Example sentences of "was [adj] [conj] i [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think I was dry when I touched the side . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Paul Wilkinson was outstanding but I felt the other front players were not effective . |
| 3 | Then , I believe , she was grateful that I had no prior distractions in my life . |
| 4 | This choice was helped to be made when one of them wrote me a nasty letter saying that it was clear that I wanted the other as my friend ( which , if I may say , was a lot of nonsense ) ! |
| 5 | My hair was curly but I wanted a single , pure wave at the front like a bulldozer . |
| 6 | Now John was not afraid to tell somebody as great as John that he was wrong and I see no reason why this general assembly should be afraid or inhibited about telling the authorities that they are wrong . |
| 7 | As a conservator in Europe , involved with the treatment of stone and marble affected by the ravages of twentieth-century pollution , I was delighted when I saw the great marble buildings at Agra seemingly unaffected by such problems . |
| 8 | I was dismayed when I heard the Home Secretary 's statement . |
| 9 | Nothing else was real till I grounded the ball . |
| 10 | It was dark when I left the farm : about five o'clock on a late December day , the light gone early and the stars beginning to show In a frosty sky . |
| 11 | It was fortunate that I had a good friend of my own age , also called Wanda : we relished being gloomy together . |
| 12 | It was fortunate that I had a little time to accustom myself to being in such a place and to the thought of seeing my father . |
| 13 | ‘ I was horrified so I joined an organisation with a bit of clout to do something about it . |
| 14 | I was horrified when I found the book expanding and expanding . ’ |
| 15 | But people complain sometimes about the flushes , but I was glad when I had a flush because I felt better after having flushes ! |
| 16 | Santerre shook his head but his face was pallid and I saw the beads of sweat on his cheeks . |
| 17 | I experienced a moment of complete terror in which my mind raced — I had been discovered after all ; it was obvious that I had a limp ; everyone could see it ; they 'd seen it all along and had chosen this moment to hit me with it , my weakest moment … |
| 18 | ‘ I was surprised to hear that he was married but I wanted a change of surroundings so I packed my few belongings and went with him there and then . |
| 19 | Suddenly I was sure that I knew the secret of life . |
| 20 | During my time as a gamekeeper it was essential that I knew the precise location of all these extended burrows . |
| 21 | So , because my hair was red and I had the Elphberg nose , Rose worried about me . |
| 22 | ‘ I was astonished when I read the press release which bore no relation to the real recommendations in the report , ’ said its assistant director , Ms Anne Hueghan . |