Example sentences of "[Wh det] i was [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't see her while I was at Bourn , which I was not sorry about . |
| 2 | I was a party to all these decisions other than B. v. B. ( Contempt Committal ) [ 1991 ] 2 F.L.R. 588 cited and relied upon in Howes v. Howes , 142 N.L.J. 753 but I should also refer to two recent decisions to which I was not a party , but to one of which Scott L.J . |
| 3 | The long dark evenings , the unfinished building work , the awful autumn weather , and the fact that we could not get out made these interpersonal difficulties , for which I was not prepared , much worse . |
| 4 | One night I was joined by a visitor to Seend , anxious to be of help , Colonel Faithorne , who was some relation of the Bishop of Bath and Wells , and who showed intellectual interests , including a knowledge of Eliot , which I was not to meet again in a soldier until I made the acquaintance in 1974 of my late father-in-law . |
| 5 | I appreciate the effect that the hon. Gentleman 's visit , of which I was not aware , must have had on him . |
| 6 | So I spent the 4 weeks living in a style to which I was not accustomed , but found no difficulty in adopting ! |
| 7 | I never had enough time to spare for my wife , let alone other women — even if I 'd been so inclined , which I was not . ’ |
| 8 | They made out I was n't any good at arithmetic , which I was n't , but that was n't the reason . |
| 9 | There was n't a rehearsal in either Vienna or Salzburg at which I was n't present . |
| 10 | Kylie remembered : ‘ I had to speak in a Dutch accent which I was n't very good at . ’ |
| 11 | Could n't tell unless I went back to look for spent arrows , which I was n't going to do . |
| 12 | ‘ Today I 'm able to square my profession with my religious beliefs , which I was n't able to do when I left acting , ’ he explains . |
| 13 | In one way it was good to have success so quickly , but in another way it meant I was facing things for which I was n't really prepared . |
| 14 | anyhow that made me feel there was no future in Plymouth for that , so this opportunity came , I came and when I got here they did n't carry any sergeants so I would of had to move again if I wanted promotion , which I was n't prepared to do for this , mainly for his education , unfortunately the |
| 15 | And then we 've got some factors which I was n't sure where to put , government regulations erm again you 'll come on to this later in the year deregulation of the airlines allowing free competition between airlines and low prices . |
| 16 | He looked suddenly suspicious that I was making fun of him , which I was n't , and grabbed me to look down the front of my dress . |
| 17 | The Colonel broke out whisky , which I was n't offered . |
| 18 | It made my life a bit unbearable for a while and made it look as if I was attacking Michael , which I was n't . ’ |
| 19 | Which I was n't . ’ |
| 20 | which I was n't suggesting I could , no |
| 21 | Which I was n't told , she said twenty five pounds , so I thought ah , it 'll do nicely ! |
| 22 | Well I 'm going I 've got twenty five quid which I was n't expecting to get . |
| 23 | Once in one of these classes one year I had a Jewish student got up and got very upset during such a class as this and stomped out and then slammed the door er which I was rather sorry about because erm I think he was being a little bit erm too sensitive because the person who was giving the paper said anything anyway erm , but warrant that , but he was just offended of the idea that anybody could suggest that Moses was n't Jewish , and of course |
| 24 | Now , if one parent has a mutant , has a mutation , supposing I , let's go back to me being a mutant which I was rather enjoying , erm , I 'm the mutant with a gene which increases my reproductive success by one hundred percent . |
| 25 | A new R. A. F. camp , to which I was duly sent , had just been opened and was still partly empty when one day a new batch of prisoners was announced . |
| 26 | There was one moment of which I was particularly proud , and Richard made it a magic one . |
| 27 | With no obvious footholds , no reliable gear and no tempting jugs this was a free-climbing land for which I was simply not equipped . |
| 28 | ‘ While engaged in watching the movements of the several species of the great family of Procellaridae , which at one time often and often surrounded the ships that conveyed me round the world , a bright speck would appear on the distant horizon , and , gradually approaching nearer and nearer , at length assumed the form of the White-headed petrel , whose wing-powers far exceed those of any of its congeners ; at one moment it would be rising high in the air , at the next sweeping comet-like through the flocks flying around ; never , however , approaching the ship sufficiently near for a successful shot , and it was equally wary in avoiding the boat with which I was frequently favoured for the purpose of securing examples of other species ; but , to make use of a familiar adage , the most knowing are taken in at last ’ ’ ; one beautiful morning , the 20th of Feb. 1839 , during my passage from Hobart Town to Sydney , when the sea was perfectly calm and of a glassy smoothness , this wanderer of the ocean came in sight and approached within three hundred yards of the vessel ; anxious to attract him still closer , so as to bring him within range , I thought of the following stratagem : — a corked bottle , attached to a long line , was thrown overboard and allowed to drift to the distance of forty or fifty yards , and kept there until the bird favoured us with another visit , while flying around in immense circles ; at length his keen eye caught sight of the neck of the bottle ( to which a bobbing motion was communicated by sudden jerks of the string ) , and he at once proceeded to examine more closely what it was that had arrested his attention ; during this momentary pause the trigger was pulled , the boat lowered , and the bird was soon in my possession . ’ |
| 29 | But the interview about which I was most apprehensive came in making the film on the Scharnhorst . |
| 30 | He then telephoned Nigel 's relations for me , for which I was most grateful — it had been a long day . |