Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a consequence of which well we went to Egypt and the Sudan this business , we came back and er the b the the foreman 's brother he ne he never liked me ever this forema when I were a kid you know , he never liked me at all , I never got on with him and and er mind you there 's a long story about that but it 's a silly little thing that er that I really upset him with . |
| 2 | If I were a girl I would n't let a man go near me ! |
| 3 | I 'd ban coincidences , if I were a dictator of fiction . |
| 4 | Only if I were a boy could I ask girls out on dates ; only if I were a boy could I have sexual contact with girls . |
| 5 | Only if I were a boy could I ask girls out on dates ; only if I were a boy could I have sexual contact with girls . |
| 6 | ‘ If I were a thief I could have forced my way in , or crept secretly in , ’ said the little tailor . |
| 7 | ‘ But why would I agree to help you investigate the club if I were a user myself ? ’ |
| 8 | If I were a man I 'd tell me to get lost — and fast ! |
| 9 | ‘ If I were a man , ’ she snapped furiously , ‘ you 'd find yourself lucky to get away with a bloody nose . |
| 10 | If I were a man you would n't dare do this ! ’ |
| 11 | Even if I were a man of deep sensibility and tact — and it sounds pretty wimpish to me ! — I still needed a good night 's sleep . |
| 12 | If I were a publisher , or even , God forbid , an agent , I might put that on my letterhead . |
| 13 | If I were a publisher , I should give John Mortimer a fat retainer to stand by ready to cover the Aids cause celebre from day one . |
| 14 | ‘ What ? ’ cried Mrs Reed , her cold grey eyes full of fear , staring at me as if I were a ghost . |
| 15 | Edward , tired of the rules , encouraged by something in her voice , replied : ‘ If I were a gentleman , I should not be telephoning . |
| 16 | I sail up the hill and along Hyde Hill Lane as if I were a balloon . |
| 17 | They think that I 'm just a mousy old woman , and could n't possibly know what goes on — they 've taken away all confidential work from me and Mr. Lennis treats me as if I were a half-wit . |
| 18 | If I were a member of a species , highly evolved and perfectly adapted to a life among craggy rocks , pecking out the odd lamb 's eye , devouring a few mice , picking through a nice gamey carcass occasionally , but mostly just hovering gracefully around on thermals below cliffs , I would take great exception to being described as ‘ just ’ a crow . |
| 19 | If I were a scientist , perhaps I 'd be looking at it , and say , what does that mean in terms of weather , what does it mean in terms of pressure , is it cumulus cloud or says , what other cloud . |
| 20 | You ca n't feel benevolent and sympathetic , you ca n't just want everything to be nice , as if Jack were a child , and as if I were a child . |
| 21 | She gave me all the blobs of cream on the raspberry fool , as if I were a child . |
| 22 | Look , I appreciate the use of the bathroom , but that damn well does n't give you the right to stand there with that superior look on your face , lecturing me as if I were a child . ’ |
| 23 | I 'm sick of the way you 've treated me , as if I were a child who 's misbehaved . ’ |
| 24 | I have no desire to be watched over as though I were a child — but I promise I 'll let you know if I have any problems . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ You mugs would n't know how to treat me straight if I were a twelve-inch ruler . ’ |
| 26 | I was so impressed with this program , I only wish I were a gardening enthusiast , so I could put root directory through it paces . |
| 27 | The only thing that I noticed which would annoy me if I were a glider pilot was that , engine off , the propeller does have a habit of rotating slightly . |
| 28 | In the circumstances , the argument would n't impress me if I were a stockbroker . " |
| 29 | Just as though I were a bit daft , Isobel thought with sudden resentment . |
| 30 | My palace if I were a king it 's more than a palace it 's my everything . |