Example sentences of "i [was/were] [verb] [adv] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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1 | The men followed them and within a few moments lord Hulton and I were standing there just as before watching the tiny figures on the skyline , listening to the distant " Haow , haow ! " |
2 | I was sent out here because we thought you probably spoke English . |
3 | I followed him down from 2,000 feet — put carb heat on — I was descending as quickly as the helicopter ; we managed to keep him visual . |
4 | I 've been , I was thinking today actually when I was walking up the road and I thought oh the is shut again . |
5 | Meanwhile I noticed my friends paddling by smiling , laughing and waving at me as they obviously did not realise why I was screaming as loud as I possibly could . |
6 | My parents often mentioned their remorse , I was speaking so well before we went to the Russian Orthodox Easter Service . |
7 | I was sweating now even though it was getting cooler . |
8 | I was sitting down again when the words floated through . |
9 | Fey was something they would tell me I had just invented , but it is something that never left me during the entire period I was an Instructor and sadly I was to learn very shortly after he left Kinloss that he did not survive very long on the squadron that he joined . |
10 | ‘ I was going as carefully as I could because I had a 25-second cushion over Berger so I was able to slow down a bit and the pain eased . |
11 | There was a big queue , big queue in the Post Office with him I was coming out well when we we got to this turned round and saw her , he 'd scream even more |