Example sentences of "[noun sg] was [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As far as the programme itself was concerned , she felt it was a ‘ classic example of the way in which the BBC , with its penchant for ‘ South Bank ’ religion was allowing itself to be used as a launching platform for the ‘ new morality ’ ’ . |
| 2 | Shepherd was watching his son thoughtfully , aware of the gulf that had grown between them these last few years . |
| 3 | A wholly unreasonable disappointment was souring her pleasure in the trip . |
| 4 | The horseman was watching me , he switched off the radio and nudged his horse closer . |
| 5 | The South West Vineyards Association was having its annual fling , and checking the competition as well . |
| 6 | The stranger was swinging his umbrella and whistling that infuriating tune . |
| 7 | ‘ As a result of a conversation on Wednesday afternoon , a deal was struck which , from my point of view , was in the best interest of all concerned , ’ he said . |
| 8 | She had met her connection in the usual place but the moment the deal was struck they were busted by three plainclothes policemen who had been watching them from an unmarked car on the opposite side of the road . |
| 9 | A deal was made which was of great benefit to both sides as Littler went on to present pantomimes for many years , sometimes as many as a dozen annually . |
| 10 | Jamila was wearing what looked like several sacks : long skirts , perhaps three , one over the other , and a long smock in faded green beneath which the flat arcs of her braless breasts were visible to the slightly interested . |
| 11 | It has reached that level in half a century , for 50 years ago today the experiment was begun which led to the first recorded observation of this polymer . |
| 12 | The jeep was bouncing them about mercilessly as the Brigadier tried to get back to the village in time for the Captain and the Substitute to go back to Florence and eat . |
| 13 | This first Report was read by Professor Brian Griffiths , whose duty as Prime Minister 's adviser was to present it to Mrs Thatcher with his comments . |
| 14 | When the partnership was dissolved he moved his office to Great George Street , Westminster , where it remained for the rest of his life . |
| 15 | Again her driving force was animating him , pushing back an insidious sensation of inertia . |
| 16 | As the external surface of the field collided with the elements of space , an explosive force was generated which was the equivalent of that produced by an ion bomb . |
| 17 | People who had travelled to find a vantage point near RAF Marham , where the air force was enjoying its 75th anniversary celebrations , were forced to make their way home again . |
| 18 | A powerful Muslim force was besieging his city of Tiberias and he gave the order to advance to its relief knowing full well that by leaving his camp he was risking battle . |
| 19 | Its irresistible force was pushing everything before it . |
| 20 | Mr Newing said the force was reviewing its policy on CID attachments ‘ to ensure there is no further discrimination ’ . |
| 21 | Here in the 1844 the Wellington Monument was erected which tells the story of the acorns . |
| 22 | She was kept on bed-rest , and an angiogram was taken which showed that there was blood seeping into the brain from aneurysms which Rose had in fact probably been born with , but which had not caused any problems previously . |
| 23 | Under his breath , the Vice President was telling him to get stuffed . |
| 24 | He implied that those of all the top brass did too , and that the president was changing his attitude to the war because of that . |
| 25 | The lady who ran Ruane 's office said the dispenser was giving them better coffee , better chocolate , than any time in the last nine years . |
| 26 | His only concession to emotion was to give his shirt to one of the ball-boys — a valuable memento for one German lad . |
| 27 | Isabel saw the powerful muscles of his shoulders flex beneath his tunic as he controlled whatever emotion was driving him . |
| 28 | So it was that when the defendant was arraigned he pleaded guilty to manslaughter and counsel stated in open court that the Crown was prepared to accept that plea . |
| 29 | Even though the NSDAP was to achieve its majority in the Danzig Volkstag with a very clear mandate from the electorate to do what it thought necessary , most Danzigers were prepared to reap the benefits of being on the winning side without pondering too deeply the significance or morality of their own personal support for a party they did not entirely trust or like . |
| 30 | Killion was brushing his hair with a pair of silver-backed brushes from the top of the chat of drawers . |