Example sentences of "[was/were] [pers pn] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | I remember the people that we fed and those who fed us ; after all , what were we but one vast family . |
| 2 | We finished the day with an impromptu game of football in a nearby meadow , followed by a visit to a local hotel which catered for travellers , and who else were we but that ? |
| 3 | Well so was I but we finished about two . |
| 4 | I know that was you but y you do n't , I mean I remember u the fire we used to have here and it was n't till I gave it to a friend , I mean we kept here for a year alright , lucky enough , we did n't use it anyway I gave to a friend who doing car boot , I found it in the attic an he said to me Brenda , he said , did you ever use this fire ? |
| 5 | Mary heard the calls and knew it was him but she waited . |
| 6 | Yeah I think it was he but I be quite sure and I think it was the boyfriend was number thirty , but I do n't know other one , right out of the window where the porch is . |
| 7 | that telly was mine but I 've got a lovely picture when I used to have it in the kitchen . |
| 8 | ‘ What was it but fun ? ’ |
| 9 | And what was it but deception that she should present herself at Vendelin Gajdusek 's home and allow him to think she was her sister ? |
| 10 | He was still dreaming about it , and so was every other surfer on the North Shore , and so was I. But would this dream become a reality ? |
| 11 | ‘ So was I. But it 's like one of those arcade video machines , sometimes you hit things you have to get through . |
| 12 | not re no , no , listen , listen , no listen , listen , listen , it 's not , wait a minute , no , right , it was up there , we thought it was hers but it was n't hers , so I took the wrong one |