Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] [was/were] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Old Kaspar replies : ’ Why that I can not tell , ' said he , But' t was a famous victory . ' ’ |
| 2 | Others say I was a good judge by staying home . |
| 3 | They say she was no more than a skeleton . |
| 4 | He say she was a fantasic person , with time for everyone . |
| 5 | If you do n't know they were trainers or shoes say they were a white type |
| 6 | People say they were the good old days , but oh I do n't think . |
| 7 | As Holy Communion was by tradition the first food and drink of the day , the tea left a feeling of guilt for I was told never to tell anyone although I expect it was a common practice amongst lady communicants . |
| 8 | His family say it was a loving caring home and they 're happy with the verdict |
| 9 | He had heard old men in the workhouse say it was a good place for brave boys , and that there was always work there for those that wanted it . |
| 10 | The pro-nuclear scientists say it was a necessary prototype which spawned the next generation of power stations . |
| 11 | That 's why I say it was a sad time . ’ |
| 12 | But police say it was a violent attack . |
| 13 | But police say it was a violent attack . |
| 14 | The prison authorities say it was a genuine call for help . |
| 15 | ‘ The Crown say it was a brilliant performance . ’ |
| 16 | But , say it was a lovely little car really . |
| 17 | They say it was a computerised letter which got through and they apologise in advance to any other tenant who might have got one . |
| 18 | Onlookers say it was a spontaneous gesture . |
| 19 | So you say it was a few railway men that got together and |
| 20 | You say it was a difficult piece for the orchestra , but the Philharmonia was full of very gifted players . |
| 21 | South Devon Healthcare Trust say it was a sudden and motiveless attack and they 've launched a full inquiry . |
| 22 | Police say it was an appalling crime . |
| 23 | What we do is take the , the day of the week and the , the calendar date , it might be the say it was the fourth day of the week Thursday |
| 24 | so I mean if , if they caught one , they actually took a photo , managed to take a photo out of all those hundreds of people , look how many more were , were there , and it just seems like basically their not sure who fired first , obviously the Irish say it was the British them and the British say they were fired upon first and erm , on , on the strength of it , who , who would you rather believe I mean , somebody that 's been living in Ireland for twenty odd yea twenty years now with all that happening around him being able to be got at by the I R A or a British body who may , may be up on a murder trial , you know , the , at the end of the day its six of one and half a dozen of the other , they 've both got stuffed by a bleeding troop |
| 25 | When I found the right place it was a real hole . |
| 26 | Mr Collett 's employers say he was a first class driver . |
| 27 | To come back to Jonathan for a moment , you say he was a great liberal , he was an admirer of Lloyd George ? |
| 28 | I heard one of the constables say he was a tip-top detective from London . ’ |
| 29 | Bran the Blessed — some say he was a Celtic God , some a virtuous king — is really responsible for the legend of the ravens . |
| 30 | They say he was a big boy do n't they ? |