Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] were [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | did n't know you were a high brow |
| 2 | ‘ But I did n't know you were a big dreamer then . |
| 3 | ‘ I did n't know you were a secret football fan . |
| 4 | Amongst your past lives you were a High Priestess of Merlin , and you have the power of all magicians . |
| 5 | No , I mean he did n't know we were an elected body , did he ? |
| 6 | If you do n't know they were trainers or shoes say they were a white type |
| 7 | ‘ I 've always said you were the best blacksmith I ever had . ’ |
| 8 | He did n't treat you with disrespect — he just assumed you were a mere mortal like the rest of us . |
| 9 | You lied your way on to this voyage by implying you were an experienced crew . |
| 10 | Powell believed they were a luxury Virgin could ill-afford . |
| 11 | At times they imagined they were a disembarked army and went to Santa Cruz or Machico , which they bombarded and took . |
| 12 | Jesus Christ , you 'd think you were the bloody Queen ! ’ a voice resounded from the kitchen . |
| 13 | ‘ And how long have you thought you were a beached whale , Mr Thompson ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I could see you were a cultured person , ’ Kring went on . |
| 15 | They must have thought we were a soft touch . ’ |
| 16 | Much to everyone 's surprise , when the exhibition and the Funfair at Battersea opened they were an immense success . |
| 17 | Surrounding it were a little hand-basin , a sponge dish with a perforated movable top , a lidded soap dish , a slender jar holding toothbrushes , and a cut-glass watercroft , crowned by its tooth-glass . |
| 18 | From the behaviour of the Crown Prosecution Service and Scotland Yard when we presented them with our damning evidence , you 'd think WE were the guilty party . |
| 19 | I mean we were the first show to put Demis Roussos on . |
| 20 | He said : ‘ I still maintain we were the best team in the tournament until injuries caught up with us . |
| 21 | We know they were a contributory factor , but our curiosity is aroused by the hints of maladies of which we know virtually nothing . |
| 22 | Well we were a better er service , they were a better ser I 'm not saying that I think so , I know they were a better service don does n't does n they 're not quite proof , there were in an tramcar Edinburgh Corporation tramcars were running , they were running at a , a , every year a profit . |
| 23 | The established , and now publicized , fact that women 's sexual capacity increases with age , at least until the late twenties , and stays at this peak for decades , while men 's is already declining , came as a shock both to men , who suddenly discovered they were the unlucky sex , and to women who had not realized what they had been missing . |
| 24 | I understand you were an innocent dupe in Caroline 's little game , but I assure you , I will not tolerate being called a liar . ’ |
| 25 | When they were first introduced they were an enormous boon to the farmer and the initial response was almost euphoric . |
| 26 | ‘ Did n't you think they were a peculiar family ? ’ |
| 27 | We put immense pressure on them , we tried everything we could , we raised it with the Transport Users consultative committee at National Level , we wrote to the minister and all kinds of and they did n't budge at all , you would n't think they were a public body . |
| 28 | When I saw you , I knew you were the ideal person to share with , and I 've never regretted it . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ And for some reason they thought you were a fellow deadbeat ? ’ |
| 30 | Thought you were a bloody idiot |