Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 's got er a video box of mine so I were him asking about it . |
| 2 | If I were you know unaccountably in the south of France or elsewhere or wherever you know in Dundee erm and not available . |
| 3 | In the time office , I worked that till I I were I did about er seven or eight months in there , and from there I went on the screens . |
| 4 | Yes well well I were I think I was running after me mother more than anything . |
| 5 | So I was we saw that . |
| 6 | Before I knew where I was we had begun our organization , choosing Sisters Against Disablement as its name . |
| 7 | And I remember one year , we 'd had some Webbs Curly lettuce and I was We had a good crop and I remember one lady who stayed in and she come used to come Well practically every other days for six of these . |
| 8 | Well he worked there and when I was we 'd left er Road , we 'd been up to up up to Terrace . |
| 9 | No and he 'll get more used to it , I thought tonight was I was I pushing it too far when he started |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | But I mean it 's it er it was great I mean the fact that I was I mean in in Aberdeen I was away from home , I mean you did n't even notice it , because of the number of Orcadians that popped in by the hospital and as I said sent cards and letters , it was great . |
| 12 | Well , maybe ‘ blossom ’ is an exaggeration , but I told Gillian one or two of Oliver 's jokes , and we talked about being apprehensive over coming to the group , and then it emerged that she was half-French , and I had something to say about that , and the estate agent tried to bring in Germany but we were n't having any of it , and before I knew where I was I had half-turned my shoulder to exclude the other chap and was saying , ‘ Look , I know you 've only more or less just arrived , but you would n't like a spot of supper would you ? |
| 13 | Yes yes I was I had a month 's terminal leave er I 'd er I 'd heard that there was a job going , er phoned them up on the on the Monday , had an interview Tuesday , started the Friday . |
| 14 | Yeah I was I had a shower , well , perhaps the water 's been turned down a bit . |
| 15 | Yeah as I say , that unit trust thing I was I know it 's not the safest investment but it never was the safest investment . |
| 16 | In fact before when I was tha when I was young I was I met th I were on night shift meself ganging . |
| 17 | Well I was I 've looked , Peter Davis , North Yorkshire , I 've just glanced down the table at certainly at the er my Greater York district colleagues , and er certainly we er are rather surprised that er you have the impression that you have the impression that er erm we could do without the erm the new settlement , quite clearly erm erm certainly Harrogate , Selby , er and Ryedale , and the County Council , believe the the new settlement is absolutely essential , erm and I think that 's erm erm certainly a matter of agreement between er us and those three districts , it 's absolutely essential . |
| 18 | Ya I was I 've been thinking of trying to have a big delivery of something . |
| 19 | So I have , for the most part , named neither although wherever I was I sought a Black or Asian presence . |
| 20 | I must admit I 've never I did n't have any surprise that I was I wanted a a deposit cheque . |
| 21 | During the week he come back asking me if I forget about it and withdraw my notice but stubborn as I was I refused . |
| 22 | 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 |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Snip , the mare , was n't as friendly or cooperative as Dick , and used to be very awkward when I was I sweeping the hay with her . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | I know , I was I went up for some chips at the top |
| 27 | I think I was probably screaming as well , but if I was I did n't yell anything memorable . |
| 28 | I was I did n't know which question to take |
| 29 | er , with his wife , I was I did n't think he was married to her . |
| 30 | 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 . |