Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile , on the other side of the door he was impatiently eyeing , Karen and I were locked in a windowless room about five feet by three , with no possibility of escape short of flushing ourselves down the lavatory . |
| 2 | About 1.45am a few other hostages and I were herded into a red van at gunpoint and driven to a private home in the wealthy neighbourhood where General Noriega lives . |
| 3 | ‘ Katy and I were living in a small flat and we were so low that we did n't even bother with a Christmas tree . |
| 4 | The exhibition was crowded and I felt that , really , this was for Hungarians , as though I were intruding on a private grief . |
| 5 | Tom and I were led through the mock-Thirties-liner interior to a table in a rather draughty corner , and were brought freezing spritzers , black bread and tempting French menus . |
| 6 | He said : ‘ I was intrigued to read in the Observer newspaper that the Chancellor and I were engaged in a furious row on this subject . |
| 7 | ‘ Because we were having work done on our house , Sophie and I were staying in a rented place and it did n't have a phone . |
| 8 | There was no sandy beach , and as this part of the bay was an inlet , I felt as if I were standing beside a great lake , not the Atlantic Ocean . |
| 9 | I could never replace you … never find your equal if I were to look until the very day I die . ’ |
| 10 | And I always think back to the er the time I think Edmund and I were sitting in the back garden here and deciding that we 'd go off and join the paratroopers |
| 11 | I was invited to the Royal Premiere in London to view the production before it came to our theatre . |
| 12 | Recently , I was invited inside the hallowed walls of Eastleigh Works , usually the domain of British Rail Engineering Limited but during weekends partly dedicated to ERPS , the Eastleigh Railway Preservation Society . |
| 13 | So , imagine my relief when I was called to the front porch , and I was greeted by a cheery ‘ American Red Cross reporting for duty Ma'am . |
| 14 | I was looking for a good and intelligent woman to love — ’ |
| 15 | Slater says : ‘ I was looking for a new challenge and I am confident that this club will win honours . ’ |
| 16 | I had become more and more interested in the business world , going back to work at the bank in Newcastle during my vacations , so I was looking for a general business career . ’ |
| 17 | When I meet women from other countries and they talk about Western feminism and Third World feminism , I did n't see it that way at all I was looking for a political party and I found that I could n't find any which suited my political beliefs and a party that combined Third World and British issues . |
| 18 | At £12,260 the Aura TD is not particularly cheap but it would certainly be near the top of my shopping list if I was looking for a medium-sized diesel hatchback . |
| 19 | I was looking for the perfect book and I found it . ’ |
| 20 | Because that 's detail really , er , I was looking for the main parts . |
| 21 | At one time it was quite obvious that his main sponsor , Essex Petroleum , run by the flamboyant American ex-decorator and former Brussels bus-boy , David Thieme , was in some sort of dire trouble and that this trouble was bound to affect Team Lotus as it did ; Chapman knew I was looking into the complex affairs of Thieme and Thieme 's longstanding relations with Lotus . |
| 22 | Most people said I should get probation , but I was looking on the black side and thought I would get a sentence of three to five years . |
| 23 | ‘ In particular , I was looking at the environmental regulations and how [ or even if ] they are enforced . |
| 24 | The statement was unnecessary , since I was looking at the forward preceptor screens , which showed a silvery shimmer like visible white noise . |
| 25 | I can see that perhaps if they want to have a er they may feel they need to stray into other boundaries but I did feel that when I read what Huntingdon district council proposed which was if you like , to completely re-drawing the electoral map for the entire county I was n't actually looking at something that was designed to deal with the interests of the citizens of Huntingdon district council , I was looking at the straightforward political proposal which would be far better to come from a political party than from a district council . |
| 26 | No I was looking at the other one . |
| 27 | Now I was looking at the other fella a strong comparison , I was mixing him up with I |
| 28 | I was seven and I was I went to a neighbour 's house and as it happened I was looking through the blooming window when the funeral went past so I was no better off you know . |
| 29 | Good , fine , I 'm not surprised , I was looking in the wrong rate book was n't I ? |
| 30 | The SPAR system was developed at Cambridge University Computer Laboratory while I was supported by the British Library and King 's College , Cambridge . |