Example sentences of "i was [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | For this reason I was apprehensive about the approach to The Grey Corries , a fine ridge-walk to the south of Spean Bridge . |
| 2 | This seems strange to me now because I feel sure that if I had been presented with the image of the glass coffin when I was well into the depressive phase of anorexia , I should have recognised it instantly . |
| 3 | I was able to get back into some of my trousers and I was well on the way to my ultimate goal of health and fitness . |
| 4 | By the time the phone rang I was well beneath the label . |
| 5 | But by the time you were born I could n't give up Other world ; I was deep in the battle we wage here against the powers of the dark , and to leave it would have been deserting . |
| 6 | It was n't it was more like twenty past and I was deep in the land of nod |
| 7 | That was , that was the only thing I , I thought well if I get off to the wrong start , you 're off on the wrong start completely so yes I , I concede that I was nervous at the , at the beginning . |
| 8 | I was nervous on the ball and made mistakes . |
| 9 | ‘ The whole experience has been a lot of fun and the crew have been fantastic , especially in the very beginning because I was nervous for the first few days . |
| 10 | I was nervous for the first few missions — but once you 'd done it you could cope . |
| 11 | I was nervous in the dressing room but once on the pitch and with the thrill of being presented to the Princess Royal it felt just great and I have never been so proud in my life , especially when I saw my sister , Kirsty , up in the stand . |
| 12 | I was right about the shop selling string , and I buy a nice ball of it — all clean and white . |
| 13 | All day I 'd felt calm , though aware that everything in Jamila 's life had changed ; and now , on the same day , if I was right about the looks on the two faces in the car with me , the same thing was going to happen to me . |
| 14 | ‘ I was right about the Black Land . |
| 15 | Then I asked the administrator , who was called Lucy ( I was right about The Beatles ) , what the real form was on Sal 's case . |
| 16 | Oh yeah … and I was right about the kit then ; - ) ) ) |
| 17 | I changed , ready for bed , but I was warm for the room was warm , and so turned my gas fire down several times . |
| 18 | I know , I say that , and the , the only thing is I was upset over the Leah Manning , being taken off the ambulance you see and whether I will get back I 'm hoping I will because erm he said he will let me know before Christmas so I think he will , he came to Leah Manning to visit me any rights to see me about it , so it was good of him really |
| 19 | ‘ I was upset after the Arsenal game , ’ admitted Keller . |
| 20 | Although I was upset by the old lady 's words , I followed her advice , and in the weeks before the wedding I went on teaching Adèle as usual . |
| 21 | By the end of 90 minutes I was close to the tosh school , but still buoyed up by the work 's genuine pleasures ; the unflagging force of its energy , the wit of its timing and the comic unlikeliness of some of its performers . |
| 22 | I was proud of the braces for not only were they colourful , they were very modern with all the latest adjustments . |
| 23 | ‘ I was proud of the way we played . |
| 24 | But Wycombe manager Martin O'Neill admitted : ‘ I was proud of the way we played . |
| 25 | But I was proud of the way our young players kept going . |
| 26 | Having read ( and heard ) so much about Delhi marriages , I was pleased at the very end of February actually to receive an invitation to one under the door . |
| 27 | Although I was not entirely happy with the quality of our game , I was pleased with the outcome . |
| 28 | After Peter Scudamore had schooled Freddie Starr 's gelding yesterday , Pipe said : ‘ I was pleased with the horse and at the moment the odds are 60-40 in favour of him running . |
| 29 | Once I was pleased with the bottom group I copied it , as a mirror image , at the top of the picture . |
| 30 | I knew it would n't be cut and dried vs Man City so I was pleased with the result . |