Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What upset me was hearing the door locked . |
| 2 | I mean I was picking the competencies off that er display and marketing guidance , interpersonal skills , group work , library and information work and equal opportunities . |
| 3 | I mean I was showing the figures and proved that er it was n't paying its way but to me it had always been our shop , you know , from when I was child and wonderful memories you know . |
| 4 | The three say they were issued the cash by a bank and did n't know it was phoney . |
| 5 | I hope she was telling the truth . |
| 6 | The things that I picked up on was erm when , when you started , I thought that overall I mean you were getting the message across and , and overall that , you know , erm there was a lot of the areas that you tackled very well , and you reverted back to your old self and you did a lot better . |
| 7 | I mean she was warning the population that there 's erm salmonella in eggs , and I her party is actually traditionally in the interests of the farmers and things , and she took the interests of the population first and she was absolutely hauled through the hedges by the press . |
| 8 | " Suppose I were to break the bones in my wings , and then fly to the top of the mountain and back . |
| 9 | Suppose they were to find the gates closed and padlocked ? |
| 10 | Suppose he were to encounter the Ryemarks or even Robin Tatian ? |
| 11 | When Ivy went to see her she said oh Mrs Mr came to see me yesterday afternoon he brought another gentleman with him , a nice gentleman so I she said I think they were taking the census , they got me to sign a paper . |
| 12 | ‘ You really think he was blackmailing the man ? ’ |
| 13 | I think he was watching the chateau for days and followed us down to the village . ’ |
| 14 | You think he was telling the truth when the said the anti-liberal operation starts today ? ’ |
| 15 | I think he was celebrating the coming of steam power , and showing the people of his time how much safer they were going to be on the seas , do n't you ? ’ |
| 16 | Er we got through it.Erm and when you think there was no money from anywhere but that five shillings a week that we got from the , from the er I think it was called the Board of Guardians , I 'm not sure , and er we survived . |