Example sentences of "was [adj] [prep] [pron] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | He , however , was oblivious to his team-mates ' attention and had soon passed 40 . |
| 2 | What was appropriate in our mothers ' day is not necessarily so in ours , and therefore we look for new sources of guidance , since instruction of daughters by mothers is less readily acceptable than it was . |
| 3 | She was accustomed to her parents ' absences and proud to endure them as a member of a sailor 's family should , without complaint , but now the absence of her mother and father disturbed her . |
| 4 | In many of her novels May Sinclair was concerned with her characters ' struggle for individuality in a suppressive environment , which was frequently identified with the values of the Victorian society the author herself grew up in . |
| 5 | A fly on the dressing room wall suggests Alex Miller was furious with his players ' performance but the trip to Glasgow gives them a chance to atone . |
| 6 | ‘ I could n't care less , ’ was the reply of Philip , a 16-year-old sprinter from Birchfield , when asked whether he was displeased with his parents ' lack of zeal . |