Example sentences of "since [pron] [was/were] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although it is 40 years since I was called-up , the memories of that part of my life are still vivid and I still have my flying logbook to refresh my memory . |
| 2 | Lynne Deeley has been confined to a wheelchair since she was mown down by her own car in April this year . |
| 3 | I mean , we 've known each other since we was girl and boy , and we seem to hit it all right , do n't we ? ’ |
| 4 | He argued that since there was evidence of market failure ( Chapter 2 ) and public sector failure ( Chapter 3 ) it was logical to expect there to be room for a third kind of organisation that served purposes which public and market institutions failed to do . |
| 5 | There were babies and there were children to be looked after , also Uncle Farmborough , who must in the end have become old in himself , since there was talk of my grandmother having to change his trousers . |
| 6 | ‘ Bet Rachel 's ‘ avin ’ a good laugh , ’ he muttered wryly to himself for not only had he volunteered for fire-watching duties , but he had also volunteered the services of Dobbs and the cart since there was news of petrol rationing . |
| 7 | My mother undoubtedly had been counting , but she would have put the numbers out of her mind since they were evidence , at the very least , of instability on the part of her future son-in-law . |
| 8 | They have known each other since they were Division Three full-backs together , Taylor at Lincoln and Neal at Northampton . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've known him since he was sergeant . |
| 10 | But , since he was Professor ( or , as we would now call him , Principal ) at the Veterinary College for over 45 years , and Principal Army Veterinary Surgeon for nearly 43 years , and since in these positions he inevitably greatly influenced the development of our College and profession , an attempt at a balanced re-appraisal seems worthwhile . |
| 11 | It did n't matter which lead mode I selected , when I 'd pulled enough gain out of the system to create the required feel , the volume had all but gone , rendering the sound pretty unusable since it was way below that of my other patches . |
| 12 | Since it was Dane 's name on the hoardings which had sold out the theatre on opening night and for several weeks to come , Josh 's kindness brought a painful lump to her throat , and she could only gaze at him in mute gratitude . |
| 13 | I thought that I had n't chosen to get married at all but that Syl had chosen to marry me , since it was time for him to marry and I offered no threat to the way and integrity of his life and character , and that my mother had chosen to see me wed because I was good for little else . |
| 14 | Since it was Christmas , it was worthwhile , but otherwise it would have been too cold . |
| 15 | Would it not have been kinder had she pretended to be glad — since it was Christmas time , after all — when Odette had come rushing to show her that letter from her father ? |