Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [pers pn] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I was we saw that . |
| 2 | she , she said to me on the way o , er as I was I said look I 'm going to scoot now and she said well I hope you do n't get any unwanted company on the way back . |
| 3 | In fact before when I was tha when I was young I was I met th I were on night shift meself ganging . |
| 4 | So I have , for the most part , named neither although wherever I was I sought a Black or Asian presence . |
| 5 | I must admit I 've never I did n't have any surprise that I was I wanted a a deposit cheque . |
| 6 | During the week he come back asking me if I forget about it and withdraw my notice but stubborn as I was I refused . |
| 7 | Then you 've got to think of your references problem is the job that I 'm applying for is working in the school and my reference for primary school is Redland School cos that 's where I was I thought ooh yes that would be laugh if I apply for Redland School yeah great so it 's gon na come under wor work experience and reference I do n't know you can put |
| 8 | We had rather a lot to drink , and before I knew where I was I found myself being hustled into a broom closet by three men . |
| 9 | I was seven and I was I went to a neighbour 's house and as it happened I was looking through the blooming window when the funeral went past so I was no better off you know . |
| 10 | I know , I was I went up for some chips at the top |
| 11 | Aye er the when I was I got better and I got down to and there was a fella come to look and see me . |
| 12 | Yeah , I said I 'd have a go and before I knew where I was I got got top billing . |
| 13 | He says that 's a when , he said I ca n't let June come to work he said I was he said first things that went through my mind were someone 's decided to finish , what 's gone off ? |
| 14 | And when I said I was he held out a massive paw that gripped my hand as though in a vice . |
| 15 | When I saw the monster from the marsh , one night , I was , I was , I was frightened , I , I , I , I was he looked liked a when I saw him I ran back to camp and I felt frightened , I hid under my sleeping bag the end |
| 16 | Young as I was it made a very big impression . |
| 17 | Erm but anyway you s you started off with er with some greeting and er and er appropriate sociability erm one thing I noticed that Martin seemed to take control of the handshake and that 's something that was pointed out this morning and , and looked at and from where I was it looked as though he was keeping hold of your hand some time , you had your buyer 's guide and whatever in your other hand and you could n't , you know , bring it over and , and put yourself back into control erm and an interesting one and a , an e an example to all of us I think . |
| 18 | It 's funny how your system , I , I was it got to Thursday , I thought and my system sort of er was telling me , oh I should n't be here , I 'm getting fed |
| 19 | It was five years ago but I believe his was he sounded fairly young I 'd say about in his twenties . |
| 20 | I did n't have to think — I was leaping downhill like a goddamned goat before I 'd summed up the situation : which was they intended to rob me . |
| 21 | And at that briefing who were you given to understand in the flat ? |
| 22 | When I knew for sure where you were I came to England alone . |
| 23 | ‘ Actually , I should n't be telling you yet , but as your wife came to the station saying how worried you were I thought I 'd call in and tell you . |
| 24 | You asked , sir , a little earlier for a definition of integrated and balanced community , and erm I 'm disappointed that er you did n't recall my paragraph three fifteen of my submission to you were I set out erm I thought erm |
| 25 | And you , did you like did you were you attracted to him then ? |
| 26 | and er she said she was she said had we talked to Dick and Joan or not ? |
| 27 | She was she taught in Pennycook for quite a while , then she went down to Birmingham . |
| 28 | Well she was she served me the other day , Dawn |
| 29 | When he saw how upset she was he gripped her by both shoulders . |
| 30 | Who was he employed with then ? |