Example sentences of "i was [adj] [conj] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was young and easily impressed , so when I saw her in the West Indies , beautiful and elegantly dressed , I thought I loved her . |
| 2 | ‘ He left my mother when I was four and never gave her a penny after that . ’ |
| 3 | I tell you I was flabbergasted and right terrified out of my wits . |
| 4 | Such thoughts soothed me , and then the reality of what had happened would come shooting through my consciousness like a speedboat churning up a calm sea : how dare he decree that I must wear a badge indicating , for men 's convenience , whether I was available or already had an owner ? |
| 5 | I I heard the other day what I thought was one of the best advertisements not to have an animal for Christmas very emotive , er I think it was for the R S P C A , and I I 'm told I do n't think you 've heard it but it b basically it 's it 's er the sound of a er well it 's a human pretending to be a dog really and saying you know , Well this is nice my my er family have taken me to the vet , I did n't think I was ill but never mind . |
| 6 | I was relaxed and much recovered when a nomad appeared from behind a crag fifty yards away and looked down on me . |
| 7 | Maybe they both happened at once but from that moment everything was dreamlike and wonderful , I lost count of time as I sat there while the breathing became deep and regular and the animal began to he aware of his surroundings ; and by the time he started to look around him and twitch his tail tentatively I realized suddenly that I was stiff-jointed and almost frozen to the spot . |
| 8 | I was startled but merely replied , ‘ You know my views . |
| 9 | Said one : ‘ I lied about my birth but I realised I was different and always coming top of the class did not help . ’ |
| 10 | Yes , I could stay the night , as I was homeless and compulsorily brought here , but in the morning , as I was over twenty-five , I must report to the billeting Officer . |
| 11 | ‘ In 1980 I was 19 and just coming to the end of The Skids , which I 'd been in since I was 15 . |
| 12 | I was 19 and still studying at RADA when I made my first TV appearance . |