Example sentences of "[vb past] [adj] [be] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moving like an automaton , she dressed in jeans and a warm sweater , smiling mirthlessly as she realised this was the third time she 'd been forced to flee from Dane Jacobsen . |
| 2 | Elaine Paige I do n't know why I played that was the wrong record to play . |
| 3 | He firmly believed this was the only sensible course to pursue . |
| 4 | As a teacher it was very important that I recognised this was the new experience he needed . |
| 5 | I noticed there were no other women present and later learnt this was the Scottish custom . |
| 6 | I assumed this was the Creole equivalent to ‘ Tally-ho ’ or ‘ Thar she blows ! ’ |
| 7 | The sections I enjoyed most were the national ski demonstration teams . |
| 8 | I could n't work in those circumstances , so I decided this was the right time if I really wanted to do something with my solo career , just break loose completely . ’ |
| 9 | Walking down Oxford Street in August , watching the tourists snap up the pirate editions of ‘ Frankie Says Arm The Unemployed ’ I decided this was the final triumph of the ‘ new pop ’ , the eclipse of content by form . |
| 10 | That 's right , if the sho if the top part of the shoe went that was the only you got a new pair or if or if it burst around the sole and the seam . |
| 11 | So anyway , before I heard that I 'd got an appointment at the Clinic , I got caught for one burglary and so I told them about the rest , 'cos I wanted to get off it an ’ I knew that was the only way of getting off it and I thought , now I 've been caught , I might as well get meself stuck down for a bit , like , rather than get a big fine which I wouldn'a been able to handle at that time … . |
| 12 | He knew that was the wrong way to be , she ought to try to eat . |
| 13 | We thought that 's the only thing possible , and flexible as possible . |
| 14 | I thought that was the prime directive of all evangelists : Do n't Let Go . |
| 15 | I thought that was the second one |
| 16 | He told delegates : ‘ A lot of good people , good socialists have been deluded into joining the SNP in the last few years because they thought that was the best way to defeat the Tory government . |
| 17 | ‘ I thought that was the major issue — your motive for getting engaged to him failing to be the normally accepted one of true love . ’ |
| 18 | Right then I thought that was the safest place to be . |
| 19 | We thought that was the kindest thing to do . ’ ) |
| 20 | Got that on Monday morning I thought that was the worst time of the week . |
| 21 | He disappeared into the ship , and I thought that was the last I had seen of him . |
| 22 | We thought that was the last we 'd see of him … but Ian reappeared as we lost height … and he was clearly having a whale of a time … |
| 23 | One spot in particular that looked interesting was the public section of Seven Mile Beach . |
| 24 | The East German government clearly felt this was the only way it could agree to the departure of more than 5,000 East Germans who had flooded into the Prague embassy since the first batch were allowed to leave on Saturday night . |
| 25 | ‘ We felt this was the right moment to do it . |
| 26 | He knew this was the only way . |
| 27 | He had hoped to impress her , and , though I knew this was the wrong way to go about it , since she was always embarrassed by emotional arguments , when she replied in a stiff , rather guarded way , I was deeply hurt on his behalf . |
| 28 | It 's funny actually cos I thought this is the first Saturday when we vegged out to . |
| 29 | She thought this was the prettiest dancing dress she had ever seen . |
| 30 | Ali himself has acknowledged this : ‘ I started boxing because I thought this was the fastest way for a black person to make it in this country ’ ( quoted by Torres , 1971 , p.83 ) . |