Example sentences of "[pers pn] was [adv] [verb] [conj] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was emotionally prepared because I had just had what seemed to me then an incredibly traumatic experience . |
| 2 | Early in August , after sending the department a recorded delivery letter every month from January , I was finally informed that my husband would be granted his claim — but they could n't make the payment yet because they had lost his file . |
| 3 | It used to get to the point where I was completely shattered but I would n't ask her to take over and yet she would n't offer . |
| 4 | I was rather devastated when she told me she was moving to Crieff , as she made major contributions to the work of the Library here ; she had a long-term future , and her personality made many friends for the Library among our users . |
| 5 | I was rather wondering if we might not arrange a meeting . |
| 6 | I remember making this point a couple of years ago , yeah I made this point last year and I showed these pictures , I spent about twenty minutes on it , the following week I was , I was libelously accused and it was a libel , it was a serious libel erm er that I , that I said that females always had to submit erm I was very angry about that . |
| 7 | I was simply told that I had no vocation . |
| 8 | ‘ I was simply saying that I 'm not a total stranger to your country . ’ |
| 9 | When I think that up until last night I was even hoping that I might look at you and wonder what it had all been about — that I 'd feel nothing ! |
| 10 | And er I was well known if I might say and proud of this Michael . |
| 11 | I was just leaving when your taxi arrived . ’ |
| 12 | So , I was just leaving when I saw them , the five inch heel , crossover ankle strap , glacé kid , suedetrimmed ridiculous ! |
| 13 | I was just looking but there 's no wrestling on telly at the mom , it 's foot er |
| 14 | ' I was ah — I was just thinking that we really must — must get Willy to give us another shot of his old car ; you know , the Mini he bombs up and down the sands on sometimes ? |
| 15 | I was just thinking that we might leave hypothesis aside . |
| 16 | I was just thinking that we 're doing rather well with one or two steady accounts . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I was just thinking when you left — I 've got an idea that might interest you . ’ |
| 18 | I was just thinking if we take her out that afternoon . |
| 19 | I was just thinking if it was on a page you could have got that |
| 20 | No , I know I was just thinking if I could ring him up now . |
| 21 | had something else that I was just doing and I thought Oh I should be at Ian 's for five o'clock . |
| 22 | I know but I , I was just saying that she |
| 23 | ‘ I was just saying that it 's easier for me than it would be for your average Englishman . |
| 24 | Like I was just saying if we were going to a |
| 25 | basket well I was just saying and them chairs to do . |
| 26 | I was just wondering whether it 's something , you know , you buy a |
| 27 | Well I was just wondering whether I could reserve that for sort of summing up |
| 28 | Right I I was just wondering if they would i if they would like us to suggest a tie breaker . |
| 29 | I w I was just wondering if you wanted to write them a letter first |
| 30 | ‘ We have a patient with multiple lacerations of the face and neck and our fascio-max is away — I was just wondering if you were good enough , ’ she replied bluntly . |