Example sentences of "[was/were] something [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My actual words I believe were something in the line of telling Helen to mind her own business and to keep her nose out of my affairs , but Beth and Ida could never understand why I reacted so violently . |
| 2 | Even Nutty felt that the obstacles to be overcome in the Hawkwood path were something in the nature of the Grand National course . |
| 3 | Then , not more than a week later , I was coming down the back corridor from the kitchen when Miss Kenton came out of her parlour and uttered a statement she had clearly been rehearsing ; this was something to the effect that although she felt most uncomfortable drawing my attention to errors made by my staff , she and I had to work as a team , and she hoped I would not feel inhibited to do similarly should I notice errors made by female staff . |
| 4 | Erm , and it was going on about it was something to the sum insurance ? |
| 5 | There was something about the wizard that irked Him beyond measure . |
| 6 | There was something about the wood fragments that Jordan knew and was not saying . |
| 7 | He was smiling still , but there was something about the smile that sent a warning tingle dancing along her spine . |
| 8 | All he said was something about the chicken . |
| 9 | Apart from the inordinate length of those legs , and the firm muscularity of his biceps evident beneath the dark sweater , there was something about the thrust of that strong male jaw that invited a second look . |
| 10 | There was something about the Jungle . |
| 11 | There was something about the girl . |
| 12 | And there was something about the girl , with her contemptuous mouth and lolling posture , something strong and indefinable , like a smell , the smell of a bitch on heat . |
| 13 | There was something about the way Kelly was speaking that seemed unlike her . |
| 14 | There was something about the way she was treating them that still seemed odd to Masklin . |
| 15 | ok , this poem 's called erm A Pause In A Moment Worn out days dressed in damp wheat , heavy coat pulling at tired shoulders , memory pushed back , brought forward in the click of a stick , pause in a moment , sunset reflected in eyes offering the warmth of recognition , so that poem started with the overcoat and that was the mood as I say , that was the mood of rejection erm and there was something about the way the old girl was looking at the women on the bridge , almost as if there was this recognition and , as it brought back memories that perhaps went or as black as the overcoat , erm the next er painting which I 'm going to read to you about is erm have you |
| 16 | There was something about the way he looked at her . |
| 17 | There was something about the way he said it , in a tone of calm wisdom , that just for a moment made Lisa curious . |
| 18 | There was something about the way she said it which made people nervous . |
| 19 | There was something about the way that Foley spoke . |
| 20 | ‘ There was something about the way she asked it that made me suspicious . |
| 21 | There was something about the way he was watching her , his dark eyes so intent and … knowing , that fired her temper . |
| 22 | Miguel stood where she had left him , outlined against the star-studded sky , and there was something about the way he was standing that reminded her of someone else … |
| 23 | He intrigued her , there was something about the way he acted , the way he spoke that made him different from all the other vagrants that she had met . |
| 24 | There was something about the memory of that evening that made him uneasy . |
| 25 | ‘ You are at the edge of the first forest , ’ Wyn-rajathuk told her ; there was something about the expression on his wounded face , the slight edginess of his good eye , that made Tallis suspect he was holding back . |
| 26 | There was something about the expression on his face as he unclipped his seatbelt and turned towards her that made a sudden flurry of alarm run through her , and she backed as far away as the close confines of the car would allow . |
| 27 | His tone was polite , but there was something about the scene — the girl with her eyes on the ground , the man with the imperious bearing — that set Caroline 's teeth on edge . |
| 28 | There was something about the look in his eyes that told her this was a time to listen and not argue . |
| 29 | It suggested that there was something about the man , some unknown factor which made him slightly suspect in the eyes of the authorities . |
| 30 | There was something about the man he did n't trust . |