Example sentences of "[pers pn] was [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ Correct me if I 'm wrong , ’ Merrill said sweetly , ‘ but I was under the impression that this was a rush job . ’ |
| 32 | At last I was under the shadow of the prison arch , splashing and gasping with other ill-glimpsed men . |
| 33 | ‘ Funny , ’ he sneered , ‘ but I was under the impression that that 's what you 've been receiving ever since you made your dramatic appearance on Saturday ! ’ |
| 34 | I was under the impression that people who rented council houses would have to pay the new council tax in addition to their rents . |
| 35 | I 'm sorry , I I 've obviously misunderstood something , because I was under the impression that in this er er steering gear there is only the sixteen double O four and the six eight O seven . |
| 36 | I was under the impression that we could choose our books . |
| 37 | I was under the impression that we shared certain things equally . |
| 38 | ‘ I was under the impression that Signor Candiano was Peter Sebastian 's agent , but possibly I 'm mistaken and you are ? ’ |
| 39 | ‘ I was under the impression you 'd had me , ’ he drawled , the ruthless mockery stronger . |
| 40 | I meant that I was under the impression the Spaniards had strong beliefs about virginal brides and the sanctity of marriage and children and a strong family unit . ’ |
| 41 | I find it strange , because I was under the impression that … ’ |
| 42 | ‘ I was under the impression there had been full consultation and changes had been made in the plans to suit the buses , ’ she said . |
| 43 | I was under the impression we got married in the church . |
| 44 | I was up the street and got the building society here . |
| 45 | I was up the park this morning with the dog . |
| 46 | I was up the park this morning Willy at half five . |
| 47 | I knew I was on the right track when I felt that thrill of pleasure at placing object , not painting it . |
| 48 | Paul was invited to give a series of public lectures at the school , and word got around that I was on the verge of retirement and Paul would be happy to take my place . |
| 49 | Two hopping abseils later — I 'm an expert at them now — and I was on the snow . |
| 50 | A month or two ago I was on the phone to the Baltic , to obtain some bloodcurdlingly seditious statement from the local nationalists . |
| 51 | I knew though that they 'd work it out in the end so I was on the look-out for a new job . |
| 52 | I was on the bus from the centre of Bath to the end of our street , Avondale Buildings ( we lived at No. 5 ) , when I casually opened The Listener and saw this May Day poem . |
| 53 | It looked as if we had painted ourselves into a corner and I was on the verge of giving up and going home when Jake trundled up with his totter 's cart and his little skewbald pony . |
| 54 | I started going out in London and I was on the first step of the ladder . ’ |
| 55 | I was on the dole at the time , so the amount seemed enormous . |
| 56 | I knew I was on the wrong track when the tall reeds broke to reveal the brown-bellied river . |
| 57 | His heavily built wife showed me my room and soon I was on the end of a bench in the small dark restaurant , supping soup with the few day-trippers ; listening to their stories . |
| 58 | And even when I had assured myself I was on the right road , I felt compelled to stop the car a moment to take stock , as it were , I decided to step out and stretch my legs a little and when I did so , I received a stronger impression than ever of being perched on the side of a hill . |
| 59 | I shouted thanks and crossed over , though I was on the same side as every local runner . |
| 60 | ‘ I used to know a pickpocket when I was on the beat a million years ago . |