Example sentences of "i [vb past] [pers pn] were [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I got nearer , I saw they were young people , mostly in their late teens and early twenties . |
| 2 | But when I looked a bit closer , I saw they were advertising gigs that were happening there next week . ’ |
| 3 | I thought they were milky bars likely . |
| 4 | What 's more I did n't realise Genesis was that type of band — I thought they were Black Sabbath ! |
| 5 | What 's more I did n't realise Genesis was that type of band — I thought they were Black Sabbath ! |
| 6 | Like Paula , I thought they were old ledgers and I did n't take much notice . |
| 7 | " I do n't know why , " Mrs. Favor said , " I thought they were Indian beads . " |
| 8 | I thought they were isolated incidents . ’ |
| 9 | I thought you were asleep love . |
| 10 | Yes , yes , that 's right , they use , yeah , but I insisted that it were open doors for you as jobs were so hard to get , I said it were open doors for you and it did it helped them both . |