Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I jes ' ordered you t'take charge of the prisoners , told you I wuz goin' t'check on somethin' , an' took off . |
| 2 | I could see that if I were to give way to retroscendence the average supermarket gondola , stuck with myriad products like a hedgehog with spines , would become a mystic test-bed able through its thousand portals to suck me into individual sagas so complex , so durable , that I would perhaps never reemerge . |
| 3 | ‘ All right , then , ’ he softly prompted , as though I were speaking lines , ‘ go on . ’ |
| 4 | Ann and I were fishing Forbes Castle Water . |
| 5 | Now if I were wearing suspenders and silk — ’ |
| 6 | Far , far away I could hear the slow , grinding sounds of traffic — but muffled , as if I were wearing earplugs . |
| 7 | I marked it as Tracey 's but I were taking Tracey 's book in were n't I ? |
| 8 | Whereas when you and I were buying houses it was oh it 's a long process and it ca n't be hurried . |
| 9 | Margaret and I were discussing Payroll computing options today . |
| 10 | Again , I realized I needed evidence myself if I were to risk cals about their success . |
| 11 | Ken Bradshaw and I were singing songs to one another like a pair of humpback whales . |
| 12 | I wish to notify other divers that while diving in Cornwall earlier this year , my buddy and I were charged £2 each for just walking down the slip for a shore dive . |
| 13 | In the nightmare my father , the under-gardener , my brother and I were throwing sticks to bring down walnuts from the great tree halfway between our home and the Court . |
| 14 | I thought I were seeing things , blood . |
| 15 | As nearly all the children had freckles , I felt as if I were seeing spots before my eyes , and drew Mickey Mice in a trance , my hand and pen moving mechanically through a misty ocean of freckles , wave upon wave , every freckle asking for Mickey Mouse . |
| 16 | I noticed it when I were doing window other day |
| 17 | Under the bishop 's plan he and I were to change places , and while I was on furlough he was to keep both jobs going , and I would do the same on my return . |
| 18 | Well er no I were working Saturday morning |
| 19 | In the bedroom upstairs his wife and I were making love slowly . |
| 20 | I were making models when I were their age . |
| 21 | SUMMERCHILD : Actually , I do feel a little as if I were coming face to face with my past in some kind of way . |
| 22 | if I were to get C C D or C C E or C D D I 'd be fucking over the moon , fourteen points I 'd be well happy with |
| 23 | And now we 've come to stage whereas I mean I were cleaning carpet every minute of day . |
| 24 | If you or I were to mix mud and water and place it in the same position it would fall off . |
| 25 | If I were to contact Sir Philip , I might discover more recent news . ’ |
| 26 | If I were playing tennis , I would put the ball back in the hon. Gentleman 's court by asking whether he thinks that those claims are genuine because they have been put through someone 's letter box and because they ask the recipient to sign the form and post it back . |
| 27 | One night when Terry , Frank , Brian and I were playing cards as Tom nodded off to sleep , Frank exclaimed , ‘ Incandescent , shit ! ’ |
| 28 | And all I could think of was the way that baby had felt in my arms , and inside I was hating God for doing this to me . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I was called Luce after my mother . ’ |
| 30 | I had letters after my name so I was called finance director . ’ |