Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They altered the noise levels , and the lighting levels at mealtimes and were surprised themselves at the dramatic effect on behaviour — less agitation , reduced noise from the patients , shorter feeding times , and greater consumption of food . |
| 2 | The hot shine must have cut to black as he was soft-footing it up the stairs , because when he turned around on the half-landing and crouched behind the angle of the banister the only light in the hall was the inward spill from the porch , and that was getting less as the door slowly closed on its hydraulic arm . |
| 3 | What happened was the man erm went to sleep and while he was asleep something in the room fell on his neck . |
| 4 | Mine was that one with the red gate . ’ |
| 5 | Yeah I saw that , what was that one with the three leaves and that |
| 6 | The one I 've seen was that one on the front page . |
| 7 | Right , can we leave that one then , the other one that I , I thought about is probably an oil disaster , here we have an oil tanker , what was that one off the , the north of America , do you remember where it was ? |
| 8 | Well I 'm not we , well did they was that one in the fog last night ? |
| 9 | ‘ Was that you on the phone last night ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Was that you in the woods a while ago ? ’ asked Lydia . |
| 11 | and there was another one across the way and she was deteriorating , she was getting nervous right there , see if I had to be brought away you know |
| 12 | Oddly enough — those of you who may recall what it was like in the Ruhr ( or as crews called it " The Happy Valley " ) — on this occasion there was one searchlight waving about near the top of the Ruhr , and for one agonising moment it waved over the Whitley , and there was another one at the bottom by the Cologne end . |
| 13 | There was another one in the |
| 14 | Alongside the notice was another one from the cricket club stating that the offer to the rugby club had been made on on April 9 and , as joint owners of the ground , the cricket club had been informed . |
| 15 | Her brother Jeff was guiding them alongside the jetty now . |
| 16 | Was this one of the first disco records ? |
| 17 | Although Carlson felt there was some connection with the chaos and anarchy erupting over the Althosian system he was sure none of the Freedom Party supporters would have devised such a ruthless method for annihilating the elite . |
| 18 | There was sweet nothing in the way of nectar and what duped flowers had burst out of the ground were in for a shock when the frosts came . |
| 19 | Indeed Maiden was competitive which on the first leg may have come as a surprise to the girls . |