Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [art] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah we I must admit , would a , would a parent , I mean I was at a very simple level , following instructions , go and get that ruler Jimmy ? |
| 2 | Mum noticed I was in a rather strange mood . |
| 3 | ‘ We are pleased with the state of our grounds and proud that many visiting clubs have felt they were of a very high standard . ’ |
| 4 | I mean , I can remember seeing an interview with er , John Geilgud and he 'd he 'd done Hamlet many years ago and er but he said he 'd it was in a totally different way you know , different |
| 5 | To be fair to John he may have thought he was on an already completed route , but the absence of the first bolt , a well established sign of a ‘ projet ’ , should have been respected . |
| 6 | When he arrived it was at a very particular time of day . |
| 7 | He was just like he was in the very early days ; he asked us to come out to his house and have dinner . |
| 8 | I believe he was in a very good mood . |
| 9 | I saw he had been drinking , and I knew I was in a very dangerous situation . |
| 10 | ‘ I would n't go as far as to say that but I 'll admit you were in a rather nasty pickle . ’ |
| 11 | Swayne waited for some comment on his revelations , a word of commendation , even thanks , but when Wycliffe spoke it was on a quite different subject . |
| 12 | When he spoke it was in a barely audible voice as if he feared that his words would carry beyond the four walls . |
| 13 | So he made me pretend I was in a dead faint . |