Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] [det] was " in BNC.
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| 1 | I admitted that was true . |
| 2 | I realized that was how people got migraines . |
| 3 | It was only when I was 26 that I realised that was possible |
| 4 | ‘ And after he left my room with that bleak look on his face , ’ she concluded , ‘ I realised that was it . |
| 5 | ‘ Meaning that I let you kiss me once I realised that was your intention , because I too thought that it would serve a purpose and stop Terry Lewis making any more waves . |
| 6 | Then I realised this was unusual for an owl , because in the wild they tend to swallow their prey whole , so I simply stopped holding on to the chick and soon she was gobbling it up in one . |
| 7 | At first I thought someone climbed the wall and put them there , but on the night I was chased by Gaveston 's dogs , I found that was an impossible feat . |
| 8 | But as I went on reading I found that was n't what Clem was telling me at all . ’ |
| 9 | And I found months and months after that most of the boys that got on there had their fathers work there , who went to the office , or asked the Butties , they used to talk about Butties in the pit , and I found this was short for deputy . |
| 10 | I was surprised when I found out about the interim order , but I assumed that was only a convenience measure , because you 're resident in Scotland and I 'm not . |
| 11 | I assumed this was the Creole equivalent to ‘ Tally-ho ’ or ‘ Thar she blows ! ’ |
| 12 | Yeah , cos I told that was one , I said that 's , that 's the one I , I over slowed on my test . |
| 13 | As a teacher it was very important that I recognised this was the new experience he needed . |
| 14 | I believed this was true , but it was important to ‘ market ’ the research in a particular way . |
| 15 | Elaine Paige I do n't know why I played that was the wrong record to play . |
| 16 | Becau Because I forgot That was the day I was thinking of having a proper lunch party but I wo n't do it if you 're going out . |
| 17 | I reckoned this was due to the attitudes of officials . |
| 18 | I guessed that was in part to help me over my shock , in part as I was Margaret 's niece , but also , as I was now discovering , because , though a naturally reserved man , having once forced himself to open up , in common with most reserved people , he was now having no difficulty in talking . |
| 19 | I guessed this was happening , because er she told me that she gets here at quarter past seven . |
| 20 | And then I decided that was to do with again . |
| 21 | ‘ I decided that was the job that appealed and it 's just as well because at the interview I talked myself out of the other jobs by being so keen on the post office . ’ |
| 22 | I could n't work in those circumstances , so I decided this was the right time if I really wanted to do something with my solo career , just break loose completely . ’ |
| 23 | I decided this was because I never wore a tie and one morning my mother found me trying to tie one of my father 's . |
| 24 | Since my water is very , very hard and alkaline , I decided this was the source of the problem and added rainwater to soften it down to something closer to John 's conditions . |
| 25 | Walking down Oxford Street in August , watching the tourists snap up the pirate editions of ‘ Frankie Says Arm The Unemployed ’ I decided this was the final triumph of the ‘ new pop ’ , the eclipse of content by form . |
| 26 | ‘ If he does , it would mean that I 'm still playing at 40 and I said many years ago that I felt that was possible . |
| 27 | I felt that was false . |
| 28 | But the most important thing I thought was the thought process I mean just just saying this while you were just going on I just jotted down in the same way you could come off with three ideas that around and I felt that was that was ideal . |
| 29 | Well , I , I 'd say one thing by illustration from our own situation er we were transferring bulk and I felt that was singularly unfair because the members were given a choice . |
| 30 | I felt that was a bit early , but all credit to him because he 's worked so hard . |