Example sentences of "thing [was/were] [verb] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With a slight sense that things were moving faster than anticipated , Loretta admitted that she had no firm plans for the next day . |
| 2 | Things were made tougher by the completion of the M4 paralleling Brunel 's main line to the Bristol area and across the Severn Bridge to Newport and Cardiff . |
| 3 | Things were looking brighter at half-time , thanks to an equaliser from Nick Cusack , who flew through the air with the greatest of ease , to knock home his 6th goal of the season . |
| 4 | It was just that things were getting worse , not better as time passed . |
| 5 | ‘ If things were to get worse , if the desire of the people is for Gorbachev to leave everything to deal again with the problems of Russia , then I am ready to do my duty , ’ he was quoted as saying . |
| 6 | Things were going smoother than expected . |
| 7 | Many things were becoming clearer to her now . |
| 8 | A lot of things were becoming clearer . |