Example sentences of "[Wh pn] was [verb] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I just wan na find out who was writing them the letters and then I can finish . |
| 2 | After my fourth or fifth lesson I was able to see that it was I who was causing myself the discomfort . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'll have your name , and I 'll see that lady who was telling me the other day that Brownie girls do n't raid orchards . ’ |
| 4 | It says much for the calibre of Mrs Kirkley that , after greeting Aggie with an inclination of her head and a smile , she looked at Millie , who was handing her the present , and said , ‘ Oh , thank you very much , Millie ; I 'm sure they 'll be delightful . |
| 5 | You had to go to such trouble to persuade the subject to accept the poison and when ( or rather , in his case if ) you managed it , your very intimacy made it all too clear to everyone that you were the one who was slipping them the doctored crumble , the dodgy spaghetti bolognese or the potato salad unusually rich in mineral salts . |
| 6 | ‘ Who was selling her the stuff , this same man ? ’ |