Example sentences of "[was/were] something odd [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Or what , Liessa ? ’ said the old man ( in this dim light there was something odd about the way he was slumped in the stone chair ) . |
| 2 | There was something odd about the whole procedure because there was no great urgency . |
| 3 | There was something odd about the way the plane was rolling ; one wheel was broken . |
| 4 | But there was something odd about the family |
| 5 | I knew there was something odd about the way you kissed me , and — ’ |
| 6 | Then Laura appeared , and there was something odd in the manner of her appearance . |
| 7 | There was something odd in the way Faye was looking … no , peering … at those pictures , shifting the book or her head as if she had to see past some obstruction to get a good look . |