Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] [art] good " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ivy remarked : ‘ Rose Macaulay asked me if I were a good walker and I said I was . |
| 2 | I knew why I was famous : I was a good lyric writer and had ability on stage . |
| 3 | Others say I was a good judge by staying home . |
| 4 | ‘ I wish I was a good man . ’ |
| 5 | My mum never warned me about getting pregnant because she thought I was a good girl . |
| 6 | I do n't know whether I was a good soldier or not , but I went to Egypt and the Sudan . |
| 7 | Yes , I , I was in er , I 'm not sure , I , I think I was in the top class in the junior school and er , without boasting , I was a good scholar and I eventually passed to go to the Q M and me dad could n't afford to let me go . |
| 8 | And I was good Oh and I and I was a good player as well . |
| 9 | I was a good shot and held my own among his guests . |
| 10 | I was a good girl . |
| 11 | When she realized I was a good thief and knew how to use a knife , she got to like me . |
| 12 | I was I was a good client was n't I ? |
| 13 | Mm , I can never remember the formulas , like your dad said formula for such and such a thing is so and so and that , but I could never remember them so I was no good then , because I could n't remember it |
| 14 | Yours was a good one . |
| 15 | Alice , who had several times caught Tom looking admiringly at her while they were coming up there in the tube , and could not forget the way he had held out his hand to her while they sang the duet , wondered if having the room next to his was a good idea . |
| 16 | If she were a good spit and-polish balabosteh like her Aunt Minna , where would I be now ? |
| 17 | But I was the Annie character — you know — if you were a good girl you 'd be rewarded , and it is n't nice to make a fuss . ’ |
| 18 | " You were a good baby , " my mother would tell me , " good as gold . " |
| 19 | You were a good , brave child , and I was so proud of you , so pleased because you were at school . |
| 20 | You were a good soldier , Gosse . |
| 21 | ‘ You were a good friend to me . ’ |
| 22 | And you were a good King . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ So , you were a good , hard-working skivvy ; and the work that you did for the Clarion — was that worthwhile , too ? ’ |
| 24 | ‘ You were a good accountant who had excellent prospects in the firm . |
| 25 | she was no good , but I went to bed with her ! |
| 26 | She was a good speaker on public platforms . |
| 27 | He wanted my mother to stay because she was a good hostess and kept house well . |
| 28 | In the belief that he had told her she was a good dog , Clytemnestra wagged her plumed grey tail . |
| 29 | But she was a good kid really . |
| 30 | She was a good swimmer in her blue swimsuit . |