Example sentences of "was [verb] [pers pn] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Naylor butted in , and , staring at him , Leith could see , where no one else could , that he was daring her to contradict him at her peril . |
| 2 | It was her breasts , those symbols of nurturance , that first showed signs of cancer , and from the moment it was diagnosed she resigned herself to her fate . |
| 3 | When it was done he ordered her into the sleeping-bag . |
| 4 | Eventually I interrupted the diatribe to point out that I was paying him to take me to the newspaper , not for his opinions about it . |
| 5 | When he was going I showed it to him . |
| 6 | I mean when he was born they laid him on me , he 'd had the cord round his neck three times and he looked like a tortoise with his long neck and this little tiny head [ laughs ] . |
| 7 | at the speed I was doing it keeps it to that , if I 'd of kept it to fifty it would of been a lot more |
| 8 | He was asking me to respect him for an astute and informed observer , an impartial and honest man . |
| 9 | Just as the dance was finishing she drew him towards the door . |
| 10 | And there was did I tell you about Old , he , he sharpened saws . |