Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] [adj] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As neither he nor I were long-term government servants , we were rather more critical of policies and decisions , and did our best to see that reasonable criticism was reasonably answered . |
| 2 | so he said I said I do n't have to tell you where I were last night David , I were out , so I said even if I were in it 's none of your concern I said what I do in my private time is up to me , he said well why was n't you there ? |
| 3 | You are treating me as if I were another Rosette Fournier . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Tho ’ I was young Thomas Chatterton to those I met , I was a very Proteus to those who read my Works ' : Chatterton 's story is mostly told by himself , and with a felicity of cadence and of reference which can be caught in the sentence I have just quoted . |
| 5 | I know , woke up this morning she was , she was obviously cold , cat was right under the covers , snuggled right up to me and got her , her chin on me arm like that , I was asleep Justifying Nation , did you like that ? |
| 6 | She entered the trade with Truslove & Hanson in its Oxford Street branch in 1919 , and in 1935 came as my secretary when I was managing Harrods Library , which was then , with the Times , the leading large subscription library with a staff of well over 100 . |
| 7 | I used to be eleven stone , when I was eighteen , nineteen I was eleven stone Hayle . |
| 8 | If I was one millionth part of an angel there would be a miracle . |
| 9 | For all the assurances from those around me that I was perfect Legion material , I could not accept that the prestigious French Foreign Legion would have any need of the services of somebody whose military prowess was earned more at the bar than in the field . |
| 10 | I do n't know whether other newly married men feel the same , but in those early days I was aware ofa calm satisfaction and fulfilment . |
| 11 | I was English Language Tutor on all three of the courses outlined just now . |
| 12 | I was busy doing interviews , as the media were beginning to pick up on the story . |
| 13 | I er I nearly fell through the floor a little while ago I was British Gas people and one of them living with this lady and I want to give her half of my lump sum , how can I do to avoid er to effect her income tax or inheritance tax thinking in terms of the inheritance tax limit of a hundred and fifty thousand I said , Well would you mind telling me about how much it will be ? |
| 14 | Giggs is constantly compared to Best himself , but the former United hero said : ‘ One day they might even say I was another Ryan Giggs ! |
| 15 | I was left standing open-mouthed at this hillside of ever growing chaos and movement . |
| 16 | I 'd sit up in my room bashing out the blues like I was Blind Lemon Matlock . |
| 17 | I was afraid Mr Edgar would find Heathcliff with Catherine . |
| 18 | Kandinskaya watched her as if she were some lab specimen but eight months of training had taught Jezrael techniques that smoothed her responses to a minimum . |
| 19 | When I , when you were all doing nights |
| 20 | Yesterday you were arch enemy number one … ’ |
| 21 | ‘ You were suffering withdrawal symptoms , were n't you , Aurora ? |
| 22 | Even more remarkable , quite a few of you were certain Mike Channon did play . |
| 23 | What was it like when you were when you were young starting work at that age ? |
| 24 | She was new medium height , dark with a shiny fringe and big brown eyes . |
| 25 | She was eight years Lewis 's senior , and a woman of high intellectual abilities . |
| 26 | Though relieved at the arrangements she had made that day , Harriet could not help feeling chastened ; and when she entered the back gate of Four Winds and heard the inevitable wailing of her grandchild , her mood deepened to despair that she had not brought up her own daughter to be the kind of helpmeet which she was certain Edna Rafferty would be . |
| 27 | It was just the kind of chance she could n't miss , and if she had to miss the next flight home she was sure Lord C would understand . |
| 28 | Bill recalls that ‘ even on our honeymoon in Norfolk she was busy buying pieces of furniture ’ . |
| 29 | Yes , she was some prize fool . |
| 30 | Muggeridge and his soppy wife were in there for ages on their way through she was ear-bashing Mrs Crumwallis . ’ |