Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [verb] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had long wanted to visit St Kilda , and the opportunity of at least seeing the islands came when I was invited to join a National Trust cruise as a lecturer and sort of — ‘ general helper ’ . |
| 2 | I was invited to sample a traditional Mexican Christmas recipe — Montezuma 's feast ( turkey covered in chocolate and chilli ) . |
| 3 | We at Holy Cross were able to have a happy relationship with the Baptists at Judson College , and I was invited to give a regular course in the comparative study of religion , which I attempted to do in the way which would now be described as that of dialogue . |
| 4 | I was hoping to collect a reassuring letter from the post office . |
| 5 | ‘ To tell the truth , I was hoping to have a quick word with Mrs Amy Edgerton … |
| 6 | I was trying to mend a broken door in the floor of the stage . |
| 7 | The House will expect me to apologise again for the remarks that I injudiciously made when I was trying to illustrate a simple point — that , with the private sector providing more rail services in future , I hope that a range of choice will be available to the travelling public in terms of price and time of day , rather like that provided by the airlines and the long-distance coach market . |
| 8 | I was trying to start a new life on a building site ! |
| 9 | When it was said to him , ‘ Try to look on God ’ , he answered , ‘ I was trying to make a little prayer , but my cough hindered me . ’ ’ |
| 10 | The only practical problem at the time was that I would have to take the orchestra on its American tour in the first months of 1955 at a time when I was contracted to conduct a new Ring cycle at La Scala , Milan . |
| 11 | ‘ I was determined to take a calculated risk , ’ he says . |
| 12 | I was determined to choose a high specification filter capable of maintaining good water quality and one which is easy to use . |
| 13 | Nothing like this had ever happened to me before and I was determined to make a swift counterattack . |
| 14 | Moodie said afterwards : ‘ I was determined to get a good start which would take me clear of the pack . |
| 15 | I was asked to give a detailed case of events which at that time were 18 months old , with limited documentation . |
| 16 | ‘ Once I 'd gone I was asked to do a wide range of things but not because I was Chrissie Rogers but because of me Ethy Browne that has been the most satisfying aspect . |
| 17 | I was asked to do a straightforward paper chase , as we call it , and a few interviews . |
| 18 | ‘ I was asked to do a promotional picture with him for the video launch , but I refused . |
| 19 | Anyway erm I think we totally support the thrust of what you 're asking about and I was asked to make a special appeal to County Council to see whether they could assist with this recently established Rural Options Land Bank , the purpose of which is rather extraordinary , but I mean it is defined landowners who have a philanthropic bent to provide the land to do something about the very problem you 've raised . |
| 20 | In between a full time job , writing articles , trying to write a book and moving house , I was asked to write a special for this Christmas edition based on the assembly of a ‘ dream tank . |
| 21 | I was negotiating to buy a Jimi Hendrix record — Axis : Bold as Love — from a kid who needed money to go to an Emerson , Lake and Palmer concert at the Fairfield Hall , for fuck 's sake . |
| 22 | My photographic equipment was a bit limited by the fact that as a leader I was required to carry a heavy hunting rifle all the time we were ashore , just in case we met with a polar bear in a nasty mood . |
| 23 | ‘ No , my health broke down and I was ordered to take a long holiday in the South of France or Italy . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I was told to apprehend an armed black suspect in this alley . |
| 25 | I was told to produce a complete profile of him . ’ |
| 26 | Indeed the BBC does send urgent tapes in taxis and you are supposed to avoid tube trains but the story I was told gave a different explanation . |
| 27 | I was encouraged to do A level maths at school , but did n't fancy being in a group full of nasty adolescent boys ( as I then saw it ) and so opted for English and languages . |
| 28 | I did n't know I was going to own a Grand National runner until Thursday evening . |
| 29 | and linked to that I was going to do a new information sheet , I found the old information sheet so I just bring that up to date |
| 30 | I was n't going to rush around buying horribly expensive things like smoke salmon that I could n't afford , I was going to do a big family feast and I was going to get in a few games like the monopoly or lotto or you know , I just , I have n't worked it out but I thought oh what fun |