Example sentences of "was [adj] [verb] i [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He said he 'd never prescribed it before but he was willing to let me try it . |
| 2 | She was afraid to let me go free , because I have friends in England . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | This was supposed to make me feel better . |
| 5 | ‘ 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 . |
| 6 | Not until he was dead did I dare to go in the direction I wanted . |