Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] were [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | FOUR dogs are today on ‘ death row ’ after a court decided they were illegally-owned pit bull terriers . |
| 2 | I thought you were asleep love . |
| 3 | He had continued to attend the meetings fairly regularly and still felt they were good fun , with everyone enjoying themselves enormously . |
| 4 | What 's more I did n't realise Genesis was that type of band — I thought they were Black Sabbath ! |
| 5 | What 's more I did n't realise Genesis was that type of band — I thought they were Black Sabbath ! |
| 6 | Said you were top brass and that I could talk to you as if you were the Commissioner himself . " |
| 7 | Therese who had made us very welcome said we were fantastic company and that the weekend was enjoyable . |
| 8 | But I mean but Joe said they were actual bite marks and it was n't |
| 9 | the people , most of the people I knew who said they were happy living in their flat |