Example sentences of "[was/were] [pron] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My injuries were my first concern but , as the full extent of them became clear , golf came back into my mind , ’ said the 52-year-old professional . |
| 2 | ‘ I played in the friendlies against Wolves and Peterborough but I was not really fit enough , and still felt tired , but that was hardly surprising as these were my first two games . |
| 3 | The size of the brood was only six fish but as these were my first Cardinal Tetras I treated them as a normal spawning , with partial weekly water changes . |
| 4 | As for many , the Vietnam demonstrations of 1967 were my first . |
| 5 | Working with with the with the cow man , but I very soon got tired , I 'd be begging to be allowed back into the stable because the horses were my first love . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm not your responsibility , just because you were my first lover . |
| 7 | Cos I remember once when they asked me at work to deliver the annual speech you know the man that asked me he says er , you know , they 've gone round everybody else and nobody else would do it and would I do it , and I said good lord , that were my first reaction , and I realized like all the company secretaries lo lord , so I did very well there |
| 8 | if you were my next stranger . |
| 9 | Henley member , 83-year-old Alf Smith ( born in 1903 ) , and the late Herman Paddick were its last winners at Peppard in 1943 . |
| 10 | For the ‘ highly-sexy ’ pictures were her first inkling that her lover Woody Allen was having an affair with the 21-year-old beauty . |
| 11 | ‘ I imagine you were her first love ? ’ |
| 12 | The only difference was that many of the cars were big limousines , in contrast to the bikes and the pieces of bikes chained to railings that were her last , hazy recollection of the hospital . |
| 13 | She ran , fleeing the demons that pursued her , dragging in great gasps of cold air as if they were her last . |
| 14 | What a pity about Dr Neil 's ruined face — and his suspicious manner , were her last conscious thoughts before sleep took her . |
| 15 | Lawn owners have good reason for keeping clear consciences and generally living each day as through it were their last . |
| 16 | when I did this there were no there were nobody next door |
| 17 | ‘ So , when were you first aware you were in danger ? |
| 18 | When were you last abroad ? ’ |
| 19 | WHEN WERE YOU LAST DRUNK ? |
| 20 | ‘ When were you last here in the church , Father ? |
| 21 | WHEN WERE YOU LAST DRUNK ? |
| 22 | WHEN WERE YOU LAST DRUNK ? |
| 23 | WHEN WERE YOU LAST DRUNK ? |
| 24 | ‘ And where were you last night ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Where were you last night ? |
| 26 | ‘ So where were you last night ? ’ |
| 27 | Where the hell were you last night ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Where were you last Sunday night ? ’ |
| 29 | Decide why you did that rather than meeting A. Starter : A says , " Where were you last night ? " |
| 30 | ‘ Where were you last night ? ’ he asked . |