Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean they were on farms all round here and erm people used to , they used to do a lot of toys . |
| 2 | Er so I mean they were in use more or less all the time but er it was it was n't , it was n't too bad , better than a lot of hospitals had . |
| 3 | Well we 've been , I mean we were at Jenny 's for a while , I went to the bank and eh , then we 've been into Bromley all afternoon . |
| 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 | Erm I mean we were in Khartoum but er just at this week 's trek . |
| 6 | And so , i I mean it was to me it was a total waste of time over there ! |
| 7 | I say I worked , but I mean it was for a charity which ran one of these centres where they try and help the socially deprived . |
| 8 | I mean it was in a sense beautiful , but really |
| 9 | She got injured in her back somewhere , but er it was national news , I mean it was in The Mirror and all the papers and it became a , for a day or two it was er it was in everywhere , and the theory is that er it was this erm very very dry summer and a very very wet autumn and a bit of dry rot in the timbers somewhere , but it was it was another |
| 10 | I mean it was like years ago I heard things about Down 's children with holes in the heart and why bother to do it , but now everything 's changing — let's make them more normal . |
| 11 | I mean it was like that . |
| 12 | I mean it was like a bloody interview on that phone |
| 13 | I mean it was like Deborah and Dave , can you remember ? |
| 14 | Absolutely tremendous , I mean it was like being inside erm with a lot of people with us , there was about a hundred , a hundred and fifty people here . |
| 15 | Yeah we I must admit , would a , would a parent , I mean I was at a very simple level , following instructions , go and get that ruler Jimmy ? |
| 16 | I mean I was at the party but I did n't see anything suspicious . ’ |
| 17 | No , I I mean I was on the phone and th , there was a knock at the door and this woman came round and said she was from from the |
| 18 | I mean one day , I mean I was in a customer care meeting for three hours on Monday , so obviously I lost some there , but you know , that particular day I was on a , just on the phone personally on my B M S for just over three hours , and just looking at the other things that I had to deal with . |
| 19 | He said that 's when they put presents round and er he come in on the Friday on the Friday night and I mean I was in a right state , I mean we 've been in there about seven weeks and I was like at the point of like a nervous breakdown and he said to me how do you feel about me taking Matthew from you , so I said I he said I think you need a break . |
| 20 | like you just , they just went , oh and but I think it 's finally , I mean I was in the |
| 21 | I mean I was in eight and a half hours yesterday , eight hours a day before |
| 22 | I mean you were at the meeting that 's why I 'm referring to you . |
| 23 | Me Aunty Linda 's not working either , like she did n't need the money but I mean he was on the dole for years me Uncle Ron . |
| 24 | I mean she was in Park Hospital for so long and then she was transferred to a nursing home in Thornton . |
| 25 | Then I realized we were into genuine past-tense mode . |
| 26 | We were sitting on water , going down a great , deep stream , and then I realized we were on a board — like that board in the field — all white and covered with black lines . |
| 27 | I reali I realized it was on the same day Mark . |
| 28 | It was n't until half an hour later that I realised I was on C1 . |
| 29 | ‘ I THOUGHT I was still standing and then I realised I was on the floor . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I pleaded guilty because I realised I was in breach of my contract and expected to be punished . |