Example sentences of "[conj] [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When she visited the hostels and goodwill centres or was out on the soup run distributing food and blankets to the homeless on the streets of London , the caring side of her nature came fully into play : " I think something of my mother came back into me . " |
| 2 | That throughout the material part of that period the computer was operating properly or , if not , that any respect in which it was not operating properly or was out of operation during that part of that period was not such as to affect the production of the document or the accuracy of its contents ; and , |
| 3 | American travellers became stranded in Europe and turned into expatriates or exiles in Henry James 's novels , shadowy amalgamation of foreign manners with shreds of familiar accents that were up to the narrator to decipher , but it could n't happen to her , not in 1928 , even with a crash . |
| 4 | Many of the younger professionals sought him out to have a look at swings and putting strokes that were out of tune , and he rarely if ever refused them his advice . |
| 5 | The disadvantages of the Article were that it was perceived as dealing with ‘ representational ’ issues that were out of place in the Convention , that it undercut the position of non-liability of member States for treaties concluded by organisations , and that it placed excessive emphasis on the exceptional situation of the European Communities . |
| 6 | Were there any parts of er of the complex that were out of bounds sort of top secret work going on or anything like that ? |
| 7 | I keep in touch with some people who are still inside — most of the people that were in with me are still there . |
| 8 | You were always the one that was on about a regular life . ’ |
| 9 | I remember listening to all the music that was around at that time and understanding it with a naivety which I wish I still had sometimes , putting a band together when I was nine or ten and playing the talent show at grade school , writing songs and still having the godawful things around the house . |
| 10 | As with a similar Bill that was around at about this time in 1987 , this Bill is the product of the Government 's imagination . |
| 11 | In a new biography of him , Lineker says : ‘ The substitution was a decision that was up to the manager . |
| 12 | The appeal committee dismissed the applicant 's appeals , stating that to put any more pressure on a year intake that was up to its capacity would be beyond the school 's resources and detrimental to its ability to provide an efficient education , and that the girls did not meet the admission criteria . |
| 13 | After giving the case careful consideration , the panel decided that , as is stated in section 6(3) ( a ) of the Education Act 1980 , that to put any more pressure on a year intake that was up to its capacity would be beyond the school 's resources and detrimental to its ability to provide an efficient education . |
| 14 | TONY COTTEE grabbed two goals as Everton over ran Forest , but he was left kicking himself for not completing the hat-trick that was up for grabs . |
| 15 | A spokesman for Elton said : ‘ It seems the car collided with a bollard that was out of position on the road . ’ |
| 16 | The British public gained an expectation that was out of all proportion to the facts . |
| 17 | At the Reception Desk , no one , but she could hear voices from a part of the room that was out of sight . |
| 18 | Why should one pay a bill that was out of all proportion to the goods received ? |
| 19 | From the school came the sound of children 's voices singing a hymn , accompanied by a piano that was out of tune . |
| 20 | Living , as I did then , in the country seldom coming into London , I made only rare visits to the crammed and cramped little shop , and sought , as always , something that was out of print , lost , or printed the year before , . |
| 21 | Earlier her plan had been to go down to the village a little before the gala on the pretext of shopping and finding out the times of the events and perhaps look in at the antique shop ( for Mrs Price was on the Gala committee ) and let it be known she would join the young people , but now that her mother was ill that was out of the question , she pushed it on one side , the urgent thing was to get to the chemist 's and get the stuff up to her mother . |
| 22 | ‘ It 's very exhausting hanging on by your arms , and Michael had a strength in his upper arms that was out of proportion to the rest of his body . |
| 23 | It may well be well the one that was out in the public in the public domain . |
| 24 | On the way , they stopped at a farmhouse that was about to be put up for sale . |
| 25 | There was a part of his mind filled almost to sickness with self-mockery , a bitter mockery grown out of the fear that was back with him now , mockery for the excellence of his seamanship . |
| 26 | Sir Nicholas Fairbairn , a former Solicitor-General for Scotland , said some lawyers were deliberately spinning out cases and were on to a meal ticket . |
| 27 | We showed the Germans our passports and Feed the Children/Red Cross documentation and were through in ten minutes . |
| 28 | So she went with the architect and he was wanting to show us this kind of and we were like , were cold and were back to the hotel , we did n't even go into the house . |
| 29 | Once or twice they lost their way but Cranston still kept his dagger unsheathed and soon they had reached Whitefriars and were back into Fleet Street . |
| 30 | and , who work in Risley 's Effluent Plant Projects Office , were quick off the mark in the second race and were back in the boat house long before the second boat , crewed by and , had completed the required four laps . |