Example sentences of "[pron] i [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was called The Graduate and , said Nicholson , they were ‘ auditioning everyone I was having lunch with ’ . |
| 2 | I told everyone I was n't well . |
| 3 | I told everyone I was going to keep a journal . ’ |
| 4 | I told everyone I was going for a merit , but it made me feel really good when I got it ! |
| 5 | But , in meantime while I were waiting for them to ring me I were that mad ! |
| 6 | When they did this to me I was quite startled , in spite of Sir Robert 's warning . |
| 7 | Bernie laid right into me , telling me I was stupid for losing them . |
| 8 | Everyone in the whole marine department just threw up their hands in horror and told me I was crazy , I did n't know the first thing about ships , the whole marine fleet would fall apart . |
| 9 | First she disarms us : ‘ Several seasons of guiding city folks down white water rivers both sharpened my squatting skills and assured me I was n't alone in the klutz department . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ He 'd tell me I was the nicest woman he 'd ever been with . |
| 11 | ‘ He wanted to marry me — he told me I was all he needed to make his life perfect . |
| 12 | But just to have you near me I was willing to give it all to you . |
| 13 | I had to go to the doctor in the end and he told me I was suffering from malnutrition . |
| 14 | But what really brought it to light was your letter telling me I was contemptible and that you washed your hands of me ! |
| 15 | Mr Hart said : ‘ They all turned it down , they told me I was nuts . ’ |
| 16 | Told me I was jumping to conclusions and weaving fantasies and all the rest of it . |
| 17 | A lot of the members told me I was very good — I could pull clubs well and read greens — and I should try going to the Bing Crosby to work for a pro in the tournament . |
| 18 | Being sure I was on course did not convince me I was going the same way as everyone else . |
| 19 | Harold Wilson convinced me I was wrong because he trained himself very , very well to be a pretty good television performer , and I think it is necessary for the Prime Minister . |
| 20 | My mother told me I was more domesticated than my sisters . |
| 21 | I was stopped at the horse-car entrance by a locked door and , in response to my repeated knocking , by a determined female who told me I was n't welcome . |
| 22 | My aunt had taste , and had perceived something new , unusual and pleasing , and when she passed the book on to me I was equally delighted . |
| 23 | Why did n't you tell me I was goin' too fast ? ’ |
| 24 | NEW guys have been telling me I was too old . |
| 25 | ‘ He actually told me I was on the streets and told me Brian owed all this money . |
| 26 | ‘ They were only doing their job , and doing it properly , but when they eventually left me I was shaking with fear . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ But the boss used to give me some right stick and told me I was no good to him lying in bed or on the treatment table . |
| 28 | ‘ But the boss used to give me some right stick and told me I was no good to him lying in bed or on the treatment table . |
| 29 | ‘ The last time I went to see a specialist about my knee , I was ready to pack it in if he 'd told me I was facing another year out . |
| 30 | They were a happy family and very hospitable , but Mary told me I was not to call too often or I would wear out my welcome . |