Example sentences of "was [verb] [verb] [pron] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was taught to do it in first and use the accelerator . |
| 2 | The starting dose was adjusted to induce one to two bowel movements per day , loose enough to ensure complete daily emptying of the lower bowel and prevent pain or stool soiling , or both . |
| 3 | She could not possibly have known the misery such a revelation would cause him , because now he was forbidden to call her by any other name and he knew from painful experience that Tom Fish would not relent until he had his way . |
| 4 | For although the particular details might vary , history was expected to repeat itself in each katun , and significant events would follow the pre-ordained general pattern . |
| 5 | This man she 's married finally came to his senses , but he was refusing to marry her at one point . |
| 6 | Neither ailment had been positively identified when she arrived at the Royal and it was decided to transfer her for further investigation . |
| 7 | My milk did n't seem to be coming through so I was told to stuff myself with rich food and carbohydrates . |
| 8 | An in-depth review of 6,000 of the group 's 11,000 free-trade loans found that on top of £10m to be provided against beer profits , a further £37m was needed to cover it against potential problems on 2,000 accounts . |
| 9 | Donaldson read the form through and signed it ; only his silence was needed to keep him from all liability . |
| 10 | Back in 1974 , the idea was to avoid turning it into another Costa of cheap , pack-'em-in highrises , and concentrate instead on upmarket accommodation . |
| 11 | There was also fear that he was going to punish her in some unpleasant way for Jason 's actions , and other , deeper fears that even now she refused to acknowledge . |
| 12 | And the person who was going to lead them to this golden opportunity was the new driving force who had come to the fore and already earned himself the nickname of ‘ the Eddie Shah of News on Sunday ’ — Chris Walsh . |
| 13 | True , she was going to leave herself with one very big headache with regard to her mortgage , but even that was not unsurmountable . |
| 14 | At first it seemed that Francis was going to leave it at that , the ball in his court , but in fact he was trying to decide which would annoy her most : being kept in the dark about his conversation with Anna or knowing the truth . |
| 15 | This is the some the th one of the things I was going to suggest about I was going to leave it till next meeting , is that we we try and organize ourselves so that we are not su Last year I found myself sitting there frantically writing names on raffle tickets , knowing I was going out to play in about ten minutes , but there was nobody there to take over . |
| 16 | God , if anyone was going to kill themselves after that , it was me — me , Inspector — not him . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I was going to ask you about that . |
| 18 | I was going to ask you about that . |
| 19 | That 's what I was going to ask you on those things . |
| 20 | He was going to lose her for good and was powerless to stop the inexorable wheel of Fortune from taking her from him . |
| 21 | Now originally the trip was going to take them through many middle eastern countries including Jordan and Israel , er have you had to change your plans at all Andrew , it sounds as though that might not be the ideal place to be going at the moment ? |
| 22 | He was going to sell it to some Jew . |
| 23 | He needed all his skill and tact if he was going to extricate himself from this situation and spend the night sleeping in his hotel bed , alone . |
| 24 | I was going to tell her about proper beef stock , but the girl has to walk before she can run . |
| 25 | I was going to tell you about last night . |
| 26 | But what I was going to tell you about this loan and I was there on this Friday morning when we were drawing our money , and the men were bringing their their s life savings to lend to the union . |
| 27 | And now she was going to pile it on thick and heavy . |
| 28 | We had been looking forward rather to this little drive between East and West Tarbert , but our greatest pleasure was when we stepped safely down at the pier where the little Islay steamer " Fingal " was waiting to carry us to this island of Jura . |
| 29 | Spennymoor impresario John Wray met Angie last summer and was inspired to book her for several tours of the North-East . |
| 30 | She had not missed the fact that the coffee-table was piled high with past copies of Query and his arrogant manner was beginning to annoy her to such an extent that she was just about ready to storm off through the door and let Mr Parnham make of it what he could . |