Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pers pn] was the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To hear her talk you 'd think I was the hired help . |
| 2 | I do n't know if it was because it never happened , or because they did n't think I was the right person to talk to . ’ |
| 3 | There was something at St Michael 's but I did n't know it was the one world week . |
| 4 | ‘ There was something about him that made me know he was the best revue star we had . ’ |
| 5 | They 'd hardly believe it was the same man . ’ |
| 6 | My family and friends were very supportive throughout the divorce because they could see it was the right thing as we were n't making each other happy . |
| 7 | She could see it was the wrong thing to say and his black brows rose coldly . |
| 8 | Pierre Leveque had arranged for me to join a small party attending the season-opening hockey match that evening at the Molson Stadium , with the local Montreal Canadiens playing the New York Rangers , but I did not realize it was the mayoral party until we arrived . |
| 9 | His handwriting was so bad that Mr Sunderland had pinned his composition to the notice-board in the hall so everyone could see he was the worst writer in the whole school . |
| 10 | I did n't know who the guy riding it was , but through my police issue 200 × 6000 macroscopic laser-prism binoculars I could see he was the same guy who had just bopped the doorman in the head . |
| 11 | What did irritate me was the old crusty-type who went through the motions of standing in front of everyone and asking them if they ‘ had any spare change for an old dosser ’ . |
| 12 | What did irritate me was the old crusty-type who went through the motions of standing in front of everyone and asking them if they ‘ had any spare change for an old dosser ’ . |
| 13 | Our Tory MP did jump off his LandRover to shake my hand and take one of my leaflets the other day , but as far as I could tell I was the only voter he met that morning . |
| 14 | To see her at work during the day , with her hair pulled straight back and no makeup on , and to hear her ticking off her girls if they were slacking , you would n't dream it was the same girl who was out dancing with a different partner every night . |
| 15 | ‘ I should think he was the only creature for whom Lavinia truly cared . ’ |
| 16 | Everybody knew the blind fiddler and he had always his kilt on and But after a while , I do n't know , the next time he came round I mind he had trousers on and we did n't think he was the same man at all , no . |
| 17 | But I , I do n't think it was the total picture but it was one of the reasons I think that persuaded President Clinton to invite Gerry Adams , or to lift the visa for forty eight hours . |
| 18 | ‘ Do n't get me wrong , I think it 's a tragedy that Glen Canyon Dam was built ; but if I was a farmer in Arizona I 'd probably think it was the greatest thing in the world . ’ |
| 19 | He did it so cleverly that you would think it was the real thing — until he burst out laughing . |
| 20 | He did n't think it was the same man . |
| 21 | As she looked at Millie rocking herself slightly like a little old woman getting a child to sleep , she though , If I were to tell her her mother has died , she would likely think it was the same way as her father had , whichever way that was , which was n't real dead . |
| 22 | You would n't think it was the same month would you ? |
| 23 | I can honestly say it was the greatest thrill I have ever experienced . |
| 24 | Weddings are a very important part , and a part that er , we all enjoy but erm we , I would n't say it was the major part of a florist 's business , there 's quite a few other aspects . |
| 25 | ‘ I would n't say it was the last ditch for the capercaillie . |
| 26 | I must say it was the worst experience of my life , each time I looked over the stable door the most terrible thoughts went through my mind : what if he was lying down ? |
| 27 | ‘ You 're going to be angry with me and then we 'll agree it was the only way to strike against any possible opposition . |