Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pers pn] [was/were] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To hear you talk , anyone would think I was some kind of wanton , a man-stealer . |
| 2 | I did n't know they were that colour . |
| 3 | Why had he thought it necessary , she would n't have minded , surely he did n't think she was that sort of person . |
| 4 | To hear him talk , anyone would think she was some kind of Jezebel on the make . |
| 5 | ‘ I did n't think you were that kind of girl , ’ he said , ‘ and I sha n't see you again . |
| 6 | ‘ Anyone would think we were some kind of free education service , ’ grumbled Joyce , having disposed of the child and returned to her central eyrie . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'll bet it was that woman who went to see the house after us yesterday . |
| 8 | The intensification of the war increased when on 10 June 1940 , Mussolini , making one of his last balcony performances , declared war , so that my newly-projected book on Italy seemed of immediate relevance , though whether I should complete it was another matter . |
| 9 | ‘ I did n't realise he was that sort . |
| 10 | But the Frenchman was murmuring to him , a quick flow of English mixed with French , about nothing much , but Miranda could tell it was some business they had together . |
| 11 | He was not tall , close to minimum height in fact , but he was stocky , and he made up for lack of inches with a pressing , high-speed manner which sometimes made people think he was all noise and movement and no intelligence . |
| 12 | In fact I do n't know what made me think he was that way in the first place — unless it was you , of course , leading me off the trail ! |
| 13 | Did you think it was any good ? |
| 14 | I did n't think I looked so dreadful before , and I certainly did n't think it was any business of theirs how I looked . |