Example sentences of "[pron] were [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was about then I felt as if I were on a small boat on stormy seas . |
| 2 | ‘ I would n't ask him for help if I were on a sinking ship and he was the only one with a lifebelt ! ’ |
| 3 | They had to give me a brandy , I were in a right state me ! |
| 4 | ‘ You heard me say how it felt as though I were in a bad dream , unable to wake . |
| 5 | The flat in West Kensington was really only three large , formerly elegant rooms , with ceilings so high that I often gaped at the room 's proportions , as if I were in a derelict cathedral . |
| 6 | I were in a buffing shop . |
| 7 | Robert , Ann and I were in a peculiar position in the elementary school for the Headmaster was our father . |
| 8 | And erm we used to go into the assembly hall every morning for prayer and then we should just go up to the erm we we used to go upstairs to the er to the classrooms which were off a long corridor . |
| 9 | Those countries that could not ‘ keep up ’ with Germany or which were on a different economic cycle from her would suffer badly in terms of their standards of living . |
| 10 | His outstanding role in the development of science in the Latin West was due to his translations from the Arabic , which were of a crucial and seminal nature . |
| 11 | Further , because the N A Y was based on grain as a standard , this encouraged a switch to cash crops which were of a higher value relative to grain . |
| 12 | They 're asking people to look out for the substances which were in a large grey plastic box . |
| 13 | She began to wish she were on a surgical ward , but there was no chance of that happening within the next couple of months . |
| 14 | It was as though she were in a sexual frenzy , completely transported by the excitement of her passion . |
| 15 | In that respect , I was different from other reporters who were on a big story one day and a ‘ bun worry ’ the next . |
| 16 | Being gay for me meant identifying with people who were of a similar age to myself and with a particular way of dressing . |
| 17 | The revenue paid to the chamber by states and vassals outside the Patrimony , who were in a feudal relationship with the Holy See — the tribute — was probably more profitable . |
| 18 | The authors ' argument may be put more technically now : they suggested that there was an interaction in the effect that certain provoking agents had upon the risk of clinical depression ; these agents operated much more strongly on women who were in a vulnerable condition than on those who were not . |
| 19 | The latter group was in fact Jack 's choir who were from a religious boarding school . |
| 20 | You were on a raised platform and I passed before you in the parade . " |
| 21 | If you were at a right angle If it If it was two right ang er angle lines like that at right angles |
| 22 | It is therefore not going to be possible to behave as though you were at a genuine social occasion and it will not be surprising if you feel awkward and nervous . |
| 23 | You were at a known dealer 's house , so where exactly does that leave you ? |
| 24 | Yeah , it 's alright for you , you were in a nice warm bath , I was downstairs . |
| 25 | Pause pause speak rather slower than you would do if you were in a normal conversation . |
| 26 | ‘ You were in a rotten mood the whole time . |
| 27 | ‘ So this is why you were in a brown study for most of the journey into Hastings , ’ she said almost accusingly . |
| 28 | You were in a sour mood and foresaw |
| 29 | ‘ You were in a public place and having hysterics , ’ said Samuel , stung . |
| 30 | If you were in a bad accident or been into the slums with lice and things , you had to report it and bring your uniform in . |