Example sentences of "was [pron] [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he stirred the embers there was nothing recognisable left in the gray flaking ashes . |
| 2 | ‘ Well , they had eaten all their K rations see , then they started on the camels and the mules , then the cats and dogs , until finally there was nothing edible left in the fort . |
| 3 | ‘ It was me Christian duty to . |
| 4 | What was my extraordinary reward at 8.25 on a Tuesday morning ? |
| 5 | It was my best day for a week across wastes of compacted sand and grit . |
| 6 | That was my one experience of a real job . |
| 7 | Extract from a letter received from an ex-member of the Womens Royal Air Force after a period of convalescence at Richard Peck House ‘ It was my good fortune to be given a period of convalescence at Richard Peck House after major surgery . |
| 8 | This was my first brush with fascism . |
| 9 | This tournament was my first outing of the year . |
| 10 | At 13 , I was sent to Dovercourt camp , which I remember with affection because it was my first home after leaving my family in Germany . |
| 11 | This was my first stop on a circular walk round the peninsula 's exposed western extremity . |
| 12 | ‘ It was my first race for three weeks and it was very hot out there , so I 'm very happy with that . ’ |
| 13 | I had come to Zurich from an ‘ off ’ period — it was my first race since the Commonwealth , a gap of about three weeks . |
| 14 | ‘ That was my first experience of Genesis and I loved it ! |
| 15 | It was my first experience of flying and I soon came to like the journeys , usually from Aberdeen to Norwich for me , in the low flying Fokker Friendships of Air Anglia , later to become Air UK . |
| 16 | It was my first experience of being totally responsible for trying to get funds , selling people the idea and overseeing the building . " |
| 17 | That was my first experience of electronic monitoring . |
| 18 | As this was my first experience of squadron life , I quickly fell into its easy way , I was rather surprised to find I was already selected to play rugger for the squadron the following Sunday , and also went straight into the squadron tennis team . |
| 19 | That was my first experience with him , basically . ’ |
| 20 | The nearest I could get was my first night in a barracks in Shropshire , at the start of National Service . |
| 21 | This was my first sight of Rosemary at the time of her engagement to Basil . |
| 22 | Sorrel was on duty at her stall on the corner of the flea market , so that was my first port of call . |
| 23 | I do n't remember what the occasion was — maybe it was my first day at school , or maybe I was staying with my aunt for a few days … ’ |
| 24 | That was my first day at Lowood . |
| 25 | I watched him go round and , as it was my first year in the sport , I thought — so this is what FI is like , eh ? |
| 26 | I was told by new-found friends , ‘ I have known your work for years and the typographic version of Duchamp 's Green Box book you made in 1960 was my first route into an understanding of modern art ’ . |
| 27 | That was my first bit of bad luck . |
| 28 | It was my first flight in her and she performed beautifully , bless her . |
| 29 | That was my first touch with death . |
| 30 | The short notice I did write was my first appearance in that journal , and I recall that Rowse did not much like it ; but then he did not like Collingwood either . |