Example sentences of "[was/were] something about the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was something about the firm set of her body that Jay knew instinctively : she was a survivor . |
| 2 | The figure in the seat was human , as far as he could make out in the murky light , but there was something about the awkward way it was sprawled in the chair that made him glad he could n't see it any clearer . |
| 3 | There was something about the elegant fist-fighting , swearing , tough little New York-born Italian son-of-a-gun that appealed to the ever-so-ever-so English son of a knight . |
| 4 | And there was something about the easy way they were together , evidently in the full flow of conversation , that sent a quick uneasy dart of emotion rushing through her . |
| 5 | There was something about the prospective return of Vincent that cheered Rim . |
| 6 | Despite her eighteen years , there was something about the petulant droop of her mouth that reminded one of a spoilt child ; but even so she was strikingly lovely , with her big dark eyes and mass of golden hair , which she wore in a coil at the nape of her neck . |
| 7 | It was something about the old man 's attitude that had made him cry . |