Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [adv] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were there were four there this morning when I went to work . |
| 2 | I gather from the visitors ’ book that you were both there this afternoon , that 's the only reason for this visit . |
| 3 | Coventry manager Bobby Gould , who moved in after Quinn was transfer-listed earlier this week , would have to pay about Pounds 200,000 to land him . |
| 4 | Was this too some part of the Scarabae plot ? |
| 5 | Leavis was a major critic and a very influential educator , who was convinced both that criticism was essentially evaluative and that it was at the heart of English studies . |
| 6 | The response was terrific and it was obvious that much thought had gone into your replies . |
| 7 | It was unfortunate then that Virgin 's case should be complicated by , and ultimately hinge upon , another , far less public , contractual dispute . |
| 8 | Well Nat woke up at , half past one , she was awake then all night she kept coming in |
| 9 | And it was all so much eyewash to keep up their spirits . |
| 10 | Relationships were just too difficult , the sexes would never see eye to eye , it was all too much bother . |
| 11 | I was angry enough that night to rape you , but I was also very deeply in love , and I wanted more than anything else to make love to you . |
| 12 | Yeah , it was five o'clock this morning when we got out of here . |
| 13 | They told him , however , that they were short of staff and the earliest they could give a result was nine o'clock that night . |