Example sentences of "i was [vb pp] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I was born the same day . |
| 2 | Lucky me — I reckon I was given the best of both worlds . |
| 3 | Soon she took my visits for granted and I was given the spare key to let myself in the door . |
| 4 | Although some of these may have been cases of a genuine change of religious commitment , in many I was given the strong impression that these were people who had come to the church regularly at the time when they were building their political careers but who had subsequently fallen away and now professed no strong denominational attachment . |
| 5 | I was given the inside lane and I was furious and protested . |
| 6 | I C I was given the unfortunate impression with management more interested in running a big chemical company than in maximizing shareholder returns . |
| 7 | But I was asked the same thing after Duncton Wood came out , I said I 'd never do another and I 've written five more . |
| 8 | I was offered the wrong medicine twice . |
| 9 | ‘ But when I went back the next day , I was told the two shops were no longer connected . |
| 10 | ( And finding examiners is not always easy either … when looking for a Polish one , I was recommended the very student who needed one ! ) |