Example sentences of "[conj] i was [vb pp] [prep] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My mother , ’ said Bernard , suddenly , talkative at last , ‘ is a mean-spirited , disgusting bitch ; a big fat mammy , and to think that I was born from between her legs makes me want to vomit . |
| 2 | Everton 's Peter Beardsley made a less optimistic assessment : ‘ When we get players injured there 's nothing like the depth of talent in reserve here that I was used to at Liverpool . |
| 3 | ‘ Finnan asked me if I was spoken for by you . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I always found it very funny when I was referred to as Mr Laura Ashley , especially as I hated my own name , Bernard . ’ |
| 5 | I was giving tea to my opponent who , though the same weight , was probably two years older , when I was sent for by Julian Hall , my fag master . |
| 6 | And the last aspect of this sir is if you were to erm have a strategic site policy which as I was alluded to in my opening remarks , really is a chance for the planning system to catch up with what is actually happening in this county . |