Example sentences of "was [vb pp] [adj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because the novel is written mainly in dialogue , a spurious impression was given that it would be easy to adapt . |
| 2 | In his judgment the magistrate said a large quantity of drugs , including pentobarbitone , had also been found and that evidence was given that it was used mostly for ‘ the humane euthanasia of badly injured or ill dogs or other animals . ’ |
| 3 | Reassurance was given that he was free to discuss the rival systems as long as the arguments were confined to mathematical astronomy . |
| 4 | The indicated remedy appeared to be spigelia , but when she was given this she developed palpitations and became quite anxious . |
| 5 | Well there were a woman that used to have have that and they called her Maggie and she used to serve drinks there , whisky and that was before Stromness was voted dry you see . |
| 6 | Things like , it was us who set up the Benefits Unit in the Town Centre , you know , we , it was considered that you know we as a neutral policy team are in without departmental buyers rather than political buyers , that 's a joke , erm , would be the best people to erm , er set up this unit , we do n't have any less interest , the benefit 's , the benefit 's felt within the housing department with with the introduction of Poll Tax and the Poll Tax benefit , it was n't clear where that could go , so we were the people who had to sort that out . |
| 7 | She cast away the unwelcome thought that if she was made redundant she would have to find new work immediately or forfeit that small oasis of security she 'd won for herself . |
| 8 | The redoubtable Ethel must have been shocked when it was made clear she was down-graded to five , the same as Gracie Holt . |
| 9 | And if if this was covered up here I E this this black dot was say made white let's say , we 'd only have two matching and if that was made white we 'd have one and then if we changed at all that top row we 'd have zero matching . |
| 10 | The leading judgment , expressing the majority view , was given by Lamont J. The maxim , which I have already quoted , led to the conclusion that as the child en ventre sa mère was born alive it was to be treated as having being alive while en ventre sa mère and so could claim damages for an injury at that time . |
| 11 | When the King was found dead he returned here to the castle and closeted himself in his room . ’ |
| 12 | and er , it was gone eleven I would of thought , anyway he stopped and I slept like a log , got up at twenty past six , but erm , it 's a strange thing because one of those came last evening and it parked outside George 's , now I said yesterday , when Alan goes to work , it 's not long after six normally to go up to London and that |
| 13 | He was asked shy he had joined the team : ‘ Because I always wanted to get to a press conference like this , ’ he growled . |
| 14 | Happy when they were together , when she was left alone she fretted , missing his presence and the way the light moved round his body as he enthusiastically used every inch of it to express the slightest emotion . |
| 15 | When my parents went and I was left alone I cried for most of the night . |
| 16 | And I mean I think that if it was spread more I mean if if if people locally gave more to bereaved in their own areas , I mean it would go down a lot more good there . |
| 17 | ‘ Since Maisie was taken ill I have found it even more difficult to leave her at home sometimes , ’ she says . |
| 18 | Yes I , after I lost my daughter I had to go into erm , into the factory to make aeroplane pieces at Burnt Mill cos I was so bad with my nerves after I lost her , er just afternoons I had to go and then I was taken ill I could n't do it , well then after my erm , I got my family off to school I took a part time job in erm one of the factories making tea in the mornings for the office and coffees and that for the office and then in the afternoons I used to do the tea as well , I used to cycle there , I quite enjoyed it until my right hip started coming bad then I had to pack it in , but I was in there , I was there for about four years and I thoroughly enjoyed it you know making tea and that , I did n't have to take it round only collect the money to go round and collect the money , but used to have to put the trolley outside and they used to come and get their tea each one , of which they knew which was their mugs and cups ha , you know , I , I thoroughly enjoyed that job , really great |
| 19 | While yesterday 's purchase price was kept confidential it is believed that Mr Arkley paid between £150,000 and £200,000 for each of his new pubs . |