Example sentences of "[pron] was [adj] [conj] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was sure that nearly everyone was interested in how the universe operates , but most people can not follow mathematical equations — I do n't care much for equations myself . |
| 2 | So crazed were we becoming that I was sure that even at that distance we could spot the fiendish grin he directed at Sinar Surya floundering on the horizon each time he passed ! |
| 3 | ‘ But I was fortunate because then Stoddard took over as a professionally run and profitable company and I 've spent 11 happy years with them . ’ |
| 4 | When my father suggested I apply , I was pleased and very excited at the prospect of going to boarding-school , which seemed to me to be an adventure , an escape from boredom . |
| 5 | I was young and easily impressed , so when I saw her in the West Indies , beautiful and elegantly dressed , I thought I loved her . |
| 6 | ‘ In those days I was young and relatively inexperienced . |
| 7 | ‘ He left my mother when I was four and never gave her a penny after that . ’ |
| 8 | So this was the reason I was late and then it was , " Sit down , all right " . |
| 9 | Miss Graham , 27 , from Wimbledon , South London , said : ‘ I was stunned and absolutely delighted when I heard Nigel had called . |
| 10 | I was stunned and very angry that five pence could be put on a child 's life . |
| 11 | I tell you I was flabbergasted and right terrified out of my wits . |
| 12 | I was flabbergasted and so was my manager Billy Bonds . |
| 13 | When we held our first University reunion outside Birmingham , in London , I was delighted that more than 200 of you came along to hear what is going on in the University now . |
| 14 | ‘ I was delighted that so many people responded , which shows their high level of interest in the Force . ’ |
| 15 | I WAS sad and also slightly amused to read the recent letter from a reader about the skilled worker only being offered £3 an hour . |
| 16 | Suddenly I realised I was drunk and alone . |
| 17 | I was ignorant and then I was enlightened . |
| 18 | At first I was clumsy but then my old skill returned . |
| 19 | I did not believe it , I said I was healthy and then all of a sudden , this happened . |
| 20 | I did not believe it , I said I was healthy and then all of a sudden , this happened . |
| 21 | Such thoughts soothed me , and then the reality of what had happened would come shooting through my consciousness like a speedboat churning up a calm sea : how dare he decree that I must wear a badge indicating , for men 's convenience , whether I was available or already had an owner ? |
| 22 | One person said : ‘ Many clients thought they 'd get a slightly better deal through having a blind social worker because they thought I was having to pull out all the stops to prove that I was good and therefore they would get a spin-off . ’ |
| 23 | When I was fit and well I began thinking about making the relay team for the European Cup Final which was to be held in Moscow . |
| 24 | I I heard the other day what I thought was one of the best advertisements not to have an animal for Christmas very emotive , er I think it was for the R S P C A , and I I 'm told I do n't think you 've heard it but it b basically it 's it 's er the sound of a er well it 's a human pretending to be a dog really and saying you know , Well this is nice my my er family have taken me to the vet , I did n't think I was ill but never mind . |
| 25 | . I was ill as well as desolate , and all I wanted was to hide my wretchedness from everyone . ’ |
| 26 | It made me feel good to know that I could see him and he could n't see me , and that I was aware and fully conscious and he was n't . |
| 27 | She said ; At first I was worried but now it does not bother me . |
| 28 | and I do n't know how he , you are , and in the end our cousins you , you know convince me that they 'd take sort of control , you know that , if I was worried as well about or dad getting drunk , one thing or another like , you know , and said look we 're going , it 's not as though we 're not going , we 're going and we 'll have him in with us and I let him go in the end cos I went down in the five weeks |
| 29 | I was surprised cos yesterday Claire came in and she said , ooh , it 's really foggy tonight mum ! |
| 30 | I was relaxed and much recovered when a nomad appeared from behind a crag fifty yards away and looked down on me . |