Example sentences of "was [adj] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The duration of the early FDRs was sometimes very long — as much as 200 flying hours and more in some cases — so it was possible to check back over many flights how the aircraft had behaved . |
| 2 | If this arm was free to move about upon that plane , its position and attitude would be fully described by two translational and one rotational freedoms . |
| 3 | Sybil gave a knowing smile as if to imply that in the interests of justice she was prepared to face up to this bizarre , extremely unpleasant but undeniable phenomenon . |
| 4 | She must have loved the real father of Phena very much if she was willing to put up with all of this . |
| 5 | Maybe it was because they thought it was dangerous to stand out in any way from the crowd , in case fate was tempted to drop a crate on their heads . |
| 6 | She was supposed to blend in with that group . |
| 7 | I the work I 'd done in the past the training I 've had the experience I 've had with Hector and his work that was all leading up to that . |
| 8 | I was able to come back on that and add up the figures perfectly competently , but I can imagine that other people might not have been able to , and |
| 9 | I was able to get back into some of my trousers and I was well on the way to my ultimate goal of health and fitness . |
| 10 | Blue Streak was unlikely to measure up to this requirement . |
| 11 | At the back of my mind was a small , warning voice , telling me it was ridiculous to go on with this , that I could n't change Nonni 's mind , nor would it alter anything if I could . |
| 12 | It was mad to charge on like this . |