Example sentences of "[pers pn] was [adv] [verb] [pers pn] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He told me , ’ said Ray , ‘ that I was n't doing him any good , two depressives together . |
| 2 | I was told by their breeder that I was n't giving them enough protein . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | She turned , suddenly uneasy in his company , so that she was n't facing him any more , and watched the stormy lake . |
| 5 | Her story was plastered all over the December issue of Playboy and every time he switched on the television , she was there repeating it all as a multitude of chat-show hosts clamoured to get her on their programmes . |
| 6 | Jenna was a bit surprised that Alain knew this man and the fact that he knew him was n't making him any more gracious , either . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | it was n't doing me any good because it was |
| 9 | He said to me on the phone he did n't know a great deal cos he was just getting it all together . |
| 10 | The manors were the natural complement to Gloucester 's lordship of Sheriff Hutton and he was later to farm them both from the crown . |
| 11 | The manors were the natural complement to Gloucester 's lordship of Sheriff Hutton and he was later to farm them both from the crown . |
| 12 | The problem for Sombro was that at the mere age of three , he was getting old before his time because of his rampant ways and , by the look of the scars on his face , ears and neck , he was n't finding it any easier to hold his own with the competition . |
| 13 | Brando said , ‘ Why , you sonofabitch , ’ and I said , ‘ Well , up yours too , pal , ’ and then he was suddenly giving me all of it , and I could do no wrong . |