Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [verb] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | They were all sold I du n no . |
| 32 | After the attacks they were all told they had won their driving licences . |
| 33 | well that was , you know I mean they were all waiting they had all got their arm bands on and it was do we take them in or not ? |
| 34 | But a few years ago we were at a session in a pub one night erm playing music and er there was about twenty of us and about two o'clock in the morning the police raided it and we all had our names taken and we were all up in court and we were all fined I think three pound for being er drinking after hours and Tony was drinking a cup of coffee . |
| 35 | After conferring , the two signalmen decided to try and apprehend the person concerned , and after making sure that the control had been told of the situation and the boxes were safe to leave they walked towards each other , approaching the trespasser from opposite directions , so keeping him in view all the time and affording him little chance of escape . |
| 36 | On one issue which centrally concerned the Consultative Councils — electricity prices — their attitudes were predictable and damaging : the Councils generally added to the pressure for uneconomically low prices , though members who adopted an aggressively consumerist line were unlikely to find themselves reappointed by the Minister . |
| 37 | We submitted our paper ( or a shortened version ) to six journals , including three directly or indirectly concerned in the particular incident , but were unable to get it published . |
| 38 | Under this stage all holders of vouchers who had not placed them with investment funds were able to use them to apply for shares in the 1,500 companies selected for privatization . |
| 39 | ‘ Epos is the next best thing to a crystal ball , and we were able to use it to plan ahead . |
| 40 | But we were able to stop it getting into the farm house . ’ |
| 41 | When in November 1947 he arrived in Liverpool to embark for home he found that the passport officials were reluctant to let him go . |
| 42 | I recall a debate at an Age Concern England governors ' meeting no less when , in answer to my piping treble advocating such a reform , there were those present who urged caution , on the grounds that old people became blinder , deafer and dafter ( to be fair , ‘ could n't take in things so quickly ’ and ‘ could n't concentrate as much ’ were the euphemisms actually employed ) . |
| 43 | You would go to more it there were more do you think ? |
| 44 | His introduction to the greater world during his London visit was important in shaping his liberal sympathies , and when he returned to Stowey in March 1791 , his relatives were shocked to find him overflowing with French Revolutionary politics as well as other democratic heresies . |
| 45 | These early pension schemes were all rewards for loyalty to a narrow group of white collar staff , whose salaries were insufficient to allow them to retire like more prosperous middle-class professionals . |
| 46 | Will , now approaching his seventies , wanted to retire but their savings were insufficient to allow him to do so . |
| 47 | Conditions of work and accommodation were enough to drive anyone to drink . |
| 48 | One of the qualifications , according to Lord Lloyd , was polo , but he considered that this was not essential , but that my Cert A , my apparent taste for adventure , and , I suspect , Eliot 's backing , were enough to justify his appointing me . |
| 49 | In fact , she did n't just feel like groaning — the frustration and worry she felt at the moment were enough to make her want to scream blue murder ! |
| 50 | The words were enough to make him explode with anger , and , turning swiftly to grip her shoulders , he shook her with force , glaring down into her face . |
| 51 | Purchased by the Association in May 1989 , extensive alterations were necessary to convert it to provide for eight residents , the first of whom arrived in September 1990 . |
| 52 | But Tito 's forces were anxious to stop them escaping into Austria , and on 13 May Tito instructed [ KP 88 ] his First Army : " A group of Ustashis and come Chetniks , a total of over 50,000 men , is reported by Third Army in the … area towards Dravograd . |
| 53 | Also , with Bush committed to opposing both bills , Republicans in Congress were anxious to enable him to avoid the political embarrassment of vetoing them just before the presidential election . |
| 54 | Some members of the largely Christian audience were disappointed to find no-one advocating a reduction of Britain 's nuclear deterrent — although Mr. Jenks felt the need of four Trident boats as exaggerated , and Mr. Barron said the number of warheads should be limited . |
| 55 | Can I come with you ? ’ by people who were keen to see what happened and who were prepared to treat it as a spectator sport . |
| 56 | He was genuinely keen to return to St Augustine 's where his sister was now a pupil and both social work and child guidance were keen to see him return to mainstream schooling . |
| 57 | The Irish selectors were keen to see him play in the inter-pro series in his bid for a place in the Irish side . |
| 58 | We also felt the officials were sympathetic to our concerns and were keen to help us direct our pressure more effectively towards influencing planning authorities , public opinion and the Secretary of State . |
| 59 | Neither of the Glovers had used a public telephone for a long while and were astonished to find themselves confronted by a totally unfamiliar contraption . |
| 60 | You were ready to let me take you a minute ago ; now what the hell happened ? ’ |