Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] be [adj] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only person who approached me was poor Ian Smith , who came to London but was not a representative at the talks . |
| 2 | A second registrar examined Christopher , but decided it was possible Celia and Danny were telling the truth . |
| 3 | But fund-raisers who have supported a public appeal to buy an identical scanner for the Northallerton Friarage Hospital admitted they were disappointed Northallerton health authority 's bid had been turned down . |
| 4 | I thought it was next Tuesday . |
| 5 | She said well , tell Grant , she said he can have a reprieve , she said it 's May the eighth and , and she says , she probably heard me say it was Friday and that 's when I thought it was this Friday , so I had to phone erm the receptionist at daddy 's works , so she was going to pass on the message to daddy just to tell him just to work late as usual , Grant , rather than come in at teatime and then go back to work again . |
| 6 | Hopper thought he was another Dean , and then became outcast from Hollywood within three years because he acquired a reputation for being a mean-like perfectionist . |
| 7 | " The address you gave him was 626 Cheyne Walk , Chelsea S.W. 10 ? " |
| 8 | And he said I 'm sorry Mr but you have n't got an appointment . |
| 9 | I said I 'm sorry Mr but we have n't got Er come with me into the office , I 'll show you , we 've nothing till for a Mr . |
| 10 | so I said if you go up and see Pat I said I 'm sure Pat will say well you know why do n't you use the kitchen and come and live in |
| 11 | And , you know he said I 'm sure Paddy Ashdown would think that you could of found something else to use the other |
| 12 | cos she said I 'm sure Aunty Ann said it was a new series |
| 13 | when I persuaded her to go in , I said you 're alright Jackie just run in |
| 14 | He said the dead woman 's car was not indicating to turn right but Miss Gynn said she was certain Tracey was . |
| 15 | She said she was glad Nathan had moved in . |
| 16 | Dot said they were all Al and tip-top . |
| 17 | Yesterday , his family said they were convinced Mr Wilson , who was an epileptic and slightly mentally handicapped , was murdered . |
| 18 | Had it been deliberate Edouard hesitated , unsure ; it had happened so quickly that it was difficult to know . |
| 19 | And we , I was sitting up having my break with her one day , right , and your man erm er Frank Bruno and the other feller , that big Mike Tyson were fighting right , and we were sitting watching it right , and erm , Paul was sitting there and all and Margot turned round and says you know , she said it 's desperate Karen ! |
| 20 | She said it 's alright Herbie I 'm here and he for a minute . |
| 21 | Although it has yet to join the DIA , IBM said it is evaluating AlphaWindows technology and is in ‘ active discussions ’ with a UK company — thought to be Microvitec — about a possible OEM deal to be announced by the end of the year . |
| 22 | Then Ron Dennis got up and said it was all John Barnard 's work and.McLaren 's and they were bloody geniuses and Niki … |
| 23 | ‘ It all depends on our fitness problems , but if I said it was unlikely Ferguson would get the call it could end up sounding like famous last words , ’ said Roxburgh . |
| 24 | It said it was optimistic Longleat would take action when Lord Bath returns from France . |
| 25 | Richard Bates , senior planner for the Council for the Protection of Rural England , said it was clear Mr Patten was weighing the balance in favour of countryside protection . |
| 26 | The count said it was clear Mona was in charge of the party . |
| 27 | Mary said it was 20 June because that was the night before the solstice , the longest day , and Rufus said it was the 24th and he , Adam , said it was the 23rd because that was the eve of the 24th which was Midsummer day . |
| 28 | But Hermens said he was confident Krabbe would be cleared after he had talked to leading athletics officials and heard about another report from the World Health Organisation ( WHO ) which also classifies the drug as a stimulant . |
| 29 | While this was taking place , the deputy mayor spoke about the tradition and said he was sure Councillor Roland Simpson , who was about to take up his second year of office , would soon be discovered . |
| 30 | Mr Chris Patten , the Environment Secretary , said he was sure Mr Chope could reply comprehensively when he summed up the debate . |