Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [pers pn] was [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I only realised he was any good when he was 13 and went down to the English schools Under-14 championships at Queens one Monday . |
| 2 | That he obviously imagined she was some kind of flighty , sex-starved man-eater ? |
| 3 | She only wished she was any good at the game herself , which unfortunately she was n't . |
| 4 | I think I just assumed he was that sort of person and night-time did that to him . |
| 5 | Personally , he just hoped it was some headcase from the funny farm up the hill who 'd been let out on parole too early with a meat axe . |
| 6 | Some clearly thought it was all part of the night 's entertainment . |
| 7 | They called it smoked salmon and I immediately concluded it was some sort of rich man 's herring . |
| 8 | She regularly conceded it was all part of the ‘ game ’ she was involved in . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm surprised at yer. , mate , I never reckoned you was that kind of bloke . |
| 10 | ‘ I never said I was any good at it , ’ I offered . |