Example sentences of "was [verb] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This victory was to delight the masses just as it brought little pleasure to the newly energized forces of the political left , but , just as significantly , it was now also an occasional delight to a growing audience drawn from amongst critics , intellectuals , and the more respectable classes generally . |
| 2 | " The thing that impressed me most was seeing the pros in trouble get out of trouble , " he says . |
| 3 | So she was seeing the Colombians as the enemy . |
| 4 | Behind her diamond eyes , Jezrael was seeing the plants she 'd maimed in the name of cultures . |
| 5 | It was seeing the animals . |
| 6 | A master in each cathedral was to instruct the clerks , presumably also in the law ( Lateran Council can . |
| 7 | Our best plan was to kill the pirates one by one until the rest ran off or sailed away in the ship . |
| 8 | He felt them shudder ; they were in the tunnel and the thunder of the oncoming express train was rattling the rails . |
| 9 | Although he was still away fairly often , visiting the mills in Leeds and Bradford which provided the bulk of his income , he was more relaxed now that he felt that he was mastering the intricacies of the various businesses which had been allowed to slip into low productivity during his father 's ill-health . |
| 10 | One of our first thoughts was to accommodate the sows outdoors , so for comparative purposes he has made the assumption that new purpose-built accommodation for 220 sows would be likely to cost £400 a sow . |
| 11 | As a guard against corruption , a permanent auditing system was to monitor the workings of the executive branch of government . |
| 12 | [ T ] he purpose of the United States base was to monitor the movements of Soviet submarines ; in the event of hostilities breaking out , the base would be the subject of a nuclear strike , with resulting devastation in the area , including to the property of the applicant , her friends and neighbours . |
| 13 | It was n't that she had anything against him personally ; he was a charming and clever man , dedicated to his school , an entrepreneur who was using the fruits of his success to fulfil a lifetime 's dream — and good luck to him , she thought . |
| 14 | Tass quoted Gen Grachev as saying the Georgian air force had painted seven Su-25s in Russian colours and was using the planes to bomb populated areas . |
| 15 | He used the complete gamut of his voice , from a growl like a dog warning its master that it has a sore foot to a high , exalted monotone which he kept for perorations ; and when he was using the words of an Old Testament lament , Isaiah or Zephaniah , to make a piteous effect , he had been known to put his head back and yowl like a tom-cat . |
| 16 | Mr Graham Riddick , MP for Colne Valley , said he was reminding the chairmen ‘ of their duty to political impartiality ’ . |
| 17 | The only way to avoid Israeli attack was to eject the Palestinians from their villages . |
| 18 | Later , when I got to Bristol I was prescribed the vitamins and mineral supplements such a diet needed , but to even start to get used to it was a formidable struggle . |
| 19 | Last time I tried to get to him he was accepting no callers . |
| 20 | David Newbegin , director of environment at Durham County Council , last week was accepting the credits for the members and his team . |
| 21 | Mum and Dad could relax knowing that the children were being looked after , that someone else was cooking the meals and that every evening would bring some form of entertainment . |
| 22 | ‘ Michael was cooking the books . |
| 23 | Their limited aim was to support the efforts of the law against Communism and to take on the job themselves where those efforts were inadequate . |
| 24 | His gentle , conservative aim was to support the singers and make the story clear . |
| 25 | The opinion of the Parliament at that time was to support the changes which we were seeking but the immediate reaction from the European Commission was not to accept the opinion of the Parliament . |
| 26 | She received more blood in the ambulance which was given a police escort to the Royal Liverpool Hospital . |
| 27 | John was given a police escort back home — along the quietest streets in the area . |
| 28 | The two have never seen eye to eye apparently and although some papers called him a hothead , Horton insists he was n't going to have a go at the ref , who was given a police escort back to the dressing rooms . |
| 29 | It was given no powers in relation to those who are not so qualified , nor did the Medical Act 1858 prohibit the practice of medicine without registration . |
| 30 | Nevertheless , I was given no monies , no form of compensation for the years of labour , of struggle , no consideration for being a pioneer of the business — which today is one of Glasgow 's best-known firms in the field of print and stationery . |