Example sentences of "was [adv] [verb] [verb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fortunately there was enough left to make it a good movie . |
| 2 | Almost a hundred years later , following his visit to Kidderminster , George Whitfield told a friend , ‘ I was greatly refreshed to find what a sweet savour of good Mr. Baxter 's doctrine , works and discipline remain to this day ’ . |
| 3 | While I knew he was only trying to give me a kick up the backside for my own good , I felt really , really low . |
| 4 | ‘ While I knew he was only trying to give me a kick up the backside for my own good , I felt really , really low . |
| 5 | In truth , I was just hoping to give him a good game . ’ |
| 6 | In truth , I was just hoping to give him a good game . ’ |
| 7 | I was just going to call you a bitch . |
| 8 | ‘ I was just coming to give you a hand , son . ’ |
| 9 | Miss Hinkle was always trying to make me an office magnate , dictating letters and answering telephone calls . |
| 10 | A desperate mix of pride and masochism would have kept me wallowing around until dark , but I was forcefully persuaded to call it a day . |
| 11 | He had kept his word — although she knew there had been times when he was sorely tempted to ask her the questions that must have played on his mind . |