpy and talkative ; Maria Teresa was dark and very like João , though not quite so good looking , and Maria de Graça was taller , plainer , and so intent upon winning herself a place in Heaven that she had little conversation for anyone apart from Padre Jorge , an oily man with plump little hands and a great anxiety to be first to agree with Dom João in everything he said . |
| 6 | She was ageless and even in age would , I knew , be careless . |
| 7 | I would like to express my thanks and appreciation for all the cards , letters and offers of help sent to wish David well when he was ill and then in sympathy when he died . |
| 8 | Sometimes you might even be lucky enough to be endowed with the qualities of the people you play — John Wayne , for example , was held up as being symbolic of everything that was good and right about America . |
| 9 | She was radiant and alone on Garda |
| 10 | And there had been very hard times indeed when Daddy Ni was drunk and away for days on end and no one else in the family was earning : except the mother slaving in beatified drudgery . |
| 11 | The door was open and just inside Marcus was sitting on a chair , wrapped in what appeared to be a cloak or ulster , wearing a tweed hat and holding a stick in his hand . |