Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] a mistake " in BNC.

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1 I was a mistake .
2 You were a mistake . ’
3 He discovered the cigarette in his hand and examined it as if it were a mistake .
4 Regarding the winning Hands On feature in March Woodworker , despite the well-intended editorial footnote , I do feel it was a mistake to include Bill Wiseman 's fascinating but appallingly dangerous hold-down device , and to then endorse it in a recommendatory way by awarding it special recognition .
5 ‘ They say that it was a mistake that we had been told that the outbreak was due to Salmonella enteriditis , ’ she said .
6 If the British were indeed talking about principles , it was a mistake ; it is a mistake to negotiate with the Chinese about generalities .
7 Soon after I qualified I got married — knew it was a mistake straight away .
8 It was a mistake : the fine , white sand collapsed away from under his feet and made the going difficult .
9 It was a mistake , then , after all .
10 Potential new readers of Spare Rib would not think of looking under that section for a women 's magazine , and I assumed it was a mistake on the part of overworked staff .
11 After a spell at the rehabilitation centre , Guy 's parents realized it was a mistake , and tried to have him transferred to a specialist stroke rehabilitation centre in London , even though this was a long way from home .
12 Mick Houghton thinks it was a mistake to line up Wells with the band .
13 The Builder commented that the submission date of 1st February , 1857 gave too short a time and that it was a mistake to divide the competition into three parts .
14 It was a mistake to try to go too fast , ’ says one of the founders , Richard Collings .
15 It was a mistake , was n't it ? ’
16 ‘ I knew it was a mistake giving you responsibilities . ’
17 It was a mistake .
18 I already hate myself for having taken the job , I know it was a mistake .
19 But for me , I think it was a mistake .
20 The Llanelli lock confessed afterwards that : ‘ I knew it was a mistake before the punch ever landed ’ .
21 It was a mistake , sending my grandfather here ! ’
22 I knew it was a mistake to help my silly wee sister paste pictures into her scrapbook in the sitting room .
23 They answered , ‘ Yes , but it was a mistake . ’
24 Andrew Amos , 56 , from Streatham , south London , hoped for £10,000 from his £10 stake , but Hills claim it was a mistake .
25 ‘ If it was a mistake it is their fault , ’ said Andrew .
26 ‘ I knew it was a mistake before we got to Fez .
27 General secretary Larry Whitty said ‘ It was too flash and too triumphalist — it was a mistake . ’
28 Maybe it was a mistake .
29 Do you think it was a mistake , sir ?
30 Nobody came in so perhaps it was a mistake .
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