Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] [conj] [noun prp] [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mellanby arrived in time to be heard , and succeeded in changing the decision so that Florey was appointed . |
| 2 | The Pools were working summer hours so although Joe was off it was a school day . |
| 3 | It was advice Erika took seriously , distancing herself from Fritz as much as possible and adroitly using Rosa as a shield so that Fritz was forever baulked in his obscure desires . |
| 4 | Gill Cutress and Rolf Stricker have made a career out of factory shops ever since Gill was made redundant there are , after all , probably only limited openings for zoologists specialising in ants and started to compile her own information . |
| 5 | The mood and style of the painting look ahead to the four great lithographs ‘ The Bulls of Bordeaux ’ executed eighteen months later when Goya was in that city : a proof impression of one of these was sent to Ferrer . |
| 6 | Her novel had remained relevant over two centuries simply because Frankenstein was the archetype of the scientist whose research , pursued in the sacred name of increasing knowledge , takes on a life of its own and causes untold misery before being brought under control . |
| 7 | All over the city church bells tolled and the locals hurried to Mass , while groups of tourists crocodiled after their guides , already appearing hot and tired and largely indifferent , snapping innumerable pictures simply because Venice was on the day 's agenda . |
| 8 | That discord between indigenous and Western cultures would prove unremitting was suggested by the arguments of domestic political protagonists even before Japan was forced to reopen contacts with the West in the 1850s . |
| 9 | On the same day the Egyptian government made it clear that it would remain within the coalition even if Israel were to retaliate against Iraq , while a somewhat more ambiguous Syrian statement allowed the inference that a limited Israeli response , proportionate to the Iraqi attack , need not have adverse consequences for Syria 's participation in the coalition . |
| 10 | Sandra hid in undergrowth nearby as Robert was repeatedly stabbed in the chest and beaten by the gang . |
| 11 | He warned , however , that the perception abroad that Yugoslavia was on the brink of disintegration and civil war was inhibiting foreign investment in the country . |
| 12 | Topweights Barnbrook Again and Katabatic were taken out , leaving 1988 winner Pegwell Bay at the head of the handicap . |
| 13 | Most dogs break wind occasionally but Cedric was different ; he did it all the time . |
| 14 | Guitarist Paul Leary Walthall is a virtuoso of abjection just as Hendrix was of free flight , his domain the sewer rather than the firmament which Jimi traversed like a comet . |
| 15 | But it was soon settled that he would stay at home only till Ruari was better . |
| 16 | Whenever possible , Laura tried to visit the Mill personally and Hetherington was struck by her ability to pick a ‘ winning ’ cloth instantly from the fifty or so patterns he would show her . |
| 17 | The third bomb lodged just feet below where Michael was working . |
| 18 | But even if he denied involvement , no one would believe that he had not arranged matters so that Sipotai was killed . |
| 19 | some excerpts from norw. paper VG after norways 2–1 loss vs USA in the US ( USA actually has a very good home stat. — beating England ( you might remember ! ) , drawing 2–2 vs Denmark just after D. was crowned EuroChamps , and also giving Germany some hard resistance ) . |
| 20 | John 's father left the family when John was seven , although he had spent long periods away when John was younger . |
| 21 | Paul had reasons for the private emptying of his ; he was still treating himself with a solution of the doctor 's recommended potassium permanganate crystals , and had to make his exit quickly when Willie was out of the room , as that gregarious gentleman would have come with him on the same errand ; then hurry outside with the tell-tale purple contents , empty them , rinse the pot at the pump , and come back . |
| 22 | A second later and Fabia was wondering what on earth she was thinking about . |
| 23 | In England even when Botham was working one of his miracles people at work did not stop ; if they did not have a radio they just rang the Test score , on the works phone of course , a bit more frequently . |
| 24 | He 'd been thinking of asking one of the two who had entered the front room during Slater 's monologue — the more attractive of them — for a dance even as Slater was telling him how desirable Richard Slater was . |
| 25 | George , who was a friend of the Old Groaner for 25 years , will be talking about how Bing came to record White Christmas which became the world 's greatest hit even though Crosby was n't impressed by it at first . |
| 26 | ‘ Next person please ! ’ requested the check-out girl snappily and Meredith was forced to move up and hastily unload her goods on to the conveyor belt . |
| 27 | A 15 minute shower provided the only rain to fall on the course yesterday and Liverpool was bathed in unexpected sunshine . |
| 28 | He had been killed in the war shortly after Sara was born . |
| 29 | Sure enough , the waiter returned a moment later and Charlie was with him , brushing dandruff from his jacket as he squared himself to face the public . |
| 30 | That was to read oddly ten years later when Crosland was Secretary of State for Education and Science . |