Example sentences of "i [was/were] [adj] [verb] [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was keen to give it a go because Leicester are one of the top clubs , and so it was n't something I could refuse , was it ? |
| 2 | When the national selectors ' viewpoint was put to him , Watt took up the challenge : ‘ I was happy to give it a real bash . |
| 3 | ‘ I was careful to keep her a secret , ’ murmured Mr Rochester , frowning . |
| 4 | As I have described , she had consulted me many years back over a libel matter which I had discouraged her — unsuccessfully — from pursuing , with calamitous financial results ; but I was able to give her a little assistance in another matter which to some small extent repaired the damage arising from the first disaster . |
| 5 | Before I left I was able to give him the good news about his friend Donald , one of the officers to whom we had given food and clothes on the banks of the Rovacchia . |