Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [conj] [verb] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er because they were bigger than say Murrays . |
| 2 | Kingdom had said much else besides that , and had concluded by asking Harry to leave the premises at once , but the echoes of one repeated phrase were all that filled Harry 's head as he moved distractedly towards the door . |
| 3 | However , Chris Patten , the Secretary of State for the Environment , said the proposals for passing unforeseen costs on to consumers were well-known and accused Dr Cunningham of whipping up unjustified concern . |
| 4 | And he got up , and at once took his stretcher and went out in full view of them all , so that they were astonished and praised God . |
| 5 | In an old-style full committal hearing , Coun Garvey 's solicitor James Watson claimed the incident was accidental and said Teesside Magistrates Court should not commit his client for trial . |
| 6 | He was 74 that coming April and felt that he was tired mentally . |
| 7 | He was upset and told Mona he would come with us . |
| 8 | Indenbaum did not take the proposition seriously , as he felt sure that Modi would have forgotten all about it in the morning , but Modigliani was insistent and asked Indenbaum if he had canvas and paint at home . |
| 9 | It said the decision was wrong and accused Mr Hussey of an error of judgment which had raised questions about the upper echelons of the BBC . |
| 10 | It was this that made Seb resolve he would not let the matter drop . |
| 11 | I suppose it was this that made Richard think I could not manage Flora 's job . |
| 12 | It was this that made David Miller bristle . |
| 13 | Perhaps it was this that prompted Mr Milosevic to dispatch an emissary to the Bosnian Serbs , asking them to sign the plan . |
| 14 | It was this that gave Anselm the hint that peace would not bring him freedom to exercise his episcopal functions . |
| 15 | The customer was delighted and telephoned Ralph Edwards to say how pleased his client was with the service and that the cloth was flown out to The Yemen within a few hours . |
| 16 | He told erm I think it was Berty that tell Alec . |
| 17 | It was semi-detached and mock Tudor , in a quiet suburban street lined with acacia trees and unbroken street lamps . |
| 18 | The next morning the Prior brought a letter for Corbett ; a simple note which said that Benstede had been attacked by unknown assailants the previous morning , that he was safe but advised Corbett to be most cautious . |
| 19 | Sheila was angry and said Mark had not been out of her care during the past fortnight and insisted she had not shaken him . |
| 20 | Margarita , 25 , a disc jockey at a Nottingham nightclub , said : ‘ Getting married was beautiful and having Nick there was even better . ’ |
| 21 | Beatrice was pleased and invited Guillaume to her cottage for tea . |
| 22 | But she still thinks the exercise was worthwhile and says Bill Clinton will be wise to stay in touch with the ‘ small fries ’ . |
| 23 | Ansah 's bicycle kick was as cleanly executed as it was spectacular and necessitated Forrest to be at his sharpest . |
| 24 | The judges decided they could not be sure which of Sarbutts ' stories was true and quashed Turner 's conviction , Mr Roberts said . |