Example sentences of "was [vb pp] [adv prt] [pos pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It ended an eight-year exile for Bruce — and by going home he was handed back his much-cherished Zimbabwean passport . |
| 2 | Her long , braided hair was pulled off her exquisite heart-shaped face . |
| 3 | It emerged that when oestrogen was taken on its own , the lining of the womb would build up each month and remain there instead of being shed as a period . |
| 4 | Luckily , I was put on their reduced fee scheme and only had to pay six pounds a session . |
| 5 | He carried on for two days but finally , in excruciating pain , had to go to hospital when a splint was put on his damaged limb . |