Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] [conj] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | It took another week before my photographs were developed and I saw the result of my airborne activities . |
| 2 | The ideas which I had conceived of that noble university were realised when I saw it … |
| 3 | This was where the offices of the English Department and several lecture-rooms were situated when I arrived in 1957 , twenty years after Philby . |
| 4 | The kids were mortified but I thought it was a real hoot . ’ |
| 5 | With the onset in the later stages of unmistakable labour pains in my lower abdomen all doubts were resolved and I knew I had to do something about it . |
| 6 | Thus it was n't for many years after the first inhibitor experiments were reported that I actually got around to test their effects myself . |
| 7 | But one time er I 'd been er I were wounded and I 'd come out of er they bring you to casual clearly stations , thousands got into one I in this ward er tents and best way they could you know and nurses there and all . |
| 8 | Merry Widows were added because I wanted a live-bearer that was n't the standard Guppy , Molly or Swordtail . |
| 9 | But money and the recession were forgotten as I skied in the brilliant sunshine of Obergurgl just a few days before Christmas . |
| 10 | I knew you were committed and I was n't going to interrupt . ’ |
| 11 | They did n't attack me : my arms were pinioned and I was turned round , my face pressed into the dank wall of the alleyway . |
| 12 | They were written while I was on a train and probably in a bad mood . |
| 13 | Our plans were dashed when I learned that another British company , GKN , had already signed a deal with Unimation . |
| 14 | I I have feelings about it , I I I mean , my , generally my experience I do n't know I have n't discussed with other members but er , when I the panel that I er , allocated to erm and I was telephoned , could a make , and certain dates were made and I finally made one then I was told , oh no that 's not convenient ! |
| 15 | I have no idea how many were produced but I would ask you Mr Mayor whether you feel that this expenditure was money well spent ? |
| 16 | Sweets were produced and I remember going around with a bandaged head for a day or so . |
| 17 | ‘ John Flanagan decided changes were needed and I lost my place . |
| 18 | ‘ It was over two months ago that I was approached about the job , terms were agreed and I was a part of Bill Fox 's presidential platform . |
| 19 | Teachers were told that I would be observing pupil communication but the exact focus was not specified . |
| 20 | I have worked for you in all ways practically from the moment you were born and I 'd die rather than see you throw yourself away on the likes of her ; for she is scum , and I repeat it , scum . |
| 21 | Well colleagues , there are couple of points that were raised that I think need a response . |
| 22 | My clothes were packed and I was ready . |
| 23 | I have many memories of Eton : services in College Chapel , especially in winter when the lights were lit and I listened to the massed singing of a favourite hymn ; the Headmaster , Dr Alington , an Olympian figure in scarlet gown , taking " absence " on the chapel steps ; the Fourth of June , a festival peculiar to Eton , and fireworks bursting over the river ; the Field Game on winter afternoons while mist crept across the grounds ; the lamps in the High Street and crowds of boys hurrying back to their houses before " lock-up " . |
| 24 | I realized that the seats were numbered and I collected my bags and went in search of my proper seat . |
| 25 | ‘ However bitter you may feel about it , the properties were entailed and I am the heir to them , like it or not . ’ |
| 26 | It was students demonstrating , as a result of which a number of them were arrested and I later learnt that a few were sentenced to be flogged . |
| 27 | ‘ No , sir , but the food and clothes were gone when I next went that way , ’ Barrymore told me . |
| 28 | The originals were cut before I purchased the vehicle and I can not find the answer on any wiring diagram . |
| 29 | Schoolgirl fantasies were fulfilled when I was given my own dressing room and bathrobe . |
| 30 | The reinforcements in these units were trained after I left |