Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] [conj] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | I told him that I was and suddenly the ice was broken . |
2 | Thus it was that both the sun and our faces were shining when we took the telecabin to the top of the nearest mountain and developed a habit which was to stick like glühwein : rösti — a Swiss potato cake , fried , with two eggs on top . |
3 | It was rather a loveless heart , the guts were dagging , and the cunt was the driest coldest and most shrivelled of cunts , if indeed cunt it was and not an asshole in disguise . |
4 | I assume that what it was and then the next day we all gathered at Crystal Palace , rehearsed ready for their Royal Highnesses to er listen to everybody . |
5 | He smiles at his wife lovingly and she reaches across and pats his hand , loving him for what he was and not the stranger he has become . |