Example sentences of "was [verb] [adj] [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Millions and millions of bits of information were still in her head , correctly labelled and neatly stored , but she could not work out the geography of this house , she was seeing green tigers and she was afraid in a way she had not been since childhood . |
| 2 | The public 's response was so overwhelming that the procession of cars , which each carried two team members , was halted several times as fans surged around the cars asking for autographs , shaking hands and giving the occasional kiss . |
| 3 | I was using stiffer rods and he was using softer ones . |
| 4 | The point of the story is that when I was using softer rods and he favoured stiffer ones we both caught , relatively speaking , no fewer fish than we do today . |
| 5 | The current story was about the innocent yet ignorant mistake the Scottish Chamber Orchestra had made in promoting their presentation of Stravinsky 's ‘ The Soldier 's Tale ’ which was to include professional dancers and actors and local schoolchildren who had been invited to participate . |
| 6 | The Alexander report was revised four times before it was acceptable , according to Armstrong , who said that the final version ‘ does not contain any sworn statements or evidence that could provide the basis for specific actions against anyone ’ . |
| 7 | The composition of the Sunni-dominated IJC had been broadened on June 18 when the predominantly Shia Moslem Wahdat-i-Islami , a coalition of eight Iranian-backed parties previously excluded from power , was given eight seats and control of three government ministries , including that of National Security . |
| 8 | She had very high blood pressure , and was given two epidurals that did n't work . |
| 9 | Where in the 1930s the mother was given solemn warnings as to what would happen if she disobeyed the rules , the mode now is to refer her , with continual reassurances however , to what might possibly result from some mistaken handlings : ‘ Here 's what happens once in a while when the needs of the child are n't recognized ’ ( Spock , 1946 , chapter on ‘ The Two Year Old ’ ) . |
| 10 | Nicholas was given 160 hours and Robin 80 hours . |
| 11 | Mr Ride , 33 , from London , was given seven years and Yorkshireman Mr Wainwright , 42 , ten years for illegally entering Iraq . |
| 12 | In addition , the firm recruited cricketers for its publicity functions and was given free tickets and entertainment facilities for the Test matches . |
| 13 | He was given 25 years but tried to negotiate a cut in his sentence by returning half of the stolen gold . |
| 14 | In June 1989 , a group of children from a Delhi slum were tortured for theft ; a 13-year-old girl was stripped and beaten ; a 12-year-old boy was given electric shocks and beaten . |
| 15 | I was patched up , had to see the doctor , was given some tablets and that was it . |
| 16 | If the diagnosis of perforation was confirmed , the patient was given intravenous fluids and antibiotics and was advised to take nothing by mouth . |
| 17 | The main aim of the Federation was to restore national values and attract back into active public life the Hungarian population which , it was claimed , was suffering a crisis of confidence . |
| 18 | It was always apparent that as the AOR was completed many jobs and skills would not be required in the new orders that have come through . |
| 19 | he was drawing big willies and little willies . |
| 20 | The Nigerian head of state at that time was assassinated two days before Arthur was due to start playing in black Africa 's first professional tournament in Lagos . |
| 21 | The main purpose of my research was to compare different attitudes and approaches to the problem of assessing and examining children 's performance and development in various arts subjects . |
| 22 | Mrs Stych was unloading savoury rolls and a bowl of chicken salad from the refrigerator and she kicked the door savagely , so that it slammed shut with a protesting boom . |
| 23 | The first local man who can be described as a manufacturer was Thomas Dunkley , who was born in 1802 and who began his working life as a shoemaker ; in 1851 William Dunkley was employing fifty men and twenty women and concentrating on a range of cheaper shoes . |
| 24 | Sir William Herbert of Swansea was fined 1,000 marks in Star Chamber for disorderly riots in Cardiff ; Edward , Lord Stafford , refused to allow the sheriff of Shropshire to execute judgement against him in a dispute over Cawes Castle ; Sir Thomas Throckmorton of Tortworth , Gloucestershire , was fined 2,000 marks and removed from his offices for accepting bribes and maintaining quarrels . |
| 25 | Beno was fined five pounds and told to get a job more suitable to his talents . |
| 26 | As Wilson recalled , his first experience of the courts occurred in April 1889 when he was fined five pounds and costs at Sunderland for having attempted to persuade two seamen to desert from the ss Edmonsley , an incident which Fairplay reported with glee . |
| 27 | He was fined five shillings because he had pursued his trade on a Sunday . |
| 28 | I also admired the ingenuity of one Theodilus Dakanopolous , of Athens , who was fined 30,000 drachmas for tampering with his car registration plates . |
| 29 | Senor Gomorro was fined 350 pounds and told that illegally importing an animal is a serious offence . |
| 30 | A week later the labour master was convicted ; he was fined ten shillings and costs , although the solicitor who was defending him asked for him to be sentenced to a term of imprisonment ( in which case , an appeal could have been lodged ) . |