Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [verb] [pers pn] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So he says oh I said I were n't taking you this week . |
| 2 | He was only getting him little gigs here and there and you would n't call him a dynamic person . |
| 3 | Andrea was up to see me one day . |
| 4 | I was told by their breeder that I was n't giving them enough protein . |
| 5 | Sally tried to persuade him to stop but he said it was n't doing him any harm , even though he looked pale and drawn . |
| 6 | it was n't doing me any good because it was |
| 7 | ‘ Gloria was n't doing you any good . ’ |
| 8 | Boxer was about to remind him that time was getting on but then thought better of it and withdrew . |
| 9 | Anxiety made her speak more sharply than she had intended ; she was not looking forward to telling Madame Gebrec just why Officer Hassan was about to pay her another visit and it was a relief when Madame Delon answered her call . |
| 10 | He and I have been friends for many years , so it may have helped that I was there to give him some confidence in the project . |
| 11 | There was no mistaking it this time . |