Example sentences of "was [adv] [adj] [verb] [pers pn] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stupid of me , really , but I was so desperate to make him lie down and relax that I — ’ |
| 2 | Carrie was so shocked to hear him call Mister Johnny an idiot that she could n't speak , only stare . |
| 3 | She was so pleased to hear him laugh that she ignored his words and sat on the floor at his feet . |
| 4 | I wanted to thank you … ’ she began , not really comprehending why she was so reluctant to let him go . |
| 5 | Serafin knows now why Summerchild was so reluctant to let him see this place and so anxious to make him settle for the dingy remoteness of Northumberland Avenue . |
| 6 | It was so hard to see you suffer when I knew you 'd always been the most gentle , caring person in my life . |
| 7 | It was so beautiful to hear you say those words . |
| 8 | ‘ I was terribly proud to hear them say that ’ . |
| 9 | He realized her change of mood without understanding its cause and was obviously loath to let her go . |
| 10 | If that did n't work , it was more logical to let her express her anger in the safety of her mother 's arms than to give her an irrelevant bottle , dummy or biscuit . |
| 11 | Never having taken much interest in the garden at Four Winds , other than it being a place in which to read or play solitary games , she at first decided that it was probably best to let him have his way ; but his silences began to unnerve her , as much as his occasional seemingly innocent remarks about his previous employers . |
| 12 | It was also nice to see him give the young girl who had drawn his winning number a £20.00 note as a way of saying thank you . |
| 13 | I was particularly pleased to see it go on the ZZAP ! |
| 14 | A feeling that I was horribly conspicuous made me wish to hide myself . |
| 15 | She was quite happy to let me do my survey and eventually I had to make my excuses or she would have gone on chatting all day . |
| 16 | while they 're away , well , she never , she was quite happy to let you go ahead and do it she said , the only thing was , she said she 'd miss having the privacy in that corner because of being overlooked at the back . |
| 17 | So when it seemed the conversation was nearly over and , for the first time since he had known her , she appeared to have called for no reason , he was almost relieved to hear her ask , ‘ Now then , David , have you heard from him ? ’ |
| 18 | And it was good whisky they got was too new made you see . |
| 19 | The betrayal of a nation was too distant to make her care . |
| 20 | ‘ I am bitterly disappointed , for Aunt Emily says that it would not be at all proper for me to come to Trelorne and that I was very wrong to let you think that I might . |
| 21 | ‘ Bernard had always wanted a Swiss Buser and as we only had to pay £1,500 for it he was very impatient to see it work , like a small boy with a new toy . |
| 22 | When at last he went out as the dusk was gathering she was very glad to see him go . |