Example sentences of "[subord] i [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had an alarming reading for an Agatha Christie film where I was given several sheets of script to sight read without any logical link up in the scenes being read and no-one to read with , except an office assistant who could n't read dialogue . |
| 2 | Where I was going that morning I forget |
| 3 | ‘ At a salary less than I was earning twenty years ago in the State system . |
| 4 | If I were to take this gun and shoot … who ? |
| 5 | If I were to choose any country in the world to live as a family in it would have to be somewhere different , perhaps exotic . |
| 6 | ‘ I would back myself to score 20 goals this season if I were to have three chances in every game , but those opportunities do not come so easy for me in Italy . |
| 7 | If I were to rewrite this book in ten years ' time , in the light of further research and experience , my own views might well have changed somewhat . |
| 8 | If I were to seek one word to describe the quality of these works of art many by famous names , many by local artists to whom the purchase brought rare encouragement — I should say that they are alive . |
| 9 | DENNING J. stated the facts and continued : If I were to consider this matter without regard to recent developments in the law , there is no doubt that , had the plaintiffs claimed it , they would have been entitled to recover ground rent at the rate of £2,500 a year from the beginning of the term , since the lease under which it was payable was a lease under seal which , according to the old common law , could not be varied by an agreement by parol ( whether in writing or not ) , but only by deed . |
| 10 | I feel I could score more goals in Italy if I was given more freedom . |
| 11 | Then he said , ‘ If I was to advertise this job how likely would you be to apply for it ? ’ , and suddenly the hairs prickled on the back of my neck , because I knew he was serious . |
| 12 | He gave me an odd look as if I was telling strange stories . |
| 13 | No no I would n't do that I always do it like this if I was playing that hand three flu well you could go well you got a choice you can go take a chance on your last hand , not getting through or you can go two , three , five , six , seven two three four , ace finish them which is what I 'd probably do . |
| 14 | If I was to have any chance of being posted to Calvi , I would have to come in the top five in basic training . |
| 15 | Now what would you do if I was recording this conversation ? |
| 16 | When I realised that Barny was untrainable , I knew I would have to find a hand-reared owl if I was to stand any chance of training one successfully . |
| 17 | I think if one looks at life and says : ‘ If I was doing that job , what are the conditions I would like to work in ? ’ , and then put them into operation , people will probably think it 's about right . |
| 18 | Mine went up with , you know let's face it if I was doing sixty mile an hour it would be doing just over six grand . |
| 19 | Jimmy was silent for a moment , then he said , ‘ What sort of thing did you mean when you asked if I was suffering any after-effects ? ’ |
| 20 | I kept in touch after that , obviously , and continued to badger him and send him new material until I was signed last August . |
| 21 | cos I mean , that 's what prompted all this cos I was getting some information from my |
| 22 | Cos I was using that issue at that time , but we always make the proviso that if things change , you may have to alter your mind about where your money 's placed . |
| 23 | Anyway , so I , I was getting a bit worried about it , and , I can , cos I was having these headaches , and I started talking to Phil and I , I had n't really said much to him about it . |
| 24 | And I just turned round cos I was making these trigger things , you know this cavity |
| 25 | Cos I was going that way round . |
| 26 | I felt ashamed because I was enjoying this sensation . |
| 27 | Erm , I would be happy , I mean , I purposely , I put some lines in just because I was thinking that way at the time , but I 'd be very happy if other people would scribble it out , change it , throw it back at me , you know , I would like to see I suppose , just to see if we can erm , if that , because , because I have to say that although you know part of reading 's letter , erm , I feel it 's , it , it feels destructive and it feels very critical . |
| 28 | I think that because I was wearing dark clothes and not giggling , he saw me as a challenge . |
| 29 | I was lucky , I could afford to do it because I was working full time as a youth training officer . |
| 30 | Four years later , in 1962 , Brian Jackson ( who died while I was writing this book ) and Dennis Marsden added their persuasive voices to the growing chorus of those who were aware of the weaknesses rather than the strengths of the grammar school . |