Example sentences of "[det] [noun] [pron] [verb] [pron] [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ All that money I thought he was spending on you , he was spending on drugs . |
| 2 | That Saturday I said I was going to collect John 's suitcase from Susan . |
| 3 | it has to give you that effect I thought it was marvellous |
| 4 | ‘ But I will always stand by him , whether he is right or wrong — in this case I think he was tucked up just a bit . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ When I saw it here this afternoon I felt there was a tiny change . ’ |
| 6 | After a few attempts I found I was turning like Robby Naish for the first part of the turn , then falling in on the inside of the turn . |
| 7 | I was sleeping with my boyfriend , and after a few months I found I was pregnant and I had to stop going there . |
| 8 | You might just as well pick out anything but having done it and taking up , er what Mr mentioned , this question I think it was Mr , about the deficit . |
| 9 | Did he hope by that means to get at some truth he thought she was concealing ? |
| 10 | After some weeks they said he was recovering , but had been ordered by doctors to rest . |
| 11 | Yes , well er I was saying er it was this Mr I think it was , but it was to do with er a big firm in at the time and they wanted er some locks at Liverpool |
| 12 | But after a few years I discovered I was not earning enough money from my patients . |
| 13 | The teachers were very helpful and caring , and for the first few days I thought I was getting on quite well with my new classmates . |
| 14 | well you remember er when we sat down this evening I said there was a couple of ways that you could help me , one of these ways was that er you might be able to introduce me to one or two of your friends and I can run through the same ideas with them . |
| 15 | Er you remember earlier this evening I said there was two ways you could help me |
| 16 | this morning you said you was gon na do your homework |
| 17 | Somewhere on the edge of this feeling she knew there was danger , but for the moment she allowed herself to drift alone on a cloud of enchantment . |
| 18 | A tranquil mood had come over me , and for this reason I believe I was again motoring very slowly — probably at no more than fifteen miles per hour . |
| 19 | Moreover , the data from the unlinked anonymous survey shows that some men who knew they were infected with HIV-1 still acquired acute sexually transmitted diseases . |
| 20 | ‘ And for some reason they thought you were a fellow deadbeat ? ’ |
| 21 | But for some reason she knew he was my brother , and she asked me how he was keeping these days . ’ |
| 22 | Erm Steve for some reason I thought he was a tall man , but he 's quite short is n't he ? |
| 23 | Another thing which struck me was how people seem to take pleasure in adding to the proportions of the many cairns by tossing a stone onto the mound . |
| 24 | Yet also in some way I knew he was sincere . |
| 25 | In one way it was good to have success so quickly , but in another way it meant I was facing things for which I was n't really prepared . |
| 26 | This year they said she was too ‘ far gone ’ and she 'd have to go into hospital if I wanted a holiday ; getting a definite date for that was impossible so I could n't book anything . |
| 27 | After a few moments he realized they were flying on an interception course . |
| 28 | For a few moments she thought she was trapped , with no way through the high walls that surrounded this part of the garden . |
| 29 | This time I knew everything was going to be alright . |
| 30 | He is one of the finest strikers so I suppose you ca n't totally blame the defence but by this time I thought we were in for a beating . |