Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [adj] and i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lili and I were silent and I wondered for a moment how I would be feeling if I was going to marry the man I loved — had loved , I amended in my mind , for surely even I could n't be so idiotic as to love still where I had met with such treachery . |
| 2 | and I was upset and I thought it was just that but no , it was about two weeks before that I went down with it . |
| 3 | He had asked me for a photograph of myself when I was young and I had told him to go around and get it from Mandy . |
| 4 | ‘ I went to Paris and I saw with my own eyes — either that or I was young and I dreamt it all — workers and students and young people together , fighting , helping each other-socialism was on the streets . ’ |
| 5 | When the studios were built , I wanted to record some of the songs I knew when I was young and I wanted to record them the way I wanted to hear them . |
| 6 | I took everything I could get when I was young and I do n't regret it . |
| 7 | I remember you taking me there to lunch when I was small and I threw up in the lift . ’ |
| 8 | I did n't bring the erm multiplication table that I promised either so I was late and I did n't bring that . |
| 9 | ‘ I was tired and I had to leave at approximately five — in about two hours . |
| 10 | I was drunk and I hate those parapet steps . |
| 11 | I was sleeping with my boyfriend , and after a few months I found I was pregnant and I had to stop going there . |
| 12 | I had worked as an assistant in Mothercare for quite a few years , so I took out a discount card with them when I was pregnant and I bought everything there at 20 per cent discount . |
| 13 | In the end I could n't get rid of them , I had two days off when I was ill and I had as holidays to ge to get them sort of settled up you know . |
| 14 | But I was annoyed and I thought well that 's fair enough because I was n't aware that those particular documents were required by the accountants to sort things out , but |
| 15 | By his time I was terrified and I do n't ever be so and our teacher took us down below and tried to play games my mind I distinctly howling my . |
| 16 | I did n't like it but I needed the money — the bastard threatened tae evict us from our caravan if I would n't train the lions — and I was scared of Raja and it knew I was scared and I got drunk and drunker and ’ — Paddy held his crutch aloft — ‘ ye see what happened . ’ |
| 17 | I 'd said I wanted him back , but I was frightened and I felt I could n't face telling the social workers . |
| 18 | She told TODAY last night : ‘ He came to my home when I was alone and I went to his surgery . |
| 19 | I was alone and I hated it . |
| 20 | I was messy and I 've always said that |
| 21 | ‘ Oh , I know I 've been a trial to you ever since Mother died , and running away with Garry was n't the smartest thing I 've ever done , but at least I met Roman because I was foolish and I do n't think he 'll hold it against me , will he ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ You did once say I was old-fashioned and I suppose in some ways I must be . |
| 23 | M J B three six seven X , you were right and I convinced you you were wrong . |
| 24 | ‘ What would you do if you were drunk and I ordered you to suck my cock ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ You were cold and I had to get you warm . |
| 26 | Once , when she was ill and I had to show the doctor in to see her , he was rather disconcerted to see the bedclothes on either side of Mrs Field appear to rise of their own accord — and four dogs emerged ! |
| 27 | You know , I catered for my father who was disabled and I mean it was nay till I was much older , oh he is disabled ! |
| 28 | I wanted to go across to the hill and search for him , but we were tired and I remembered that Sir Henry might be in danger . |
| 29 | For a second we were close and I saw his eyes . |
| 30 | that was my twenty first birthday we bought that on , so that was before Gary was born and er , that had black screw on legs as well , the televisions had black screw , oh we did n't have a television we had a second hand television about a year after we were married and I remember Coronation Street starting , that started about when we got married . |