Example sentences of "[verb] there [was/were] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You mean , they 'd know there was nothing worth stealing ? ’ said Alan . |
| 2 | Yesterday they called , I called them in the morning and they said is your er , you know at one at something , I said no , I do n't , I do n't really know , I did n't know there was one at one . |
| 3 | ‘ I did n't know there was anything in it , ’ said Edward . |
| 4 | This is how one young abortion counselor expressed her conflict over ‘ letting in ’ the fetus : ‘ I just could n't kid myself any more and say there was nothing in the uterus , just a tiny speck . |
| 5 | On landing there was none of the Spanish bureaucracy we 'd been expecting — you just need your passport number for the fuel bill . |
| 6 | ‘ When I went out to look at replacements , I found there were plenty of quality players available looking for work . |
| 7 | Genuine enough , he pulled your arms out for half the race until you asked him to quicken , when you found there was nothing in the tank . |
| 8 | And whilst the advice was aimed at women , the few men who attended found there was plenty on offer for them . |
| 9 | One would have said there was nothing but skin on his bones . |
| 10 | Of course she had suspected there was something between them , when Victoria had questioned her so closely . |
| 11 | Now it seemed there was nothing at all to cling to . |
| 12 | It seemed there was nothing for her after all , no warm fire , no nursery comfort , no being needed . |
| 13 | Endill walked up to the picture frame and noticed there was nothing in it but a blank piece of paper , yellow with age . |
| 14 | Also I noticed there was something by Martin . |
| 15 | As far as she could see there was nothing at all but mountains and she had a nasty feeling that they would be isolated behind them for some considerable time to come . |
| 16 | And er somebody asked him why he 'd stopped bidding , Well , he said , I could see there was nobody in my line trying for it . |
| 17 | Meeting Matthew again after sixteen years of marriage and hearing about the rest of the family — it made me realize there was something about the Glynns … – |
| 18 | You know there was nothing like that between us . ’ |
| 19 | know there was one at Saxted |
| 20 | And they want you know there were lots of people wanting it . |
| 21 | He did not see lowly members of his establishment either and as Maggie got ready to go there were plenty of eyes watching her progress . |
| 22 | Trying to mentally recall a map of the island , the Doctor did n't think there was anything of importance further along the line inland , but he wondered what there might be out to sea … . |
| 23 | He taught her the words of the Angelus , the Hail Mary ; though he said that he could not quite use all the words himself literally , but he respected those who could , and he did not think there was anything in it which made Mary take the place of her Son . |
| 24 | ‘ Surely you do n't think there was anything in that ? |
| 25 | I do n't think there was anyone in here this week ! |
| 26 | I do n't think there was anyone in here |
| 27 | Mr Colley said he had read papers which suggested there was a link between them but was not able to confirm there was anything in the theory . |
| 28 | ‘ Then we realised there were plenty of tourists who could also use our products , so we took a risk and opened the shop . |
| 29 | I heard this , this , a range rover coming ever so , ever so patiently behind me at walking pace , I suddenly realised there was something behind me . |
| 30 | For example , one of their star turns , David Swift , whose appearance in the first programme of the series staring out at the world through bright blue eyes beneath a battered trilby marked him out as a natural , recalls going to dance halls in the 1950s in search of girls : ‘ I mean there were plenty of songs coming out then where they say , Look at the way she walks . |