Example sentences of "was [verb] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 31 | At Doncaster the king was joined by his esquire , Gloucester 's associate John Pilkington , who lent him 100 marks . |
| 32 | At the end of the investitures I was joined by my family and we walked to the exit through the long corridors joined by small flights of deep-carpeted stairs . |
| 33 | Rose was coughing in her sleep . |
| 34 | They married in 1910 and she came to live at West park , where Father was farming with his sister , Hannah . |
| 35 | As I reached the changing room again my heart was thumping inside my chest . |
| 36 | Alter two long years of hard work , the Corsair took to the air once again on August 22 , 1976 as NX1337A. and , after the required air test schedule , it was repainted in its original ‘ 15F.22 ’ markings , complete with the black and yellow Suez stripes . |
| 37 | Then came Samuel Robert ( Sam ) , Etty , Louis and Jack ( or as I was mis-named on my birth certificate Ezra . |
| 38 | She was nineteen and choked by the immensity of her reaction to this man , unable to breathe or stir , and panicked by the conviction that Luke was seeing into her secret self , invading , bent on vandalising and stealing . |
| 39 | ‘ Is it ? ’ said Fael-Inis , the golden eyes glowing and piercing , so that Fergus felt as if Fael-Inis was seeing into his mind . |
| 40 | Because some of the volunteers subsequently joined my slimming and exercise classes which I hold weekly at the Holiday Inn in Leicester , I was able to hear first hand the kind of encouraging comments which only served to confirm what I was seeing with my eyes as each week passed . |
| 41 | Here La Péri 's ports de bras were flowing and sensual yet almost innocent in order to express the magical vision Askender , the poet , was seeing in his dream . |
| 42 | In fact , only the square in front of the eastern face of the building was intended for their use : up to 250,000 could assemble there to cheer the Conducator . |
| 43 | Postmasters could , and did , ensure that priority was given to the letter advising of these developments which was intended for their own particular political friend in London , and that his enemies ' letters would be delayed until the next post . |
| 44 | Some of the jeunes de langue , the young Frenchmen sent to Constantinople in this way , played a role of some significance in the slender intellectual contacts between the two countries : the first book printed in Turkey in the Latin alphabet , the Turkish grammar compiled by the Jesuit priest J.B. Holdermann ( Constantinople , 1730 ) was intended for their use . |
| 45 | The four-man team from the democratic Labour movement claim more than £1 million given by Russian miners , was intended for their striking British colleagues . |
| 46 | At the TUC conference , which was intended by its chairman , David Basnett , to be a pre-election rally , the premier displayed some unwonted frivolity , singing an old music-hall song about ‘ There she was , waiting at the church ’ . |
| 47 | The younger boy is recovering in hospital after a kitchen knife was plunged into his chest at his home in Bath , Avon . |
| 48 | The 12in knife blade which was plunged into his buttock entered his abdominal cavity . |
| 49 | The decision was communicated to our staff late in 1992 and I am pleased to say that the wind-down has been handled as efficiently as could be wished . |
| 50 | Before she knew the decision was taken she was struggling into her clothes . |
| 51 | Not yet , ’ Moran said but the boy had already drawn free from the kneading hand and was struggling into his clothes . |
| 52 | Blackadder was struggling into his overcoat , a shabby British Warm . |
| 53 | Rex was struggling into his leather trousers . |
| 54 | Cobalt was struggling to his feet , muttering . |
| 55 | When I was finally called one wintry Monday by the neighbours , she looked quite dreadful ; her faced was bruised from several falls the previous night , she was struggling for her breath , her legs and thighs were painful and very swollen . |
| 56 | He was struggling with his second mouthful when Buddie came to his assistance . |
| 57 | The door rattled for some time : Marcus was struggling with his key . |
| 58 | She stood silent , not knowing that he was struggling with his love for her . |
| 59 | ‘ I was struggling on my serve at times , ’ admitted Wilkinson , ‘ but on the big points I was playing really well . |
| 60 | He was irritated by my disbelief and pointed forcefully in the same direction as before , shouting , ‘ Reggane ! ’ |