Example sentences of "i was [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Once , a long time ago , I was of Wrath in the far northwest . |
| 2 | In that case of Appleford ( Appleford 's Case ( 1672 ) 1 Mod.Rep. 82 ) there was a mandamus brought , to restore him to his fellowship : it was returned , that by the statutes of the college , for misdemeanour they had a power to turn him out ; and that the Bishop of Winchester was visitor , and that he was turned out pro crimine enormi , and had appealed to the bishop , who confirmed the expulsion ; and the particular cause was not returned : I was of counsel for the college , and we omitted the cause in the return for that reason , because indeed it was not so true as it should have been . |
| 3 | I was of course reminded of my mission regarding the young gentleman and it occurred to me that an outdoor setting , with the general proximity of nature , and in particular the example of the geese close at hand , would not be an unsuitable setting at all in which to convey the sort of message I was bearing . |
| 4 | I was of course , delighted , and as I could recall her face more clearly than anyone else 's , except perhaps Richard 's , I was able to comply . |
| 5 | Valda having provided the introduction , I was of course quite delighted to try and help you with names and contacts the other day on the telephone , and note that you will supply me with a strictly personal and confidential copy at the conclusion of your endeavours and I appreciate this VERY much ! |
| 6 | Now that my machine seems to be working tolerably well again , here is some news , along with renewed thanks for the welcome and lovely meals whilst I was with you — and I was of course interested and glad to meet and to know they would come and try and help with anything if you ring them . |
| 7 | As for myself , I was feeling a mounting confidence in my capabilities — I was of use . |
| 8 | I , I told them when I was over week , but he just says to keep giving 'em a tr give 'em a chance . |
| 9 | Up to a certain point I was succeeding in both roles , driven as I was towards success by anxiety and the fear of failure . |
| 10 | ‘ I thought I was under contract to Paul Lexington Productions . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I was under pressure from my grandfather to become a teacher and that 's the last thing I wanted to be . |
| 12 | Like every other Secretary of State who has ever been in charge of social security , I was under pressure from the Treasury . |
| 13 | ‘ Yesterday I was under pressure to prove a point . |
| 14 | You would have thought I was under arrest . ’ |
| 15 | He said : ‘ They informed me I was under arrest and took me to Paddington Green police station . |
| 16 | I was past caring about feeling guilt and shame and everything was collapsing anyway , so I just looked straight back at her , resigned , and after a while I shook my head . |
| 17 | Sunday , I , I was up ladder cutting the trees down |
| 18 | ‘ Two boys in Cincinnati when I was on vacation , and a boy named Mickey Swearinger and somebody else I do n't remember . ’ |
| 19 | I mean I tried it once , and it did n't go down too well , even though I was on lunch . |
| 20 | I was on holiday when the four-hour , much-acclaimed version of La Belle Noiseuse was released , and having seen the two-hour version , La Belle Noiseuse : Divertimento ( 15 ) , I 'm rather grateful . |
| 21 | While I was on holiday the clinic tested a blood sample without my permission and established that it was HIV positive . |
| 22 | ‘ After all , I was on holiday at the time . ’ |
| 23 | I write this on a lovely , hot , sunny day and wishing I was on holiday . |
| 24 | At this time I was on holiday and I spent the next three days redecorating my sitting room ( a boring task , but necessary ) while waiting for the G4 to harden . |
| 25 | ‘ You remember four years ago , when I was on holiday by the sea , in Brittany ? ’ |
| 26 | Sort of , when we went to see Jan 's mother for Christmas , I was saying to myself yeah , mm this time last year I was on holiday from work |
| 27 | I was on holiday were n't I ? |
| 28 | Er , no I was on holiday for a week |
| 29 | Well , now , I was n't , cos I was on holiday at the last meeting , so I could n't check , I have down Grace , but it was also queried at the time . |
| 30 | Last year , right , I was on holiday in the South of France and I , I 'd made friends with these two German people and I 'm a bit wary of German people anyway , cos of what 's happened and everything . |