Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] [adj] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He and I were present at the recent opening of its new school building , for which I had the pleasure of being the Minister responsible for making available the necessary resources . |
| 2 | ‘ The whole experience has been a lot of fun and the crew have been fantastic , especially in the very beginning because I was nervous for the first few days . |
| 3 | I was nervous for the first few missions — but once you 'd done it you could cope . |
| 4 | ‘ I was right about the Black Land . |
| 5 | Although I was upset by the old lady 's words , I followed her advice , and in the weeks before the wedding I went on teaching Adèle as usual . |
| 6 | Having read ( and heard ) so much about Delhi marriages , I was pleased at the very end of February actually to receive an invitation to one under the door . |
| 7 | Once I was pleased with the bottom group I copied it , as a mirror image , at the top of the picture . |
| 8 | I was pleased about the lower rate of increase last month and I very much hope that that will be the trend . |
| 9 | When I was young in the Sixties , children either turned up or they did n't . ’ |
| 10 | She once tried to draw herself at school ‘ when I was obsessed with the dark circles under my eyes . |
| 11 | His voice breaking with emotion , the 54-year-old Australian businessman said outside prison near Perth : ‘ I was innocent in the first place . |
| 12 | But I was disappointed with the churlish leader — ‘ A Hard Act To Follow ’ — which was a negative piece damning Faldo by comparing him with Nicklaus . |
| 13 | At the show I was disappointed by the few craftsmen apparent and felt that the show was overly commercial and really the domain of the equipment seller , indeed the price for the floor space and stands etc. would almost guarantee this . |
| 14 | As soon as I realised they thought I was knackered from the same route they had just walked , I was speechless with indignation . |
| 15 | I have to admit that I was cynical about the whole idea , most people do not like the idea of opening up their machine , let alone replacing the processor , however this opinion changed as the next speaker started . |
| 16 | I was elated by the two peaks , but forgetful of how long the walk out would be . |
| 17 | I was present at the public meeting at Hutchison Crossway on 26 Nov. and I made some comments , warmly welcoming the proposals and asking about the upgrading of a parallel cycle route . |
| 18 | I was impressed with the apparent lack of gadgetry on John 's nylon acoustic guitar and would like to achieve similar access to MIDI with my Martin D19 without damage and ugly black boxes etc . |
| 19 | I was impressed with the open mind which the writers brought to their task , though their missionary motive could not be hidden . |
| 20 | I was impressed by the good adhesion and grip of the Vibram soles , performing well even in wet and slippery conditions . |
| 21 | I was impressed by the streamlined efficiency of the Surgicentre ( if a little dismayed by the check 'em in , chop it off , chuck 'em out attitude ) . |
| 22 | This was the first time I saw an Islamic service and I was impressed by the unhurried , synchronized movements of the worshippers and by the sonorous rhythm of their prayers . |
| 23 | Scanning the interior , I was impressed by the high quality of the trim and dash . |
| 24 | As a judge for the South-east England final of Sainsbury 's Future Cooks I was impressed by the high standard of the entrants , two of whom were only ten years old . |
| 25 | Well the thing is , I got caught once before in the other place when I went to Manor of the Groves where I tried to book out erm and found I was late for the first erm |
| 26 | WHEN I FIRST came to New Zealand in May 1991 , I was unaware of the profound effect the country would have upon me . |
| 27 | Sharon Stone : Oh yeah , I was tired of the usual B-run movies . |
| 28 | By that time , I had listened to so many commercials , and studied their language in such detail , that I was tired of the whole subject . |
| 29 | On each occasion I felt that insufficient effort had been made by the surgical teams to decide on the capacity to give informed consent , and I was dismayed at the immediate assumption of incapacity because the patient had been sectioned . |
| 30 | I did n't want to tell her I 'd done nothing at all so I told a sort of white lie — said I was halfway through the first draft . |