Example sentences of "[conj] [was/were] [verb] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His first book , containing two stories , ‘ Odette D'Antrevernes ’ and ‘ A Study in Temperament ’ , was published in 1905 ; and in the following summer he was at work on his first novel The Artificial Princess ( published posthumously in 1934 ) : in it he devised the techniques of elliptical narrative and baroque construction , and the manner , at once satirical and lyric , concentrated and fragmentary , that were to characterize his mature work . |
| 2 | By the way , when we had that pair , that were driving me mad , and then that one died , when we were in bungalow . |
| 3 | Claudia gave up without a struggle to the sensations that were shaking her slender form . |
| 4 | But he thought he knew a thing or two about muscles , and the knowledge that it was only a couple of big muscles that were keeping him alive was not comforting . |
| 5 | As Branch Manager Ian Davies said ‘ the excitement must have been terrific because only at this point did anyone realise that Stella could n't swim and it was only Freddy and the wet suit that were keeping her afloat ! ’ |
| 6 | He glanced at the cloud of mayflies that were dancing their joyful zigzags near His skull . |
| 7 | The Fifth Army had spread its attack across the Meuse to eliminate the guns that were gnawing its right flank . |
| 8 | It was when the draft for a document on revelation was presented in November 1962 that the Council really began to experience the creative polarization that was to shape its whole history . |
| 9 | But the early years of fear and the hostility between Luke and his father , who died of a heart attack in 1980 , left a deep scar on the young boy and one that was to shape his rebellious school years . |
| 10 | But worst of all these tactical disabilities was the flanking fire that was crippling their frontal assaults the moment they debouched into open ground . |
| 11 | ‘ Ross … please , Ross … ! ’ she gasped , desperate for the power and thrust of his flesh , which alone could bring release from the ever-mounting , passionate excitement that was shaking her slender form . |
| 12 | Even so , though Hendrix has more or less possessed Randy for the past fifteen years , Hansen 's original guitar influences could n't be further removed from the blues-based , howling feedback style that was to become his shared trademark . |
| 13 | Bruce went into the bathroom , put on his tie , and stuck the needle that was to plague his remaining years into his arm . |
| 14 | There was a noise in her head that was making her dizzy so she whispered , ‘ Thank you , ’ and put the receiver down . |
| 15 | one of the things that was driving me mad in last part of my career was , I was responsible for documentation , the fuel issues on the , round a thousand of gallons a day . |
| 16 | The Barbarians , who were actually Celts and were given their cruel name by their invaders , transported their stuff by sea or by horse and cattle ( and had links with Europe , incidentally ) , the Romans built roads . |
| 17 | Benefit of the Doubt must be given that all employed by the Grand Canyon were brain damaged at birth and were given their bureaucratic procedure in India . |
| 18 | Sandy McGlashan had arrived late , his hair plastered down with sweat ; he was spluttering over the tale , to whoever would listen , of how he had ‘ come up flemyng and Menzies of Bolfracks , in the street at Aberfeldy , they had their heads together and were plotting something wicked , no doubt about it , if only he could have heard what they were saying ’ . |
| 19 | But they got on famously together and were to become our stalwart allies in a maelstrom of conflicting vendettas which were to unfold around us . |
| 20 | Most of the other students had foregathered by this time and were awaiting their final briefing from their tutor . |
| 21 | Party elders were concerned that the younger generation of intellectuals took no interest in Marxist-Leninist-Maoist thought and were neglecting their political studies . |
| 22 | One night of winter , with howling winds blowing and heavy rain lashing the streets , he arrived cold and wet at the Club , went straight to the bar as usual , and was given his usual drink by the bar man , ‘ Johnny ’ . |
| 23 | Even as he shouted for attention , Jesus had picked a target star and was tracking its apparent movement around the Lift . |
| 24 | Jill grinned , and was handing her empty cup to Lindsey when the door opened and Niall walked in , a harassed expression marring his attractive features . |
| 25 | Whilst Hooker defended the Church 's beliefs and practices in the name of reason , Andrewes went further and boldly asserted that the Anglican Church was part of a Catholic and Universal Church and was maintaining its true traditions which had been corrupted by Rome . |
| 26 | The Headmaster had decided that he would retire when he had completed 21 years at the School ; the Chairman of Governors had recently celebrated his 80th birthday , and was considering his future commitments ; the Bursar had also decided to retire : it seemed that there would be a new team at the top to take the School on from its 475th birthday . |
| 27 | Even as he greeted Dalgliesh he was taking off his jacket and was drawing his fine latex gloves over stubby-fingered hands which looked unnaturally white , almost bloodless . |
| 28 | So I had crudely skinned the dead creature , and was holding its armoured hide above me , before the shower began in earnest . |
| 29 | He had taken the knife from Molassi 's body and was studying its bloody tip with interest when the Doctor entered . |
| 30 | ‘ You do a bit , ’ said Betty with a note of true concern , and quite taking the wind out of Lydia 's sails , who wondered whether it was true that she had been seriously wounded and was repressing her hurt to the detriment of her psyche . |