Example sentences of "was [adv] [adj] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was so different even the weir had been removed which means the river at this point is some three feet shallower than when I last fished it . |
| 2 | Dickinson said : ‘ I knew a pilot who had cold feet one minute and was extremely hot indeed the next . ’ |
| 3 | All aprons were then , they was always fringed right the way around . |
| 4 | But Hassan was more cunning then the Shah . |
| 5 | Individually , both dogs were perfect pets , though Stan was more retiring then the effervescent Ollie . |
| 6 | It was as well only the three of them knew about her disappointment . |
| 7 | She felt hollow , light-headed with happy weariness , but sleep was strangely elusive just the same . |
| 8 | Was n't that partly the reason why she had agreed to see André in the first place ? |
| 9 | ‘ Was n't that just the best goddamned fun you can have this side of a blanket ? ’ |
| 10 | Was n't that just the typical end to a perfectly awful day ? |
| 11 | just , but that was n't good enough the bloke that wrote in he says oh later on , er even the filter is no good |
| 12 | Yeah , I said yeah I am , I said I 'm gon na drive up and see , so we got in , went up to Wendy 's , you could n't see through the door Pen , Penny and Kev said well we 'll drive round as well , I said well she 's had us up and down , cos one minute she was quite strong then the next she could n't cope , I said Wendy all I want you to ever know is that I 'm there , if ever you want me phone me , I do n't care whether it 's middle of the night , middle of the morning or whatever , so she says alright , anyway Penny went up , she said she could n't see anything she thinks she 's gone a bed and then me and Rudy went up , it must have been quarter to one cos I took him for a little walk and I got out the car and walked round the back and then , I could see her curtains were open and I could see a light on , so I went round the front and I shouted through the letter box , Wen it 's only me I 've come to wish you a happy new year , let's hope next year will be better than this one and she come to the door and she was broken hearted |
| 13 | Also if one or other of the partners , well it would have to be the partner that was n't signing was seriously ill then the reduct deduction would be twenty percent . |