Example sentences of "i [was/were] [adv] [verb] [that] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was simply told that I had no vocation . |
| 2 | ‘ I was simply saying that I 'm not a total stranger to your country . ’ |
| 3 | 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 ! |
| 4 | ' 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 ? |
| 5 | I was just thinking that we might leave hypothesis aside . |
| 6 | I was just thinking that we 're doing rather well with one or two steady accounts . ’ |
| 7 | I know but I , I was just saying that she |
| 8 | ‘ I was just saying that it 's easier for me than it would be for your average Englishman . |
| 9 | ‘ I was also thinking that I was not feeling very well , I 'm tired , I do n't want to be here . |
| 10 | However that may be , I was soon to discover that I was not a natural disburser of ‘ my card ’ , and very few people received one . |
| 11 | There 's no excuse for that and if we 're er having as one of our major platforms of our business initiative 's quality , then er the quality must be right one hundred per cent all the time er so I was somewhat bothered that we were an an disappointed I suppose that we did n't get high ratings in the quality control reviews which were carried out , so to that end we were make make sure the next time we came round with a better score er so er we are looking at what 's called hot reviews which is looking at er an audit for example before it 's finalised by somebody completely independent of the job carrying out a technical review of the way in which tha that audit has been conducted er we are looking at it after the jobs been finished and probably in the slack season in the summer get people to actually review as if they were doing a dry quality control review of the job er prior to us getting an external review er carried out . |
| 12 | On seeking advice regarding the application I was originally informed that it was ‘ merely an extension of the existing ‘ Table Licence ’ to incorporate recently acquired adjacent premises ' . |
| 13 | I was so aggravated that I was prepared to believe Brenda on the switchboard was lying on his behalf , pretending there was no reply . |
| 14 | I was so overcome that I approached Shell and offered to buy it . ’ |
| 15 | I was so exhausted that I lay down and went to sleep . |
| 16 | I was so overwhelmed that I started to cry . |
| 17 | I kept talking to his mother and the girl at the cash-register , but I was so distracted that I did n't know what I was saying . |
| 18 | I was so cowed that I did n't even say who I was ; I pretended to be her . |
| 19 | But I was certainly hoping that they [ the widows ] might get a better response . |
| 20 | ‘ I was happily thinking that you were out with Alain and quite safe . |
| 21 | Yes , I was surprised because it 's an unusual course for a judge to take , but I was very encouraged that he chose to do so by the terms of his remarks . |