Example sentences of "[pers pn] was [adj] [verb] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was fortunate to find this shelter , ’ said Mrs Wright . |
| 2 | But I reminded myself that I was fortunate to have any sort of job , and that I would certainly get used to teaching these girls , who , although they were very poor , might be as good and as intelligent as children from the greatest families in England . |
| 3 | I am a great fan of Ginny 's but I must admit I was upset to see this picture as Murphy must obviously be in pain . |
| 4 | I was not involved at all until the open meeting , which I attended and where I was pleased to have this opportunity to give my own personal views . |
| 5 | They were happy to learn that I was alive , and I was pleased to find some family . |
| 6 | I was disappointed to see this move cut when they showed the goals on MOTD . |
| 7 | As a second , hypothetical example , suppose that I was keen to make some contribution to human physiology or anatomy , and suppose I noted that very little work has been done on the weight of human earlobes . |
| 8 | I was grateful to have this work to do . |
| 9 | I WAS shocked to receive this morning a letter from AI in an envelope bearing the question : ‘ What man will marry them now that their lives have been ruined ? ’ |
| 10 | He added : ‘ I was staggered to learn that limestone was to go from Redmire to Redcar by road when we were told in 1988 that British Steel could n't get enough of it and had put on an additional train . |
| 11 | Thank you for all your contributions over the last year , and please accept my apologies if I have n't been able to use an article that you 've sent , hopefully the next issue will contain those for which due to lack of space I was unable to include this time . |
| 12 | Never having flown in an aeroplane , I was unable to corroborate this view . |
| 13 | I was unable to detect any knocking from the drive-shafts , protests from the power steering or ‘ pulling ’ from the brakes . |
| 14 | For the first two weeks of the pilot study I was unable to request any X-rays . |
| 15 | And I take this opportunity to say that , erm , I had , I moved this at budget revue , and my intention was to move erm , pretty much the wording that Mr moved at property , but I was unable to obtain that wording by the time of the meeting , so I put this forward , erm , knowing that it obviously was different words , but but with that same sense , that we do have to address some very real issues about County Farms and not to pussyfoot about it I think that er , any comparison between the County Farms and a commercial enterprise is a coincidence of terms , but I ca n't see how we can have forty million pounds worth of estate , as it 's valued on the free market , to be making two hundred and ninety-one thousand pounds a year out of it , and think that that is commercial . |
| 16 | When I examined the new drugs , I was glad to see some acriflavine — a useful all-round skin antiseptic which has to be used with a bandage to prevent evaporation because of its alcohol base . |
| 17 | ‘ Not too bad , ’ came the reply , ‘ but I was glad to get that surplice off and get my trousers back on again . ’ |
| 18 | I was interested to learn this week that , whereas National Westminster bank — the parent of Ulster bank — had to make provision for £1.9 billion of bad debts , the figure for Northern Ireland was £6 million and that half the bank 's profits came from Ulster bank . |
| 19 | ‘ Dustin called me to check up on some facts and I was able to shed some light on the character he played , ’ Dr O'Connor says modestly . |
| 20 | I was able to realize this desire agreeably by means of a small scholarly society which I formed with two friends . " |
| 21 | A year passed before I was able to witness this second part of the mayor-making , so it was a different mayor I saw being installed . |
| 22 | During this time I was able to develop some understanding of the sorts of backgrounds my interviewees came from , what their hopes , fears , values and experiences of life had been like before they joined the movement and how these might have changed since . |
| 23 | You have a think about it , if you think yes I did , I spoke to everybody , I got their answers and I was able to bring that sheet to Mrs lesson , sign it . |
| 24 | It was only years later , after becoming a Christian , that I was able to clothe that feeling with words . |
| 25 | Light was most important and I was prepared to wait all day if necessary to get the right lighting . ’ |
| 26 | Light was most important and I was prepared to wait all day if necessary to get the real lighting . ’ |
| 27 | Next thing I knew he was at the door , insisting that I accept the invitation and asking me if I was prepared to make another documentary with him ! |
| 28 | As a child of 16 , I was supposed to have some gift of description ; now I have not a particle of descriptive power … . |
| 29 | I did n't believe such happiness was possible and I was ready to make any sacrifice for him . |
| 30 | She was due to receive several hours help from a patient aide each day . |