Example sentences of "[adv] i [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Obviously I was learning new things all the time and each day we built on what we had learned the day before . |
2 | But you see , the Reverend has a distant relative whom he means to put in my place and so I was granted sick leave over the holiday in order that his dear Jonathan could come and assist him with the Christmas services . |
3 | So I was having little joy with the fine slub yarns in different colours . |
4 | Later I was to see this body investigating a syllabus elsewhere . |
5 | With my own two children , I felt cheerful and reasonably well during the first pregnancy ; the bonding process with the baby was immediate and passionate , but nine months later I was seeking medical help for exhaustion . |
6 | Later I was to find this sort of coincidence recurring . |
7 | Now I was making ten shillings a week , and I had to pay a penny toll every day to come to from office . |
8 | Well I was reading that article in the Sunday Times with you and the chap who 's the champion said he liked it because it 's like chess and bridge . |
9 | Er well I was doing all kinds really there was a staff then and of servants but I was lo I was er looking after the old lady more than anything . |
10 | Here I was given one piece of advice : ‘ For you , the simplest is the best . ’ |
11 | Again I was expecting military style spick and span . |
12 | Actually I was wanting that Capri last night actually . |