Example sentences of "and i [was/were] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After three such days the night nurse told us she thought that Caroline and I were exciting him and that it would be better if we went home and merely visited during the day . |
| 2 | It began one morning at breakfast in the days when I was still a bachelor and Tristan and I were taking our places at the mahogany dining table . |
| 3 | No , and I were filling me thing out she says oh fill that one out an' all , so got thirty pence off |
| 4 | he says , cos me boyfriend were supposed to be coming down and I were telling our Michael he says , oh , he 's black . |
| 5 | At the end of the day Child and I were cursing our luck and Douglas Hamilton was waxing lyrical about the placidity of the beasts , who had allowed him to come within six yards of them . |
| 6 | I told Big Ben all about the hijackers , Danny being in the refrigeration unit and how Jean and I were following them . |
| 7 | Duncan , Bert and I were to secrete ourselves behind the curtains along with Aspel , who was to demonstrate the trick with the help of his three ‘ assistants ’ . |
| 8 | Which , you know , Alan and I were saying we were a bit concerned about because he 's doing i such a good job I think on the lobbying , that North Yorkshire are not going to be flavour of the month in terms of ministers or senior civil servants |
| 9 | MINTO : Paxford and I were saying it was so clear . |
| 10 | If you and I were doing it you you 'd think about a lot |
| 11 | ‘ Talking of freedom , ’ James said , ‘ Kate and I were wondering what you were doing for Christmas . ’ |
| 12 | Connors had kept very quiet for Connors , while Kress and I were having our little friendly talk . |
| 13 | ‘ Gerald , ’ he began slowly , ‘ if there were something fishy , and I were to tell you , could I trust your discretion ? ’ |
| 14 | By the way , I met up with John Collins the other day and he and I were signing your praises . |
| 15 | And I was watching them , and I got an erection I remember . |
| 16 | Yeah and I was watching it on This Morning and what it is it 's because most things you 've got in your kitchen like myself are all tested on animals and they do n't label it |
| 17 | Harlequin ducks were enjoying the rapids and sun , toing and froing , preening and looking most elegant , and I was enjoying myself , crawling commando-style at the water 's edge , despite the odd passer-by 's curious gaze . |
| 18 | ‘ I felt that it was going really well out there and I was enjoying it . |
| 19 | It was like second nature to me and I was enjoying it , ’ he recalled . |
| 20 | I did n't have to pay any more and I did n't , and I was passing it over to Steve . |
| 21 | There are times when you can feel successful when you 've done virtually nothing — I remember when I became a radio actor , and I was pushing my motor bike , which had run out of petrol , up the main street in Cardiff , and I felt that I was a great star , and was very pleased with myself . |
| 22 | And he and I had oops er had earlier talked about people , no that 's fine , that 's fine I like the crust , erm parking on verges and I was decrying it . |
| 23 | ‘ Lonely This Christmas ’ by Mud was playing of the radio and I was swinging my body from side to side in time to the music in order to pass the time . |
| 24 | And er and I was telling everyone I said , Oh I 'm going to and I was flinging everything over the you know . |
| 25 | Well , it 's funny , I was telling Stephen , my boyfriend , about that , and I was telling him the question and he said |
| 26 | Anyway our Darren came in , and I 'm gon na forget Darren came to the caravan and I was telling him about these wet sheets and beds and the mirrors done and what I was doing there and Oh he said and about the mattress he said and I said to him mattress , it 's still the same mattress . |
| 27 | and I was telling them about that Indian or Asian doctor at the City Hospital in the Maternity unit . |
| 28 | and I was telling her that that was the daughter-in-law of Mrs who lived there before |
| 29 | ‘ And I was telling you that such a suggestion was utter nonsense . ’ |
| 30 | And I was thinking it 's about time to go and have our tea . ’ |