Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now Derek and I were on one side of the hedge , stuffing the ferrets down , and Brian was positioned on the other , with the bird , waiting for the evicted rabbits . |
| 2 | Who 'd have believed , I were at other night right ? |
| 3 | ‘ Heinrich and I were with each other all the time . |
| 4 | If one wants to be accepted as a mainstream , serious film-maker it does n't strike me , if I were in that position , as a shrewd career move . |
| 5 | if I were in real distress , and I was told , Mary , that you pitied me , it would n't cheer me up at all . |
| 6 | As we watched the striped killer-ships peel away , for once Mala and I were in total accord — both anxious , both angry . |
| 7 | During the critical weeks of growing unrest and public strike , he and I were in daily touch , trying to understand the situation and see what could be done to solve the difficulties . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm glad I was of some use to you , ’ she said , unable to keep an edge of tartness from her voice . |
| 9 | Erm no , I 'm normally I 'm , funny I was over that way last weekend cos er , you know , pop over to the beach and things . |
| 10 | If they knew I was under that sort of pressure , they 'd stop giving me rides altogether . |
| 11 | I was on borrowed time . |
| 12 | Yes that 's how that 's how it was , yes all I was on that gate , I 'd been on that gate myself dozens of times . |
| 13 | And it 's frightening , but I , I mean , I know from my days at British Telecom , I 'd say I was on that phone , really |
| 14 | And they thought I was on that plane blown up . |
| 15 | I was on that plane . |
| 16 | I was on all day and I , it did n't come off until about four o'clock |
| 17 | I was on thin ice , and I knew it . |
| 18 | The money may not be brilliant , but it is not very different to what I was on last year . |
| 19 | ‘ Because I was on last night . |
| 20 | My son was brought up at Court , where she remained while I was on active service . ’ |
| 21 | Well they can physically do it to you with use of fists , use of hands and whatever else they 've got and they can mentally do it to you like put you in jail that or all sorts of things like when I was on sick leave , they came and lifted me . |
| 22 | My mam moved away but the landlord would n't let me stay on because I was on social security . |
| 23 | Strenuous laybacking for 40 feet or so brings better holds , allowing exhilaratingly steep bridging , and the whole rope will have run out by the time you pull onto the platform at the top , all too soon for the fit , but thankfully for the tired or those leading at their limit , as I was on this occasion . |
| 24 | I was on this side of consciousness , just , feeling very sick , with a huge head . |
| 25 | I was on this planet . |
| 26 | Last time I was on this programme I think we had the same conversation , did n't we ? |
| 27 | then I was on this roller and then we got er started up at the power station with the |
| 28 | He really you know made me feel I say I were n't sat there like I was with that fella thinking well he do n't seem to know what he 's saying anyway . |
| 29 | ‘ I was with British Steel before coming here and had never been to a live theatre show before except the pantomime as a kid . |
| 30 | My boyfriend knew nothing of these habits and the first move was to tell him , which relieved me incredibly ( actually to admit to someone how unhappy I was with these eating habits ) . |