Example sentences of "[conj] i [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Fact that I was calling him a murderer had nothing to do with it . |
2 | Well , it 's funny , I was telling Stephen , my boyfriend , about that , and I was telling him the question and he said |
3 | I have reason to believe that if I were to ask you the time you would n't be able to accommodate me . |
4 | It was as if I were doing him a big favour . |
5 | Which which company if I was to give you a choice , and the luxury that most recruiters do n't have . |
6 | Erm if I was to give you an option a choice of which market area you think you would be most happy with , where do you think ? |
7 | If I was to enter it a number , one O two . |
8 | Erm I 'm , I admit er that that was one I just bolted simply because I was taking it the wrong way round , I thought we had identified what was the priority , life insurance , P H I and pensions and was summarizing it whereas I should 've realized we 're doing that page towards the priority |
9 | Thank you very much indeed for the smelly duck — or should I say scented , it is such a nice smell ! — and for the pretty scarf which , you may be surprised to hear , Mark admired when I was wearing it the other day though he had n't realized it was new and from you ! |
10 | In the Anglo-Italian Cup , group A , the other game being played in this country tonight as I was telling you a short while ago , Bolton nil , Brescia one , the goal scorer after three . |
11 | ‘ I felt as though I was announcing it the whole time : by the way I watched you , and talked to you , and could hardly manage not to touch you — stroke your head , brush your arm , hold your hand … . |