Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [pron] i [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was what I wanted to be : a girl . |
| 2 | ‘ He still made tremendous efforts , but he could never get up the courage to criticise what I was doing , which was what I longed for , ’ says Richard . |
| 3 | First , there were what I thought of as variations at the ‘ horizontal ’ level . |
| 4 | She had asked if there were anything I wanted from England , and I asked her to bring a large , old-fashioned teddy bear for my small Greek godson , George . |
| 5 | There was nothing I longed for more than to get into my car , slam the door behind me , close out this looming world of rage and violence . |
| 6 | ‘ There was something I noticed about those references , ’ I added in recompense . |
| 7 | There was one I craved in particular , a pink nightdress with a lace hem and a frilly neck and a family of rabbits embroidered on the chest . |
| 8 | Someone else had to crystallize the feeling , but then I knew it was what I wanted to be . |
| 9 | yeah , well it was it was what I wanted to , it was what I wanted to , it was wanted to do initially , I mean , but then you have like so many ideas that |
| 10 | yeah , well it was it was what I wanted to , it was what I wanted to , it was wanted to do initially , I mean , but then you have like so many ideas that |
| 11 | But every little detail seemed crucial and it was something I struggled with all the way through , but knowing that Cathy , Joan and I were all on the same wavelength and felt the same level of commitment was a great relief . |
| 12 | ‘ It was you I saw in the car , ’ he said . |
| 13 | Image ‘ I would n't mind if it was someone I respected as a player and a hard-man . |