Example sentences of "was [adj] [verb] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So it was awful to find I 'd done something wrong . |
| 2 | I was staggered to realise I had been honoured and to this day I do n't know who put me forward . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ He said he 'd never prescribed it before but he was willing to let me try it . |
| 4 | ‘ How did you know someone had been strangling me if everyone else in there was willing to believe I 'd had a fit ? ’ |
| 5 | She was afraid to let me go free , because I have friends in England . |
| 6 | ‘ That was straight talk I gave you that time , shamus . |
| 7 | Ironically , because having shown me what he termed ‘ retroscendence ’ , The Fat Controller was content to let me stew in my own juice for a while . |
| 8 | This was supposed to make me feel better . |
| 9 | Whether he guessed what I was likely to say I do n't know , but he spoke with a sudden rush as if to prevent me from saying something that we would both have to accept and talk about . |
| 10 | So I was glad to feel I had no choice , that I was forced … . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ He 's a lad with bags of confidence and was quick to let me know that he 'd scored on his debut and I had n't . |
| 12 | It was good to feel I belonged somewhere — if only by adoption . |
| 13 | test with it It was all arranged I thought , testing to see what weight they got |
| 14 | I would n't say it was a dissenting voice chairman , erm But er following the discussions on on Friday erm I endeavoured to take erm instructions from on this particular issue which I as far as I was able to do I did . |
| 15 | About how I was some kind of prophet as far as he was concerned and he was desperate to have me Confirmed . |
| 16 | That was enough to set me weeping . |
| 17 | This was enough to make me forget the abstract art of 1912–13 ! ’ |
| 18 | It nearly killed them to acknowledge my existence and they only spoke in monosyllables when I was present , but the babble of sound which broke out every time I went out and closed the door behind me was enough to make me want to go rushing straight to Miss Malley to beg her to send me back to my friends . |
| 19 | Once he 'd gone , I was approached by a woman who started rubbing my stomach and putting her hand down my trousers , which I must say was enough to make me say yes immediately . |
| 20 | It was n't a fortune but was enough to help me buy my first flat and first TV . |
| 21 | I think it was fair to say I had his attention , though the fountain pen he was strangling would never be the same again . |
| 22 | ‘ I was surprised to find I enjoyed it . |
| 23 | Not until he was dead did I dare to go in the direction I wanted . |
| 24 | On the Green that night I was ready to say I had backed a loser , and to be graceful in defeat , a gentleman to the end . |