Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] were [verb] [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have reason to believe that if I were to ask you the time you would n't be able to accommodate me . |
| 2 | But how would he react if she were to tell him the truth ? she wondered distantly . |
| 3 | He said , ‘ Angie … ’ and she stood aside to let him in , lost for words , then followed him to the kitchen , as if he were showing her the way . |
| 4 | Who do you think was making the audience laugh while you were giving them the full force of your personality ? |
| 5 | 2 Remember all the details that you can — you may have forgotten some of them when you were telling it the first time . |
| 6 | I never did think they were primitive and they always told the truth ( except when they were teaching me the language ) and were a damn sight more trustworthy than some of the white men we had on the job . |
| 7 | I do n't want you to give me your answers now , I am as it were giving you the opportunity now , over lunch , to consider this matter . |