Example sentences of "was [verb] [adv prt] in [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I suppose I read too many thrillers but in the end I 'd convinced myself you 'd got too tough and killed somebody and George was mixed up in that ! ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Why else could they think that father was mixed up in this ? ’ |
| 3 | The luxurious long black hair was caught up in another sleek French plait , exposing a smooth high forehead and expertly plucked eyebrows … |
| 4 | Because the transaction was carried out in this way , the loser was Derbyshire 's pension fund . |
| 5 | However , when the company was considering the service and repair of machinery and was thinking of sending it abroad to Scandanavia , it was willing to listen and to ensure that the work was carried out in this country . |
| 6 | The Liverpool manager was seething with rage after his defender David Burrows was carried off in this Coca-Cola Cup tie with a severe knee injury that will keep him out for at least three months . |
| 7 | The sample of schools was made up in such a way that the 50 schools , as a whole group , where representative of Scottish secondary schools . |
| 8 | London 's later partner in the Brompton Park nursery , Henry Wise [ q.v. ] , was another of Rose 's apprentices , whose influence on the design of formal gardens was handed on in this way to the next generation . |
| 9 | Yes , well I do n't particularly limit the area of what I 'm interested , but if someone who was particularly interested in seeing how history was going over in this school , then I 'd be very happy in discussing with them how they might try and find out how successful history teaching was in that school for example . |
| 10 | Whatever was going on in that head of yours , it was certainly dramatic . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ If I 'd known what was going on in that house right under my nose … ’ |
| 12 | I stared at him , wondering what was going on in that complex mind of his , what his real motive was in pushing north by car when we could have had a good night 's sleep and flown up in daylight . |
| 13 | It was already past midnight when they got to see Dustin , who was playing pool by himself , while a huge party for the cast was going on in another suite . |
| 14 | Work was going on in this specific area at Harwell , where it was classified secret , and now a leading Soviet was offering to come and tell all ! |
| 15 | It was too soon for the operation to be taken away from Cardiff before he found out just what was going on in this hellish office block . |
| 16 | In Asia , the miracle rice was wiped out in many areas because it had not been treated with the necessary chemicals . |
| 17 | seemed that my chap was wrapped up in Another — An |
| 18 | The New Testament was born about in many men 's hands … ’ . |
| 19 | His whole life was bound up in this relationship , despite the fact that the fief he received was not large , and that he also possessed allodial lands . |
| 20 | But I think it was coming back in this match , and I would be disappointed not to be in the team to face France . |
| 21 | First , then , what exactly is the simple detective story , to use the term it was known by in that 1930s heyday ? |
| 22 | The corporation was set up in that far-sighted move to stimulate and control the regeneration of the docklands area . |
| 23 | ‘ Well , I was brought up in that orphanage in Dalston , and that 's what they called me there . |
| 24 | So we was brought up in that atmosphere . |
| 25 | EV Thompson , the initials stand for Ernest Victor if you 're wondering , was brought up in this cottage in Swinbrook during the war . |
| 26 | Welcome to Molyneux , Headley , Brian Horton 's with me , the United manager because he was brought up in this part of the world , must be very proud of what you brought up here for the second half Brian , but so disappointed after that first half showing . |
| 27 | Then a woman in the street — the Via Monserato , between the Tiber and the Farnese Square , they talked about it so much , Mena and my grandmother , when I was little , I think they talked about it every day : Il Quartiere Papale , it does have a magnificent sound , has n't it ? and so much of it a slum ; the rich live above on the piani nobili , the ground floors and cellars are rented out to artisans ; my mother , who was brought up in those streets , says to know them you must have breathed the air in the evenings when the wine-shops are full and they are lighting charcoal braziers on the pavements ; she says I will go one day , but I think I know already — well , a woman in Mena 's street who sold salad greens knew the cook who worked for Anna and the prince round the corner and Mena was given things to do in the kitchen . |
| 28 | She wondered how much longer it would be before Jack was brought in in this sort of state , and how she would feel if he was . |
| 29 | But that 's , you know , because she did that , because the time was blocked out in that way , I actually did it , and we wound up with , I now live in a , in a big , one roomed decorated house . |
| 30 | And Letterworth had said that the deal was bogging down in that bloody stupid Olympic fracas and the Afghan mess , and that he did n't give a shit for politics , only for selling engines . |