Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [adj] [prep] [pers pn] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nour said ( he really did say it ) that I was disobedient to him to persist in feeding the cat . |
| 2 | He argued that the kinds of jobs which young people eventually did were determined not so much by the development of their inner drives , as by the structure of opportunities by which they were surrounded — the kinds of jobs which were available for them to do in the labour market . |
| 3 | The result was that yesterday they turned on us for information as to the number of men to be dropped , the weight of stores and the mileage and so on , all of which was essential for them to know if they were to fit out the aircraft properly . |
| 4 | When we toured with the Inspiral Carpets — which was good for us to do at that point — we 'd only done 20 gigs as a band , and were n't experienced in the ‘ problems ’ of a support act like monitors being mysteriously unplugged during the performance , and an ever-shrinking stage , but we still did the business ! |
| 5 | And when I t when I got on a Friday and and paid me wages over to me Mum , which was natural for you to do , I always got th thre three pennies back . |
| 6 | Knowing what they shared was enough for now , and she was content for him to pick his moment , take his time and let Celeste down gently . |
| 7 | She was desperate for me to say something , but I would n't , I could n't . |
| 8 | At the time I thought she was keen for me to do my bit to help others but I 've since found out that while I was getting a prick in my arm she was ( I know what you 're thinking ) getting some peace and quiet . |
| 9 | I showed them how to build my mast , and soon everything was ready for me to start work on the woman monster . |
| 10 | At this point , the start of the third trimester , the baby would have a chance of survival outside the womb , although no one was anxious for it to make an early appearance . |
| 11 | My mother was the only one was keen for me to have some sort of education . |
| 12 | ‘ They were nervous of me to begin with , ’ says Mr Burton . |
| 13 | And if it were possible for you to decide that one of these options , one to eight , were to suit your regular and usual purposes at these meetings for general discussion then that obviously would be both a saving in erm time and labour and is one of the reasons why one installs computerized equipment so that you do n't er then have to do it all manually as well . |
| 14 | I wish it were possible for you to come away with me . ’ |
| 15 | In the face of mounting pressure the British government at last sensed it was incumbent on them to act . |
| 16 | He began on a note of defiance : " If what is meant by that is that the President of the Republic has personally taken the decisions which it was incumbent upon him to take , that is entirely correct . " |
| 17 | ‘ It was nice of him to give you that bracelet . |
| 18 | It was nice of them to let me join in , they were very patient , but you could see they were itching for a good game and I 'm just hopeless . |
| 19 | She hesitated , and then said very sweetly to comfort him : ‘ And it was nice of you to think of my reputation . ’ |
| 20 | I was particularly thrilled with the guys who scored the points for us on the final day , Mark James , Jose-Maria Olazabal , Jose-Maria Canizares , Ronan Rafferty and Christy O'Connor Jnr. , because in the case of Canizares , Ronan and Christy they had n't scored a point in the games they played and it was nice for them to take some of the glory . |
| 21 | He was n't a very good poet , I do n't think , but it was nice for him to see his poems printed for once . |
| 22 | Schiller had pleaded , once again going through the many reasons why it was right for him to gain a seat on the council . |
| 23 | I explained that we men were ready to stay if the meeting felt it was right for us to do so . |
| 24 | She realised it was thoughtless of her to have rushed out and not said where she would be going , nor that she would n't want anything to eat . |
| 25 | It was illegal for him to enter into such an agreement . |
| 26 | It was illegal for him to enter into such an agreement . |
| 27 | It was unreasonable of him to expect her to know what it meant to people like Mrs Appleby to receive a visit from an employer . |
| 28 | It was callous of him to embitter and spoil their parents ' lives . |
| 29 | ‘ It was crucial for us to secure this contract . |
| 30 | ‘ But both Graham and I knew it was impractical for me to continue in the job and remain as manager of Exeter . ’ |