Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm I thought that erm I , I mean I was getting some things that John has n't , has n't mentioned , erm when you mentioned the wife being there erm when you , when you were introducing the C C Q you then assumed that you would be coming back with recommendations |
| 2 | Adam found he was holding both hands clamped over his mouth . |
| 3 | ‘ When that call was made we were told both players would be coming down and we did n't have to apply any new rules . |
| 4 | Although the rebels had begun an air ferry with six planes they had at their disposal , it was clear that the rate of transfer thus achieved was much too slow and that the only hope of improving it was to obtain more planes from outside Spain . |
| 5 | It was five-thirty in the morning , and when I finally got to sleep I was hating those birds . |
| 6 | The ‘ New Style ’ Calendar was adopted in Britain in 1752 but not without some opposition from some who thought they were losing several days of their life . |
| 7 | The guy who owns it was shouting all kinds of stuff and he let it slip . |
| 8 | I wish I was doing more hours , though really , cos like , I got to take the whole day for it , |
| 9 | For example , ‘ Your GP got in touch with me to say you were having some problems with your daughter , Anne . |
| 10 | They would go openly and honestly by day , he said , and pretended not to hear when Dorrainge said they were inviting all kinds of trouble . |
| 11 | The shooting took place in the Highfield Estate off the Shankill Road and local people said he was hit several times in the head by gunmen who sped from the scene in a car . |