Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [coord] i [was/were] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was er four I left the school at fourteen years of age and I was down the pit the following day . |
| 2 | When I was out on the street , I was into crime and I was in prison all the time . |
| 3 | They informed me that my Mom had been taken into hospital and I was to be taken into care until she recovered . |
| 4 | Er , you know , well of course they were young girls and er , you see and there 's , there was nothing we could do , you see , and , and er , anyway the doctor , as soon as the doctor did come , it was because th the young staff er they had to , they took her away to the mortuary , you see and erm then I , I had to carry on with her work and , and do the best I could and mine as well , you see , but of course er the Manager he appointed another Assistant Manager to go and collect the money which I used to do got it in because I took her times of duty as well and er , you see , and then after that er after several weeks I suppose it was , I do n't know how many because I forget how many , that they appointed me as Manageress and I was in that position for twelve years , you see and |
| 5 | ‘ I have n't been up in winter but I was on the south-west face in 1972 when we finally gave up our attempt in mid-November , and we were only getting a taste of the conditions they will face . |
| 6 | Ruth Atucehene , an immigrant from Ghana , said : ‘ I had just come home from church and I was in the house with my children . ’ |
| 7 | So I was taken to hospital and I was in hospital two years . |