Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] i [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I thought you were taking me to the police station . ’ |
| 2 | I did n't take offence , nor did I think her last question the non sequitur of a schizophrenic — Chineseness had everything to do with financial acumen — but she was treating me with the politeness she would accord a stranger who was her equal . |
| 3 | I must have dropped off to sleep ; next thing , someone was prodding me in the ribs with a rifle butt , and a voice was saying , ‘ Come on , Piper . |
| 4 | I think Alwin and Pat use an auditor cos as you know he 's in business and I 've got a feeling that Alwin was asking me about the auditors the other day , so whether there 's would be , whoever he is , would be er willing to do it , I do n't know . |
| 5 | Later we were to have several talks , but when I first arrived sick and ill and my GP went through the diagnosis , his greatest concern was to get me into the hands of a good specialist which he did with the utmost speed . |