Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] right " in BNC.
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| 1 | So in the end , even the chairman agreed I was right . |
| 2 | After coffee he drew me aside , quietly admitted I was right , and agreed that Roald Dahl must withdraw . |
| 3 | Fred often winced when he witnessed his wife 's impudence and guile , but he realised she was right . |
| 4 | ‘ I realised you were right . |
| 5 | He admitted she was right to be angry . |
| 6 | Its employees were afraid that the death of the expansionist Moghul Emperor Aurangzeb in 1707 would lead to disorder and disintegration , and events in the next half-century showed they were right . |
| 7 | And he said to me , he 'd marked my , my sum and , and as it happened they was right , all of them . |
| 8 | I decided she was right . |
| 9 | ‘ Knew I was right . |
| 10 | And when I saw the Aged come in with a lady , I knew I was right . |
| 11 | ’ My friend looked at me and said , ‘ Do n't be so bloody stupid ’ , but I knew I was right . |
| 12 | However , in my heart I also knew I was right to leave . |
| 13 | I looked back up at Conchis 's face ; and knew I was right . |
| 14 | ‘ I knew I was right , ’ she said calmly . |
| 15 | ‘ I knew I was right . |
| 16 | ‘ I just knew she was right for the role . |
| 17 | Charlotte refused to answer , but Ruth knew she was right . |
| 18 | And they stabbed at him and caused his whole body to tremble as if in shame because , in a way , he knew she was right : his inadequacy to face his future was there for even himself to see ; he had considered volunteering in order to avoid the responsibility of making the choice either of going to University to read for a degree in English Literature or of just plumping for a teacher 's training college course . |
| 19 | Unhappily , I knew she was right . |
| 20 | He looked away from her and she knew she was right . |
| 21 | For , of course , he would deny everything to the police , and , though she knew she was right , she did n't have a shred of evidence . |
| 22 | Sarella knew she was right , but it was hard . |
| 23 | It must be a bit like being a lapsed Catholic , he thought ; you knew you were right but felt you were wrong . |
| 24 | We saw he was right . |
| 25 | If she felt he was right , then she agreed with him . |
| 26 | Gary felt it was right to pray about this and share his thoughts not only with God but with a few close brothers and sisters in Christ . |
| 27 | I explained that we men were ready to stay if the meeting felt it was right for us to do so . |
| 28 | ( I know that in wildlife programmes on TV the professional naturalists never interfere with natural savagery , but since the size of the moggy population in the area is unnatural , I felt it was right to lend a hand . ) |
| 29 | ‘ I must pay tribute to them for both Dominic Quinn from Banbridge and John Bailie from Lurgan told me to take my time with the horse and bring him back only when I felt it was right to do so . |
| 30 | He confirmed that he did think it would be for the best if I dropped out of family life , and in my heart , I knew he was right . |