Example sentences of "i was [v-ing] [verb] be [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My Lords , I , I do realise and I have to be satisfied with that erm and I shall do my best , but if I could just make my absolutely clear , simple proposition that I was seeking to perform is that if you are seeking to amend the law i i it ought to be possible for those who are seeking to understand the Government 's intentions to find out relatively easily what the law is and I suggest it 's very far from easy and even if you get to it , it 's not at all easy to understand . |
| 2 | ‘ What I was going to say is that it 's not working out , is it ? |
| 3 | Oh well er what I was going to say is that er I thought I 'd summed the person up that he 'd selected and I , I thought oh she i er it 's not gon na be easy for him , and it was n't , you know , she was a bit of a bit of a so and so I think really . |
| 4 | ‘ What I was going to say was that I think that 's rather sweet of you . |
| 5 | All I was going to say was that clearly I agree with one thing , but one would assume that as the paper is a really a general outline that we would be seeing specific targets as the agenda 's worked through over the next two three years . |
| 6 | what I was going to suggest is that we should s seek to negotiate with them a turnover rent . |