Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [verb] i the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and she were telling me the guy that runs it wo n't let them talk to the customers , said that was pig ignorant surely |
| 2 | When she said , I do n't know , I think she was telling me the truth , she did n't know . |
| 3 | She was tellin' me the ovver day she wants Fred ter try an' get that empty 'ouse next door ter make the place bigger . |
| 4 | I never did think they were primitive and they always told the truth ( except when they were teaching me the language ) and were a damn sight more trustworthy than some of the white men we had on the job . |
| 5 | Chance , fate or whatever you want to call it was offering me the opportunity to finally get you out of my system . |
| 6 | He was offering me the trip of a lifetime , and all I had to do was take care of the meals . |