Example sentences of "was [adj] [conj] [vb past] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the time Mary was ready to go , her uniform was dry and showed only a faint mark or two . |
| 2 | PREMIER John Major yesterday assured the Chancellor his job was safe and ruled out a festive Cabinet shake-up . |
| 3 | Ba pe blamed ‘ Those damned Communists ’ , but Saw firmly believed that Aung San was responsible and stored up a grudge against him . |
| 4 | Each slice was glue-sprayed and bundled up a pair of stepladders to be stuck into place . |
| 5 | ‘ My husband lived practically next door to a children 's home when he was young and had quite a few friends in there , ’ said Jackie . |