Example sentences of "was [vb pp] and [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was injured and therefore no use to Jack — except to act as a beater ! |
| 2 | A percutaneous cholecystogram was done and then the fundus of the gall bladder was punctured with a Kellett needle ( 152 mm long dwell sheathed needle , Becton Dickinson , Ontario , Canada ) , using a combination of ultrasound and fluoroscopic guidance . |
| 3 | He was lefthanded and so the disability was a severe blow but he used to say : ‘ You do n't paint with your hands , you paint with your heart and mind ’ , and he proved that , did n't he ? ’ |
| 4 | Well you took all this sort of things in your stride but the next day we heard about these houses being knocked down , you see , and I think that 's the nearest I 've been to be killed but one day , one Saturday and that was in a daylight raid , one Saturday afternoon because , you see , I was off every afternoon but I worked till ten every night , you see , and er so erm but of course Hugh worked during the day and he was off in the evening , that 's why he used to come down to see , to see us and er he used to come in er you see and leave his lodgings and , oh be about nine o'clock and he spent the last day up there perhaps with his friends , have a chat , and er , you see , and but er and I was walking along it was called and suddenly a plane came over and I thought oh I expect it 's one of ours . |
| 5 | Nobody was hurt and luckily a picture was taken of the offender who is being actively sought . |
| 6 | This had profound effects on the way the farm was run and how the future was viewed . |