Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [adv] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er there were some like look here Tell you what 's made the difference . |
| 2 | As the band were good enough live , we could build up a ground swell of interest at a local level which then translated into national success . |
| 3 | ‘ I gave up worrying about Florian 's women years ago , ’ she responded automatically , her cynicism where Florian 's personal affairs were concerned so complete it had almost become tolerance . |
| 4 | He could sense that she was alive somewhere close , where the Men had taken her , and that she was very near her end ; nearer than she had been before . |
| 5 | For the other metals there was little further decrease in contamination after the third collection . |
| 6 | Pumfrey , respecting the routine of the school , though there was little enough cause to , interviewed the teachers when they had a free period . |
| 7 | Why was that specifically do you think ? |
| 8 | Perhaps he was sick then-I do n't know . |
| 9 | But the noise of him and the flapping was good enough sign too . |
| 10 | But you see , when it was all there cut what could I do about it ? |
| 11 | As far as Rose was concerned even Stitch made a welcome division from Naseby . |
| 12 | But then , I was ready ter do all o' those fings the day I said I 'd marry yer . |