Example sentences of "[vb base] [was/were] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In what police say was a tragic coincidence , gunfire was heard from a house across the street . |
| 2 | Also welcome was the Royal Assent to the Bill authorising the construction of spurs from the Liverpool Street-Cambridge line to serve Stansted Airport on which work is now substantially advanced . |
| 3 | In what I hope was a rare lapse into intolerance , I asked the reporter next to me : ‘ Does that little sod always talk like that ? ’ |
| 4 | One of those who saw it all happen was a young actress called Sheila Hancock . |
| 5 | I 'm just you 're just making me think actually because I saw in one of the papers this morning erm a headline , if I can find it , it said something to the effect that — yes here it is , in the Independent , it says ‘ TV soaps are first to survive rescheduling ’ and it goes on to tell us that the British television schedules as we all know were the first casualties of war in the Gulf except for the nation 's daily diet of Australian soap . |
| 6 | ‘ It reminds me of the worst period in German history when members of certain institutions are held collectively responsible for what we now know was a misguided security doctrine , ’ Gen Schwanitz said . |
| 7 | What Do You Want you know was the shortest number one in history . |
| 8 | ‘ All I remember was a huge bang and it careering into us . |
| 9 | ‘ ALL I remember was the sudden transition from abseiling , to being battered and pummelled and thrown violently down the mountain . |
| 10 | The Monday evening they phone me up and said that I was to attend another meeting on Tuesday which I believe were the twenty second to which they said , We 've thought about it and we 've decided not to continue your employment . |
| 11 | Then somehow we did get romantically linked up and some people , right near the end of the situation with that band , singled us out as potentially more interesting than the band , which I suppose was a cruel situation really . |
| 12 | When she come up with them photos I suppose was the last time were n't it ? |
| 13 | But who Actually he was n't given what he wanted , which I believe was an armed conflict between law enforcement and his group in which he expected to die , in which he expected his membership to die . |
| 14 | I first met him during the early 1950s and I became editor of what I believe was the second journal in the now enormous Pergamon Press stable . |
| 15 | Hit them the moment you arrive was a favourite tactic of Newman 's . |
| 16 | The Big Steal was a shelved George Raft vehicle . |
| 17 | This sort of incident , and all the " in-jokes " we shared , perhaps not so funny to those outside the job , although trivial in themselves helped to keep up morale , and I think were a necessary part of the team spirit . |
| 18 | There were one or two that were that I think were a little bit careless and did n't quite get the construction correct for them . |
| 19 | Now you tell me which ones you think were an absolute doddle . |
| 20 | So defeat was a bitter blow to Dowding . |
| 21 | Because I , I 've received a letter erm from a parishioner , if I can find it , er which I have photocopied for everyone , which I think was a direct response to the fact that there was something in the magazine and perhaps a direct response to other meetings and to a general feeling as well . |
| 22 | Now er they were having a concert and I think was the principal part and when he went to have his fee he said , Oh no you can send it to the Blaenau Ffestiniog . |
| 23 | ‘ She got on what I think was the wrong ride , and the tough part is that she was such a willing victim . |
| 24 | A hundred and seventy five I think was the last count that we have around the U K all selling advertising . |
| 25 | Christmas I think was the last time . |
| 26 | Remember the days when a big do was a white dress made by the bride , the luxury of one bridesmaid and a spread of sandwiches in the Co-operative Halls afterwards ? |
| 27 | Pry was an inquisitive busybody , but Williams was a faithful servant who kept his master 's guilty secret as long as possible . |
| 28 | The man they follow was a fine storyteller himself by all accounts — and there is no question they have some very good basic material . ’ |
| 29 | With what I swear was a scathing look that said something like " Wally " , he launched himself gracefully on to the air and noiselessly flew down the gill out of sight . |
| 30 | Perhaps drink was the true explanation of his so far inexplicable behaviour . |