Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] i was [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The winger said : ‘ When I cut inside I was forced to the left . |
| 2 | When we got home I was thrashed for making my mother ‘ look a fool ’ . |
| 3 | I hoped the dogs would be in the garden but the moment I stepped inside I was surrounded by five of the massive dogs . |
| 4 | There was a feeling that by doing so I was siding with the white community , not showing solidarity with my own people . |
| 5 | ‘ It seemed quite pointless to hope once I was sent to the farm . |
| 6 | He goes well I was playing with your chicken like this and it spat at me , so I bit its head off , clamped its eggs and set fire to its nest ! |
| 7 | When I read your page I felt like I was listening to a Party Political Broadcast of the Labour Party . |
| 8 | ‘ You thought maybe I was planning on swimming all the way to Africa ? ’ |
| 9 | When I ran away I was going to the beach , but as I got near it I recognized someone I was avoiding . |