Example sentences of "was [verb] [conj] i [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At that stage it would have been easy to have got carried away and think that the Cup was won but I made a point of saying that " A wise man does n't count his chickens " and we did n't do that . |
| 2 | I was passing when I saw the gates not shut properly , so I thought I 'd best come in and see if everything was all right at the house … ’ |
| 3 | I was passing when I noticed a large roll of money in notes pass into the doctor 's hand . |
| 4 | From outside it looked like a faded bell but within was a brilliant and sumptuous chamber of fiery gold adorned with most exquisite tapestry , and it moved me as much as I was moved when I saw the dome of the Blue Mosque at Isfahan , the most beautiful building I have ever seen . |
| 5 | Folding the sheet containing the poem into what I hoped was the perfect paper 'plane , I waited until Mrs Burton 's back was turned and I launched the message-bearing missile in Belinda 's direction . |
| 6 | The bed was made and I noticed a large handwritten note lying upon the pillow . |
| 7 | ‘ I was gutted because I had a superb time at Chelsea . |
| 8 | I 'ad a long stint wiv Galloway an' I was gutted when I got the push an' we 'ad ter get out o' the 'ouse . |
| 9 | If the result is as intended there has been no learning but equally none was needed because I understood the situation , I achieved my objective and I can move on to other problems . |
| 10 | My concern that this might be a common fault was raised when I quoted the part number to my local Genuine Parts dealer who not only instantly recognised it , but knew how many were in stock and which bin they were stored in — and all without consulting the stores computer . |
| 11 | It was not until I was at a conference at which Jean Darnall was speaking that I saw the need to ask others to pray for me . |
| 12 | The street door was locked so I pressed the button numbered 11 on the squawk box built into the porch . |
| 13 | At eleven it was understood that I washed the breakfast things and scrubbed the kitchen floor before I started my homework . |
| 14 | He was saying that I had a better disguise than he did . |
| 15 | Francis was gone and I remained the woman I always had been . |
| 16 | She put some spring water on my wart one evening and it was gone when I woke the next day . ’ |
| 17 | Throughout the 1970s I had been mainly studying black holes , but in 1981 my interest in questions about the origin and fate of the universe was reawakened when I attended a conference on cosmology organized by the Jesuits in the Vatican . |
| 18 | I hardly remember what Mrs Girdlestone looked like , other than that she was plump and elderly , and gave an impression of being prepared for battle ; but I was touched when I saw the tea that had been laid out ready for me , imagining the two ladies conferring about the slices of bought ham , the thin bread-and-butter , and the bought cake . |
| 19 | I was struck when I attended the first conference on corporate governance after the draft Cadbury Report was published . |
| 20 | I was shaking as I crossed the room … |
| 21 | This was confirmed when I heard a Syrian soldier talking at a roadblock we encountered . |
| 22 | I was told there was an acting scholarship going and I was broke so I took an audition and by a marvellous chance , won the scholarship . |
| 23 | Well actually I feel a lot happier if you say that , because can I actually one of the first questions you asked , which I never got a chance to answer , though Terry did , was which what sort of criteria one would use to say that a Prime Minister 's good and erm I was sort of thinking of that as Terry was answering and I think the thing I came up with is you want somebody who represents , or is sensitive to at least , a very wide swathe of views across the population , but also someone who 's intelligent and caring enough to take into account the minority views , and you want somebody who 's aim is to make most of the people happy most of the time , sort of thing , erm but who 's also prepared to take unpopular steps erm if he believes it 's necessary . |
| 24 | Though I suppose I was chosen because I have a better understanding of what they are about than your average pen-pusher . ’ |