Example sentences of "[pers pn] was [adv] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was here in good shape , but I 've been in good shape at other championships and failed . |
| 2 | I was also in full uniform . |
| 3 | I was thereafter in frequent communication with Eliot about the synopsis and concerning my negotiations with the Ministry . |
| 4 | I was always wanted for something , and I was never in one place for too long . |
| 5 | He might not have involved himself too much in the day-to-day running of the club , yet I was never in any doubt as to who made the final decisions . |
| 6 | I was never in any doubt that Russell would be successful as a pro and I do n't believe we have seen anything like the best of him yet . |
| 7 | I I I was certainly with that question has been recorded and I I ca n't answer immediately but obviously you you what you 've said we 'll take that up with the management committee and come back to you straight away . |
| 8 | And er well I was there for eighteen month as a yard inspector . |
| 9 | I was there for another month , then they sent me to Bullwood Hall . |
| 10 | ‘ I was there for some time before you arrived , Caroline . |
| 11 | Actually , I am not sure that I was there on that night of his arrival , and I do n't claim to remember all the details or to have been as impressed by his appearance , framed in the doorway , as some people I drink with do ; I think they just want to talk about their witnessing his first appearance that way — as if he was an angel or something extraordinary — because of what went on to happen later . |
| 12 | I was only in that post for two years , but during that period we closed a lot of works . |
| 13 | On September 3rd I was indeed in that Church when war was declared . |
| 14 | I was once in that position , together with my former colleague the hon. Member for Dunfermline , West ( Mr. Douglas ) , who is now a member of the Scottish National party . |
| 15 | I had to see Helen , After all , she was just over that hill which I could see from the top windows of the Grand . |
| 16 | He could hear her voice as though she was here in this room , her own unique aroma all around him . |
| 17 | Lindsey relaxed , feeling she was somehow on safer ground . |
| 18 | But his commitment was n't here ; she was away with another man … |
| 19 | One of her co-accused in the Stompie Seipei Moeketsi trial , who supported her alibi that she was away in another state at the time of the 14-year-old 's murder , now says he lied throughout the proceedings . |
| 20 | She was now in complete control . |
| 21 | She was now in such pain , and moment by moment it got worse . |
| 22 | The lines could , of course , be read as reflecting on Alison : " she was there for any man " . |
| 23 | At first the allowance was £10 for each child under sixteen years of age , but this and the income limit were raised during the First World War , and later , in 1919 , the age limit for the child was abolished provided he or she was still in full-time education . |
| 24 | Both her parents were dead now , but she was still in close contact with her brothers and their families and the relationship was a good one . |
| 25 | That was below the belt , but instead of stopping there while she was still in one piece , she drove on in a high , hectoring voice , ‘ Do n't you think your daughter deserves a little rest instead of going home to slave for you after she 's been working all week ? ’ |
| 26 | She was still in that office when , in January 1954 , I became a secondary-school teacher . |
| 27 | He followed her through to the kitchen where , as far as he could see , she was still in operatic mode . |
| 28 | She was n't going to be able to reach any sensible decision while she was anywhere near this house . |
| 29 | She was suddenly in alien territory again , being accused of being somebody she could never be , except on stage with a script in her hand . |
| 30 | She faced the tragedy with courage , acting with dignity even though she was obviously in great distress . |