Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The day after we first visited the castle , my sister and I were treated to a walk along the cliffs . |
| 2 | If I were looking for a fault with the conception of the series , it could only be that it lacks a single volume overview of the whole of the development of quantum theory , a volume concentrating on the broad sweep of ideas and leaving out the mathematical detail . |
| 3 | If I were looking for a record deal , I would be pursuing individual A&R people , getting them to come and see my band . |
| 4 | You know , I sometimes feel as if you and I were connected by a string tying our two hearts together , and if you went to Ireland , I think that string might break and I might bleed to death . ’ |
| 5 | If I were to turn to a man on a bench |
| 6 | JC : Peter , do you remember that really worrying evening when you , Ben , William and I were invited to a dinner party by the Harewoods at Orme Square [ May 18,1953 ] ? |
| 7 | It 's a shameful fact , but here it is : if I were squashed under a bus tomorrow , my relations would have to hold a seance to find out how I wanted to settle my affairs . |
| 8 | When I returned to Moose Jaw about mid-August I had a long talk with Fred Workman , who told me he had noticed a certain restlessness in me as if I were hoping for a change of scene . |
| 9 | and er when he got there Je , er er erm , Julian and I were loading about a ton of turf into my van and I was gon na take it to Caffer Cliss but he said for fifteen quid I 'll take that , I 'll take that away for you . |
| 10 | My heart was behaving as if I were going before a judge . |
| 11 | It was as though I were sitting in a movie and my actions were flashing in front of my eyes . |
| 12 | A fortnight ago , I was invited to a meeting of Somali refugees in East Ham town hall . |
| 13 | ‘ I lived my life in Siglo XX as described in the book until 1980 , when I was invited to a conference on women in Denmark . |
| 14 | I used to wonder what on earth people found to talk about for so long , and on the occasion when I was called to a neighbour 's telephone in Baldersdale , I was so uneasy that someone had to hold it to my ear . |
| 15 | About three years ago , I was called to a bread commercial : Windmill Bread . |
| 16 | I was called to a house and there was a man in agony . |
| 17 | When I went to Highlander I was looking for a way which could help towards more effective participation and the development of better non-formal opportunities in adult education on social issues which affect communities in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland . |
| 18 | I was looking for a way out into the aisle . |
| 19 | I was looking for a man named Tom Tunney , a washed-out writer and a deep-dyed drunk . |
| 20 | ‘ I was looking for a bird 's nest to show Tory , Mummy . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I was looking for a hiding place for some stupid necklace I 'd bought , and the bureau was the nearest thing to hand ! ’ |
| 22 | Nobody had heard of Rosie O'Dell ; I was looking for a needle in a haystack . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ When I decided to take the part I was looking for a role that was the opposite of my character Dylan . |
| 24 | When I remarked that this was a pity , since I was looking for a peat replacement to acidify limey soil , my man began detectably to back-pedal . |
| 25 | And eventually I found a job er as assistant to the er clerking to the rating officer , who had also been a member of t , who was a member of the chapel , and er knew I was looking for a job and er , I had n't written to him cos I did n't know this one was coming up . |
| 26 | For I was looking for a job I was newly married in nineteen thirty six make a pound or two . |
| 27 | The time I was looking for a house , he says it was n't enough to get into Sandy Row . |
| 28 | ‘ I was looking for a sounding board and that 's what I 've got . ’ |
| 29 | I was looking for a business venture worthy of my silver , some trade across the Narrow Seas or perhaps commerce with the Baltic . |
| 30 | ‘ I was looking for a business niche and the idea really took off , ’ said Mrs Spence . |