Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] [adv] [conj] i [was/were] " in BNC.

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1 Dear Mr Tatchell When I lived in Bermondsey , until my family were bombed out while I was fighting to protect my country from outside evils , we had a saying , Bermondsey was a place where men were men and women counted as ‘ manholes ’ and members of the ‘ Middlesex Regiment ’ would not be tolerated .
2 Aindow added : ‘ I was shook up like I was n't really aware of what was happening . ’
3 Well I said , I was born in and I was also born in Terrace .
4 London , east London , East Ham actually I was brought up till I was about seven er in the same area , but erm in a place called Beckton
5 The corrugations bumped the harness into my shoulder and sent the shock down to the shin , which was strained further because I was unable to tell at which angle to put down my foot .
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