Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pers pn] [was/were] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't know if it was because it never happened , or because they did n't think I was the right person to talk to . ’ |
| 2 | To hear her talk you 'd think I was the hired help . |
| 3 | If I did n't know Karen I should think I was the candidate for diabetes . |
| 4 | The heads of these charming horsemen are so like that of the boxer that one might think his was the stele this base supported . |
| 5 | I do know she was the subtlest of nags . |
| 6 | There was something at St Michael 's but I did n't know it was the one world week . |
| 7 | ‘ How did you know it was the motorbike service ? ’ |
| 8 | I did n't know it was the duvet duvet . |
| 9 | ‘ If you do n't know who he is , ’ asked Endill , ‘ How do you know he was the one to build the school ? ’ |
| 10 | How did I know he was the world 's greatest ? |
| 11 | ‘ There was something about him that made me know he was the best revue star we had . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ And , ’ I went on , ‘ I 'd assume it was the person who killed Angela Brickell who wanted to fix the blame for ever on Harry by making him disappear , only … ’ |
| 13 | She did n't think she was the stuff that heroines were made of ! |
| 14 | because I did n't think she was the right one for him , I would n't have picked her I 'd 've picked somebody else |
| 15 | Anybody would think you were the King . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Anyone would think you were the elder , ’ Anne complained one day . |
| 17 | ‘ I did n't think you were the sort to care about other people 's opinions . ’ |
| 18 | Jesus Christ , you 'd think you were the bloody Queen ! ’ a voice resounded from the kitchen . |
| 19 | ‘ Oh no , darling , you did n't think you were the first clever little bitch to have the idea ? |
| 20 | cos you could , I mean if if she asked you about it , you know , you could just say well honestly I 'm quite , I did n't think you were the kind of person who 'd go for I know , I know that thing is I mean I can see , I can see that she 's going for him because |
| 21 | What did spur them was the invasion by foreign drug multinationals of the Japanese market after restrictions were relaxed in the 1980s . |
| 22 | ‘ Unfortunately , ’ says Fairfax , ‘ he does believe she was the cause of the problem . |
| 23 | He added , ‘ I do not put blame on the child exactly , but I do believe she was the aggressor5 . ’ |
| 24 | He said the photographer humoured the Lavergnes to let them believe they were the romantic subjects . |
| 25 | Police do not believe it was the work of Colombian drug lords Photograph ( omitted ) : |
| 26 | They 'd hardly believe it was the same man . ’ |
| 27 | If I did , can I claim it was the drug ? ’ |
| 28 | My family and friends were very supportive throughout the divorce because they could see it was the right thing as we were n't making each other happy . |
| 29 | She could see it was the wrong thing to say and his black brows rose coldly . |
| 30 | The people of Scotland would remember it was the SNP who voted with Mrs Thatcher to bring a Labour government down . |