Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [adj] [noun] was " in BNC.
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| 1 | Everyone agreed that tinnitus was worse when they were tired , particularly when they were mentally tired rather than physically tired . |
| 2 | I mean that kitchen was a major job |
| 3 | I mean that carpet was at the other house . |
| 4 | I mean we were in a particular discussion last night I mean that chap was making a particular point and we were able to ask questions and that was very useful and it helped everything else and as a result I have a view that Hydro Electric have a certain commitment to the community and I respect it for having that commitment . |
| 5 | I mean one lady was found wandering in the street ! |
| 6 | I mean ten shillings was a we a we was |
| 7 | I was miserable at the time , but later I realised Heavenly Father was looking after me because if Aunt Mary had said play , we 'd have gone out , and I 'd have missed the breakthrough . |
| 8 | Kneeling , with my head bent over the lavatory , it was some time before I realised this sickness was not a thing I could throw up . |
| 9 | I say that amplifier was absolutely useless |
| 10 | I think the end result was that erm I say this man was dead so Married man with four children just coming home from work , minding his own business . |
| 11 | All I ate that day was a piece of bread , which I begged from a farmer eating his supper . |
| 12 | Last time I played this Strathspey was at a ceilidh held in the village hall at Spean Bridge , attended by villagers and staff from the training centre at Achnacarry . |
| 13 | As I looked out of the window I noticed that frost was forming on cars . |
| 14 | However , I imagined that the praise I received that night was merely to be a preview of the steaming sauna of appreciation that I 'd receive after the first night . |
| 15 | ‘ I suspect poor Irvine was murdered in that convent when he loosed his trews , either to relieve himself or … ’ |
| 16 | I know last night was totally fucked up , I was really hacked off about that . |
| 17 | Yeah I remember big bins was n't sort of sure what else |
| 18 | Yes , I mean , I think as far as I remember last spring was a good one was n't it ? |
| 19 | But even then , before I knew her at all , I sensed that normality was not really Karen 's thing . |
| 20 | The arrival of Deacon Billingsley should have given me the satisfaction that my telephone call had been treated seriously , but I sensed this policeman was not going to offer me any satisfaction at all . |
| 21 | it 's just that all I heard all morning was there 's so many delays there with all the water , surface water erm so I thought well let's try and avoid that . |
| 22 | Another proposal I heard last week was that , instead of being fined , parents should be paid £10 each week if their criminal children kept out of trouble . |
| 23 | I understand similar fencing was erected on other playing fields around the borough so this problem may not be confined to Scorton . |
| 24 | Special circumstances are required to justify the er proposing the new settlement through the local plan structure planning process , and I believe that is exactly what has occurred over the last five years , and if I could just quickly run through paragraph thirty three of P P G three , and the your invitation for us to comment on the criteria set out there , first of all the first element , the ex the alternative must be erm seen to be a less satisfactory method of providing land for the new housing that is needed , that is the essence of what has occurred in the process which the County Council has undertaken over the last couple of years , all of the policy options available have been examined in great detail , have been subject to public consultation , public participation , d I believe clear view was that there were erm constraints operating on York which meant that not all of that additional development accommodated in the adjacent to the existing er York city villages surrounding York . |
| 25 | As Robert Myers , Grumman 's laconic president , says now : ‘ I guess that sale was n't too good a move from the State Department 's standpoint . ’ |
| 26 | Like a twat I decided that attack was the best way of preserving my job , and so I demanded that the board give me complete control over team selection , tactics , welfare etc. , with no boardroom interference whatsoever . |
| 27 | Eventually I decided that assimilation was not possible , given Culler 's lack of interest in the interpretation of particular texts and his commitment to the uncovering of the generalized principles of literariness . |
| 28 | I suppose that look was to appease your sponsors and your fans . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I suppose this witness was in connection with the Mills case ? ’ |
| 30 | Then I realised that I was actually contemplating accepting the senator 's offer , and I told myself that the last thing I needed this summer was to babysit two spoilt rich-kid junkies . |