Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] was [pron] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then she smiled , stroking Melanie 's face again , so tenderly that Melanie closed her eyes and imagined it was her own mother caressing her or any mother caressing any child . |
| 2 | But behind everything she did was a raw power that emphasised she was her own woman . |
| 3 | Raymond said to me the other day , I asked him was there any lemonade ? |
| 4 | If she hurt it was her own fault . |
| 5 | Chesarynth thought it was her own screaming and embarrassment boiled through her but when she looked round , bodies were twitching and smoking everywhere as the computer-banks sparked into flame . |
| 6 | ‘ As a matter of fact , I thought it was my own house . |
| 7 | Then she realized it was her own desire to be valued , noticed even , that made her want to do something that would n't take a minute once she 'd started . |