Example sentences of "was [verb] [pron] [vb base] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now all the pretty things sat around in the present , and all they did was make her regret the past . |
| 2 | Maybe he was helping her prepare the meal for the husband and the child , stifling the urge to take her in his arms . |
| 3 | And yet after that was completed I think the Water the Drinking Water Inspectorate condemned it as being one of the worst qualities of water in the country . |
| 4 | This is where my question was coming I ask the convenor why the committee failed to follow up their good work by not promoting the kidney donor cards through ministers to the congregation . |
| 5 | He was to have them arouse the citizenry , when they heard the attack develop , so as to cause panic and alarm behind the enemy forces when these were roused to counter-attack . |
| 6 | Patrick was watching them play the 7th , which they had reached at 11.45 , when Richie 's voice crackled on the radio . |