Example sentences of "[noun] was [verb] [pron] [prep] " 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | Its irresistible force was pushing everything before it . |
| 4 | Jean was pulling him by the hand towards the dance . |
| 5 | He noticed that Hari was watching him with dull eyes . |
| 6 | And so the relevance of that to what Andrea was telling us about is what ? |
| 7 | And they were both agreed that the thing to do with the club was to use it for their private purposes . |
| 8 | But Platt insisted that his only interest in Diego Maradona 's old club was beating them at the weekend to boost Bari 's survival chances . |
| 9 | But Platt insisted that his only interest in Diego Maradona 's old club was beating them at the weekend to boost Bari 's survival chances . |
| 10 | By then Cameron 's mind was rousing itself from shock , there were many things he wanted to say to James , but the moment they stepped down under the massive archway of the prison they were hustled in opposite directions . |
| 11 | There is no notable deceleration , but I do n't know that my mind was recording anything but fear , nor is there any particular screech or roll , but suddenly we 're around the corner and accelerating down towards the tunnel and Jackie 's saying , ‘ You can relax now , Keith . ’ |
| 12 | remember what Richard was using it as yesterday . |
| 13 | That was used as er , I ca n't remember what Richard was using it as yesterday |
| 14 | Rebecca was accusing her of starting the fire , and he was doing nothing to dispute the idea . |
| 15 | Gyggle was driving me along the coast road to Brighton as he spoke . |
| 16 | One of his compulsive gambits was to challenge everyone at the first meeting . |
| 17 | First er but I 've been tol I 'm sorry I 'm I have n't realized Scott was joining us on the line . |
| 18 | David was warming himself by a fire in the centre of the hut ; he was almost nude and had never worn anything other than a coarse blanket which was slightly tied round him to cover his back . |
| 19 | But I I just Pat was doing it for Bishop 's Stortford on or thereabouts because he sent me all the details about the whale walk . |
| 20 | ‘ Jack Mahoney was blackmailing somebody in this town . |
| 21 | Curiously , if the cider was sour , the practice was to sweeten it by shaking it with some lead shot before storing it in barrels held together by lead bands . |
| 22 | His initial intention was to publish something on Epicurus merely as an appendix to the Exercises . |
| 23 | The government 's obvious intention was to identify me as the main source of all the criticism and speculation running counter to the official line on Flight 103 and then to destroy me . |
| 24 | The intention was to reduce it to that rate which would constrain aggregate demand to grow at a rate which could be met by increases in real output . |
| 25 | These were old aims but the intention was to pursue them with greater vigour and effectiveness . |
| 26 | The snow was smothering everything in whiteness , deadening all sound . |
| 27 | The Left in British politics had never had , nor needed to have , any single clear view about the structure of secondary education : the imperative was to provide it for all , and to provide it free . |
| 28 | ‘ What do you mean , ma'am ? ’ the sergeant grunted suspiciously , over-sensitive in his present mood , and fearful the superintendent was blaming him for some unknown misdemeanour . |
| 29 | There was even a time , John said later , when his one ambition was to devote himself to horses , but his father was not especially enthusiastic about that idea . |
| 30 | There were lots of young people working there whose main ambition was to get me into a good home . |