Example sentences of "and i [was/were] [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Off the field he was an established star and I was just a youngster . |
| 2 | ‘ I made an awful lot of money and I was still a reporter with The Northern ‘ I remember I would turn up to journalists ’ union meetings wearing a Walls ice cream coat . ’ |
| 3 | This was Eilean na Roin , and I was only a passer-by . |
| 4 | I had this plane a a low four nine engine and I was only a kid . |
| 5 | He was a strong man , and I was only a woman . |
| 6 | They took no notice of me ; they were creatures of the night , the air and the ocean , and I was only a piece of the land , meaningless , to be flown round like a boulder or a stump of wood . |
| 7 | At last it was over , and I was now the King of Ruritania ! |