Example sentences of "the [noun] [was/were] [verb] i [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The next moment I was on the floor and one was kicking me and the other was hitting me in the face . |
| 2 | The registrar was regarding me over the top of his spectacles and trying not to look at his watch . |
| 3 | And now the train was taking me to Aunt Louise through the quiet countryside , and in spite of my preoccupation I could not help enjoying the journey . |
| 4 | I tried to take pictures of demonstrations in front of the American Embassy and the Americans were pushing me around worse than the Iraqis . |
| 5 | I knew this to be true and believed firmly that when the word was given me in 1986 it would be fulfilled some time in the future . |
| 6 | The answer was staring me in the face . |
| 7 | Twenty years later , Charles reminded an assembly of how " a part of the realm was assigned me by my lord and father … and in it the metropolitan see of Sens then lacked a pastor . |
| 8 | After confirming that I was n't taking any medication , she gave me two small white pills with a glass of water and sat me down , explaining that my Mother had been seriously burned and the pills were to help me with the shock when I saw her . |
| 9 | They felt very threatened , although ‘ opening the door of my house ’ had been one of the actions tried out when the class was directing me in how to be a witch . |
| 10 | The ragged hole appeared in the beard again ; it occurred to me that the shrink was baiting me in some way , teasing me . |