Example sentences of "was [adj] [verb] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In four days time , Karen King was due to go to her Aunt Jane 's on the Isle of Man , still hoping to persuade Jessica to join her on the boat . |
| 2 | And by that time I was due to return to my work in Turkey . |
| 3 | The train was due to arrive at her destination at midday — which gave Fabia , free of any other occupation , ample time to go over and over again everything that had happened . |
| 4 | Mansell stunned the Grand Prix race world when he revealed that he was packing up only four hours before he was due to start in his 178th Grand Prix . |
| 5 | After three years it was possible to revert to your own name or to have another false one , thereby preserving the anonymity . |
| 6 | He replied that it was because in his youth there was little to do in their spare time except read and study . |
| 7 | To disentangle the yeomanry from the middling and lower gentry — and indeed from the richest peasants — is more difficult , but this is in the nature of things since yeomen emerged from the ranks of the husbandmen , while the gentry did not form a closed caste , and in many cases there was little to choose between their respective scales of wealth . |
| 8 | Harry Martin maintained a high profile in the town , attending every major function , but there was little written about his business dealings . |
| 9 | There was little to show for her effort apart from the occasional flexing of her fingers and a long-drawn-out breath . |
| 10 | The Labour Solidarity Campaign also achieved success by discreet lobbying among leading trade unionists ; among constituency parties there was little to show for its efforts . |
| 11 | I bumped into him and told him I was sorry to hear about his sister , which I was , despite how she 'd treated us . |
| 12 | ‘ I was sorry to hear of your accident , ’ she began . |
| 13 | I was sorry to hear of your disappointment in winning our Crazy For You competition . |
| 14 | She was finding that it was easier to speak to his back than be forced to confront his frightening expression . |
| 15 | Whereas in hierarchically structured societies consumption of the most sought after goods was restricted to a relatively small class , in more democratic ones the mass of the population , no longer confined to the vicarious enjoyment of precious substances , was free to engage in their active consumption , unimpeded by sumptuary regulation , social disapproval or economic disability . |
| 16 | There was only a large crater where the wool shop had stood so Maureen was free to stay with her mother and Anne went to work on Monday . |
| 17 | Nicholas 's son had to decide whether and to what extent he was prepared to diverge from his father 's methods . |
| 18 | The house disappeared long ago but a monument erected near the site in 1825 bears witness to the life and death of a sincere Christian man who was prepared to die for his Faith . |
| 19 | Years ago , Shrewsbury Diocese offered to support any woman considering contemplating an abortion if she was prepared to continue with her pregnancy . |
| 20 | Alejandro was so staggered by Fantasma 's progress that he decided to waive his prejudice against greys ; not so much that he was prepared to get on her back , but he spent a considerable time wondering how he could flog Fantasma to a rich patron without them finding out how vicious and unmanageable the mare could be when she was away from Luke . |
| 21 | Royan , who was unemployed owing to his health problems , paid £800 to Dr Mumby altogether . |
| 22 | Penelope was careful to walk to her chair with a sort of sideways movement , so that nobody should see the back of her dress . |
| 23 | Some two dozen of his tenants were re-housed in new brick , thatched houses , each with its own garden , and he was careful to look after their employment , health and education needs in return for steady work , church attendance and sober habits . |
| 24 | I became a railway enthusiast mainly because the civil engineer on the Gwili Railway at the time was willing to give of his time to answer my questions . |
| 25 | Despite his shyness and natural modesty , Hobbs was willing to capitalize on his fame . |
| 26 | Yes , but , if he was willing to drive in his spare ta time , he would have his name down surely ? |
| 27 | They also remarked with astonishment a sort of combat between God and her without being able to determine whether God was more occupied in seeking in the secrets of his wisdom the means of exercising her by suffering than she was disposed to suffer for his love ; for she showed an incredible avidity for crosses and an invincible patience over her trials and over every affliction which Almighty God sent to exercise her love and fidelity . |
| 28 | I seemed to remember harvey having a car crash or something ( was this connected with his booze problem ? ) . |
| 29 | Feeling frightened by his experience , he was relieved to return to his family in the booking office . |
| 30 | ‘ And , talking of old school-friends , ’ Julie said , pausing in the doorway of her bedroom , ‘ your cousin Liz telephoned from New York to say hello , and she was delighted to hear about your new position in the firm . ’ |