Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [pron] [noun] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 're remembering how , when all the other teenagers were driving their parents barmy with pop music , Fabia blasted us with the music of Smetana , Janáček and Dvořák morning , noon and night , ’ her father chipped in drily . |
| 2 | They were to give their advice free as the Government would pay for the work . |
| 3 | Mark and his new bride Janice were having their post nuptial celebration the next day when the good news/bad news came in — Jamie had shot a final 60 to get into a playoff with Anders Forsbrand and win the tournament . |
| 4 | When Birdie Mac in the sweet shop was unwise enough to say to Benny that those slabs of toffee were doing her no good at all , Eve 's small face flashed in a fury . |
| 5 | I caused chaos , too , in the Houlton Silver Band , who were hoisting their instruments prior to marching off . |
| 6 | And her father 's answer to the question given himself had been : those tests at the secretarial college were making his daughter nervy ; and the quicker they were over the better . |
| 7 | Whoever wanted to commit suicide asked for authorization from the senators ; if his reasons were good , he was given his hemlock free of charge . |
| 8 | Dun and Bradstreet said it was porting its Millenium financial and human resources package , which would be ready by year-end , and in the meantime has a gateway product allowing data access between IBM mainframes and HP systems . |
| 9 | Jennifer was pressing her hands hard against her face , and sobbing silently . |
| 10 | On a recent occasion , he was forced to shop in the local supermarket unaccompanied by his lovely wife Mary , who was keeping their children quiet by the exciting new pindown method . |
| 11 | Today she was keeping her options open . |
| 12 | She was keeping her cards close to her chest , and her powder dry . |
| 13 | Assuming the car had gone missing at the same ti me as Angela Morgan , it might have been there for over a week ; it had only been found that evening by a uniformed constable who was keeping his eyes open . |
| 14 | Midfielder Peacock , out of contract and rated at £1m , was keeping his cards close to his chest yesterday . |
| 15 | His words boomed out , spoken with clarity and in a tone that suggested that he was keeping his words simple for the less intelligent inmates of the prison . |
| 16 | He had indeed gained strength since he came home but was nevertheless prone to stumble and even fall , as the drug which was keeping his mind rational was also weakening his muscles and bones . |
| 17 | Another set of hands was pulling my arms straight down by my sides . |
| 18 | Basil was getting his paints ready . |
| 19 | The best he could hope for was to give his thoughts free rein , to recapture phrases , images , notions , and play with them , allowing them to make patterns in his mind . |
| 20 | For a while after this ‘ technological leap ’ everyone was flying their helicopters inverted . |
| 21 | He was cutting his journey fine and it was only by actually jogging from Friedrichstrasse , and feeling a fool for doing so , apart from almost breaking his neck by slipping on the icy pavement , that he arrived at his office before the ominous red line was drawn . |
| 22 | ‘ I thought so too , ’ Jenna murmured , trying to get her agitated breathing under control , quite sure that this was doing her no good at all when she had been told to go very carefully for a while . |
| 23 | Swore the sea air was doing his health good . |
| 24 | When we came up with his problems Paul Gasgoine was having his hair elongated and having bits of hair stuck on . |
| 25 | He was aware that she was giving his question careful thought . |
| 26 | When in August 1986 GM announced that it was merging its North American heavy truck operations with Volvo , under Volvo 's control , the future of Bedford looked bleak . |
| 27 | I was carrying my brand new Willis Phazer under my arm . |
| 28 | Her mam would say nothing , just sit there white-faced , cupping her hand over the latest bruise , not daring even to blink in case he said she was sleeping in God 's time when all he wanted was to raise his children decent . |
| 29 | Though Mexico was putting its economy right — tight fiscal policy and structural reform cut inflation from 159% in 1987 to 20% in 1989 — huge financing needs blocked any real progress . |
| 30 | It was making her heartbeat erratic , and her whole body had broken out in a fine dew of perspiration . |