Example sentences of "[was/were] [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He looked for all the world like a Finn on holiday , which-was his intention . |
| 2 | One had its ribs kicked in through its lungs … leastways that wuz his opinion of how it prob'ly happened . |
| 3 | They never ever mention them bloody things , they were them windscreen wipers which I ordered before Christmas and it 's , it 's ridiculous , cos that 's , I know I can eh , I know by the er , by the er , that 's where I sent them back to that Brian Mill whatever I call it , well |
| 4 | yeah they were nice were them steak puddings , I enjoyed them |
| 5 | I felt as if I was your mother and you were my child . |
| 6 | If I were my patient , she asked herself , would I prescribe myself a tranquillizer ? |
| 7 | ‘ If you were my wife , I 'd hold you tight round the neck until you could n't breathe ! ’ |
| 8 | ‘ But my father says you would love me best if you were my wife , so that would be better . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I simply told them that you were my wife and that you had taken all our money and our little girl and were running off to London to be with your lover . ’ |
| 10 | Alternatively Vox could of course use a full width string tree on the headstock side of the nut , but if it were my decision I 'd opt for altering the machinehead ; it 's a lot neater and keeps the headstock looking authentic . |
| 11 | Those totems were my warning shot ; anybody who set foot on the island after seeing them should know what to expect . |
| 12 | So when I used to drop the old ladies off , I 'd always give them a kiss goodbye — then the other drivers would think they were my granny ! |
| 13 | ‘ If this were my life , ’ he says softly , ‘ I 'd be living in a hotel made of chocolate sponge cake and organ music . |
| 14 | Here were my kind of cricketers . |
| 15 | Although I did n't expect the floods to be as high as they were my friend , Matthew , and I had planned to go out in this American style canoe . |
| 16 | Shame on you , Fred , and I thought you were my friend ! |
| 17 | And I thought you were my friend , Shelley . ’ |
| 18 | I says hey , I says Friday were my day off . |
| 19 | And Bricks and Mortar were my Fate to chuse ; |
| 20 | And again when they had been together for two years and he was still seeing other women : ‘ They were my protection against these feelings I had for her , ’ he said . |
| 21 | No that that were my mistake that . |
| 22 | No that were my mistake , which er , is a genuine mistake , I mean sh you paid me two quid , as I say , I do n't know who 's whose now |
| 23 | VISITING LADY : Well , Mistress Pamela , I ca n't say I like you so well as this lady does for I should never care , if you were my servant , to have you and your master in the same house together . |
| 24 | I was sure you were my cousin . ’ |
| 25 | But when you were My Princess I could not bear to imagine you stained by me . |
| 26 | ‘ They were my concern , Inspector , ’ said Auguste proudly . |
| 27 | ‘ I explained to the prince that you were my companion and he said — all the while gazing at you across the hall — ‘ But a relative none the less , I 'll warrant ! |
| 28 | Of course if you were my master — I do n't mean like Dr Grossman but my real , still-undiscovered master — you would have a right to ask anything of me ; but that can not be . |
| 29 | But they were my undoing . |
| 30 | ‘ If you were my daughter , I would not want you soiling your hands with this lot . ’ |