Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] was [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I mean it was it that we were taken to first , and I mean thee was a lot of people on it and I mean it had obviously saved a lot of lives . |
| 2 | Well that 's what I mean I was a |
| 3 | Erm if you just liken it , I mean I was a beat officer here for eight years and the sorts of things that you 'd come on duty erm to see , are you may , you might get the nutty woman , who who er , you reoccur and you have to go and see her and you ge , erm , but all the shift members can then pass that to the beat officer . |
| 4 | I , I mean I was a bit disappointed yesterday cos it was a good do |
| 5 | I mean I was the on I was the only black guy in the regiment erm for a very long time and erm you know it did n't it does n't matter what colour you are erm apart from my case , there was if you was erm if you were slow on your runs or you was n't good at at cleaning your kit you would get bullied . |
| 6 | Old Kaspar replies : ’ Why that I can not tell , ' said he , But' t was a famous victory . ' ’ |
| 7 | Some people say I was a fool and could have made a fortune . |
| 8 | Others say I was a good judge by staying home . |
| 9 | I did n't experience sexism 'til I was an adult . ’ |
| 10 | They say she was no more than a skeleton . |
| 11 | ‘ People say she was a junkie but how do they know that ? |
| 12 | People who go to sea and dislike a thing they come out with it : I say she was a Jonah . |
| 13 | He say she was a fantasic person , with time for everyone . |
| 14 | She took her Great Dane puppy for a walk for the first time , when I say she was a puppy , she was huge . |
| 15 | However , more recent sightings by Archbishop Trench in the sixteenth century suggest it was a beast in its own right : |
| 16 | As Holy Communion was by tradition the first food and drink of the day , the tea left a feeling of guilt for I was told never to tell anyone although I expect it was a common practice amongst lady communicants . |
| 17 | I do n't know how he got out , I mean our road is so difficult anyway , of course there wa , that night there were two , yeah two when them , he had to get out in the morning , but er , I mean he did it , but I expect it was a struggle |
| 18 | She thought more about losing the coal to Mrs Phipps than about Granny , it seemed to me then , but I expect it was the shock that caused her to react in that way . |
| 19 | You say it was a difficult piece for the orchestra , but the Philharmonia was full of very gifted players . |
| 20 | Onlookers say it was a spontaneous gesture . |
| 21 | He accompanied this with a rude gesture — some say it was a noise , others that he stuck out his tongue , or even that he made a sign with his forearm . |
| 22 | ‘ The Crown say it was a brilliant performance . ’ |
| 23 | If I say it was wonderfully exciting , you will wonder when I am going to do it again , and if I say it was a mistake , which it was , you are going to ask me under what circumstances it might not have been a mistake . ’ |
| 24 | So if you 're saying if say it was a railway where the gradients are very not very steep at all . |
| 25 | He had heard old men in the workhouse say it was a good place for brave boys , and that there was always work there for those that wanted it . |
| 26 | And you say it was a disappointment ! ’ |
| 27 | But as , as I say it was a job at that time and and in fact I 'd never , this was the only factory I had n't fancied , working in was the B M K , and yet I like it the best . |
| 28 | I know this district better than you ever will , and I say it was a neighbourhood crime . |
| 29 | That 's why I say it was a sad time . ’ |
| 30 | In all honesty I think they are exactly the same as newpaper reports in that if a team wins 3–0 or 4–0 they automatically say it was a trouncing , and then dredge up ‘ facts ’ to evidence their overall assumption . |