Example sentences of "[pers pn] were only [v-ing] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | I were only saying to a lady this morning about ee aye our Emma used to come to Leyland with a a wad of ten shilling notes new and we 'd go to er Southport would n't we ? |
| 2 | and he probably would n't mind that you were only going to be there for a year or two you know he 's getting |
| 3 | We were only according to me ! |
| 4 | We were only going to be in 24 hours so we would n't bother having a meal we 'd have a slap up on the way out , ’ said Michael . |
| 5 | No , well we 've got the bulk , we were only going to be in Woking an hour . |
| 6 | Although his aunts had always been kind to him , Frankie tried his best not to like them because he knew they were only pretending to be nice . |
| 7 | Was it true ? she demanded of the silly girl : that she 'd run away from the boys when they were only trying to be friendly ? |
| 8 | Carlos was an easygoing young man , with so many girlfriends that Shelley knew they were only going to be friends , nothing more . |