Example sentences of "i [vb past] [pron] be [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And his wife , who is in a wheelchair , commented , ‘ I realised it was all rubbish — he 's a wonderful man . ’ |
| 2 | I was over-qualified and signing on and I realised there was more money to be made taking my clothes off ’ . |
| 3 | I was over-qualified and signing on and I realised there was more money to be made taking my clothes off . |
| 4 | After I got there was this lorry chasing me , and I was always running |
| 5 | ‘ Have you any info on the subject I told you was top priority ? ’ |
| 6 | Before leaving the kitchen I noticed there were dirty coffee cups and plates piled in the sink . |
| 7 | Fringe , flat out at racing pace , had a wildness about him I could n't really control and I guessed it was that quality which won him races . |
| 8 | On hearing ‘ Go to it Rose Section — go to it ’ I decided it was Rose Section although the section was too far off to be identified definitely . |
| 9 | Turning to face Luce , his hands thrust into the pockets of his beige trousers , he went on , ‘ Last year I decided it was high time I had a wife and family . |
| 10 | I felt there was public benefit from offering this type of information by radio and I have asked Media Action to let us have the enquirers ' addresses so that we can get a geographical appreciation of where the calls came from ( one or two came from Fife ) |
| 11 | ‘ I knew you were all heart really Joe . |
| 12 | I knew it was military equipment for Central America , pass it on . |
| 13 | I knew it was bad news . |
| 14 | No , I , I knew it was some time but I just I remembered Louise 's birthday because Louise 's birthday was the Friday the thirteenth |
| 15 | Street star Julie Goodyear , who plays barmaid Bet Gilroy , said : ‘ I knew there was good lead in their pencils . ’ |
| 16 | Er of course one went , started work , very nervous , and er thought that everybody was sort of putting a tape measure and er Oh to tell you the t truth I I did n't know Well I knew there was one apprentice been there about twelve months or nearly twelve months . |
| 17 | Well I gathered there was some problem . |
| 18 | I gathered he 's some sort of adviser on Roman antiques — I 'm a little vague about details . |
| 19 | I thought what 's that digging in until I realized what it was |
| 20 | I was writing the same songs with the same approach but I thought they were all shit so I never brought them to J or I never tried to play them . |
| 21 | So I thought they were all part of a jokey game . |
| 22 | What 's more I did n't realise Genesis was that type of band — I thought they were Black Sabbath ! |
| 23 | What 's more I did n't realise Genesis was that type of band — I thought they were Black Sabbath ! |
| 24 | ‘ I thought they were another company , personal enemies . |
| 25 | I thought whatever 's that dancing around in the bedroom . |
| 26 | No footings were laid — the walls were built directly on the patio paving stones ; they have been there for years and I thought there was little chance of them subsiding . |
| 27 | He wrote to Sheldon , ‘ My folly and forwardness hath wrought my trouble ; but yet there was zeal in it , and I thought there was much reason , and I am sure I intended piously , and there are very many that still do think so . ’ |
| 28 | Somehow we managed , and the director asked if I thought there was any chance of the weather worsening so that the boat would heel a little more . |
| 29 | ‘ I might have mercy , ’ said Owen , ‘ if I thought there was any point in it . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ It really was quite circumstantial , so I thought there was some chance . |