Example sentences of "[vb past] i was [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The other thing that concerned me was particular slots which do n't seem to ever produce much in the way of attendance or revenue . |
| 2 | The only person who approached me was poor Ian Smith , who came to London but was not a representative at the talks . |
| 3 | all you told me was that Miss was retiring . |
| 4 | What he told me was that M. Chaillot adored the company of women and would wish to charm me . |
| 5 | Just because I had a bat and had played at school , they assumed I was some kind of expert . |
| 6 | I also played with the idea that what afflicted me was some kind of strabismus of the psyche . |
| 7 | But there was a big loss of life as well , but what frightened me was this Germans coming over on Peedie bits of rafts and the men swimming in the sea and whatnot |
| 8 | YOU THOUGHT I WAS FATTY FIL ! |
| 9 | I do n't know where they got my name , or why they thought I was suitable material for their article . ’ |
| 10 | I suppose he thought I was another weirdo like him that always sit on benches talking to themselves . |
| 11 | There were scales I would hear in music and I used to think to myself , ‘ I need to learn that scale , ’ or , ‘ I need to learn how he got that effect using that scale with those chords , ’ and basically what Joe gave me was that sort of thinking . |
| 12 | The menu plan they gave me was all doughnuts , porridge with cream , big steaks , milky drinks and huge puddings . |
| 13 | I said I was eight-and-a-half months . |
| 14 | ‘ I never said I was any good at it , ’ I offered . |
| 15 | ‘ People said I was brave setting up a company at such a time , ’ recalls Mr Chambers , adding ‘ Brave ’ is a back-handed way of saying ‘ You 're mad ’ . ’ |