Example sentences of "i [vb past] it was the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And , as soon as I 'd said that , I realised it was the wrong thing to have said . |
| 2 | ‘ I assumed it was the deliberate policy of an amateur sport towards a ‘ public service ’ . ’ |
| 3 | I guessed it was the bald man 's son . |
| 4 | But I knew it would work , I knew it was the perfect register for it ; it was just a question of the right tonality and the right feeling . |
| 5 | I thought it was the other church , the one near the market , and I waited there till a quarter to twelve , and then I realized my mistake . |
| 6 | It 's lovely I thought it was the real thing . |
| 7 | Well I thought it was the forced |
| 8 | think it was this I thought it was the small |
| 9 | I wanted to run it because I thought it was the only way we stood a chance . |
| 10 | At first I thought it was the naval guns out in the Channel . |
| 11 | I thought it was the front doorbell . |
| 12 | I thought it was the National Front actually |
| 13 | I thought it was the tragic comedy like life really . |
| 14 | I said well I apologize for sending all that sir , I said , but I said it was the only way to get somebody 's attention of what was going on ! |
| 15 | I said it was the sudden fresh air that had done it . |