Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [vb pp] these " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was shown these two kids in a very pitiful state and I just could n't do nothing . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ You were given these mysteries , were n't you , Rachel ? ’ |
| 3 | Gertrude Jekyll had not been available to design the garden at The Tamarisks when Lutyens had been drawing up plans for the house , but she was shown these plans and her advice was sought . |
| 4 | That 's where we were given these rosettes ; on the bus . |
| 5 | And we 've got to do something about it , we were promised these savings , there are n't any , it does n't look as if anybody 's working awfully hard to get them , and I 'd like to know why not , and what 's going on , and I 'm quite happy to support what Mr proposes , that we refer it all to budget review . |
| 6 | Anything and everything was worn these days the saleswoman urged . |
| 7 | What we do n't know , of course , is how they organized their living accommodation , whether they ever got paid , they were given these sort of , £ tickets that were supposed to be honoured later on , but as far as we can make out , they hardly ever were , erm and how the people got on , we just have to use our imagination , but it is interesting that here for instance in these three , we actually apart from anything else have two women house-holders , who are obviously erm women who are carrying on business of some independence . |