Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [adv] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In contrast , I was like my father , and I darkened rapidly in the sun until I was nearly the shade of terracotta . |
| 2 | Colin said : ‘ I am renewing old acquaintances as I was previously the site services manager at the end of the South Morecambe project . |
| 3 | I was officially the gardener , but had come to fulfil also roles of secretary , comptroller of household , translator , interpreter , and stool-pigeon ( which they had always intended me to be ) . |
| 4 | I was also the squadron instructor and the Link training instructor . |
| 5 | I was also the bane of Ron Roddan 's life . |
| 6 | You see I 'm worried , I was actually the young- the youngest in the school you know when I started . |
| 7 | I was never the friend of this power — it has only ADORERS AND UNDOERs — but it trusted me as its representative and I have done it as much harm in these dealings as I have you . |
| 8 | ‘ I was never the centre of attention , like you . ’ |
| 9 | I was never the focus of an actual focused ill-wishing , merely a bit part player in Bernard 's drama , but look what happened to me ! |
| 10 | ‘ I was always the type to be easily led . |
| 11 | I was always the buffer between the two , I used to say I agree with you dear , I do n't want her to wear nylons , that 's not the point , all her friends are wearing nylons and she 's not going to be the |
| 12 | All that tap , tap work in England was no good ; there I was always the governor , now I 'm learning all the time , nicking moves from everyone , ’ he said . |
| 13 | All that tap , tap work in England was no good ; there I was always the governor , now I 'm learning all the time , nicking moves from everyone , ’ he said . |
| 14 | I was there the night that Madame made the first move in what I now see was a careful campaign to prepare Boy for this romance or meeting . |
| 15 | I was there the night she exhumed her father 's body and had his rotting remains tossed into the Thames . |
| 16 | I was there the day her body was found . ’ |
| 17 | And although I had disappointed her by going into ‘ trade ’ , I was still the son of the house . |
| 18 | At last it was over , and I was now the King of Ruritania ! |
| 19 | I was only the caddie , so I sneaked out . |
| 20 | How do you know ? he said , implying I was only the shop lad and what did I know ? |
| 21 | His two unmarried sisters were in the same line of business in Winchester Street , but whilst their tiny shop was always an advertisement for cleanliness , his was quite the opposite . |
| 22 | She was taken off to play tennis on the courts which were nearer the house . |
| 23 | At the same time it was doubtless the case that by-employments , which were probably the rule rather than the exception , were decisive in bringing the level of wealth in districts unfavourable to husbandry more or less into line with that of the more eligible farming regions . |
| 24 | This was largely as a result of Eliot 's own initiative ; and what we knew of it was derived from the works of Jacques Maritain , which were largely the source , I suspect , of Eliot 's own knowledge . |
| 25 | Twenty minutes later she stood in front of the mirror wearing the fragile lace undies which were also the result of her impulse-buying . |
| 26 | In particular Jones had a complete count of neutrons and also of their energies , so he could tell which neutrons came from cosmic rays and which were possibly the result of fusion . |
| 27 | The visitors were herded into two large halls , which were once the hotel ballroom and dining room . |
| 28 | To either side of Pau are old places which were once the capital of Béarn . |
| 29 | Too often his reputation as an architect has been written off on the basis of very late works which were more the work of his nephew , MacVicar Anderson , and his chief clerk , Colling , under his direction . |
| 30 | Because of the manner of his death , police believe it may be linked with four others which were definitely the work of the same killer . |