Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [adv] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was upstairs bleeding the radiators , all air hisssss air whooshing out everywhere I thought I better check to see when I come in , that thing was full of water ! |
| 2 | This appeared in Scrutiny , and attracted some notice , not least from Ayer himself , with whom I was later to form a warm friendship . |
| 3 | I was however sent an Agenda , on loan and with the very clear proviso that if I wanted to keep it I would have to pay for it . |
| 4 | I was on day duty with Jimmy Coutts and I was peacefully plotting a chart on the far side of the chart table , which was hidden from the entry door by the screen which ran nearly the length of the room . |
| 5 | ‘ I was simply taking a break , that 's all . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ If you thought I was simply playing a little game , then you can think again , Aurora . ’ |
| 7 | I was simply making a comment at your your suggestions about the likelihood of development of the site . |
| 8 | ‘ I was simply making a point . |
| 9 | I was simply making the point that there is a cost in keeping a school desk empty — in St. Helens it amounts to about £1.5 million every year . |
| 10 | ‘ I was effectively providing the growth , ’ Ms Harris says . |
| 11 | Not only did I have to borrow a gown , I was even lent a jacket to go under it ! |
| 12 | Everyone , including the Indians , seemed to be happy and laughing , and in my surly mood I unkindly wished them all in hell — chiefly because no one was in any hurry to serve me and I had to sit and watch a party at the next table consume a feast that looked to me as if it had issued straight from Nirvana , before I was even shown a menu . |
| 13 | I was even offered a van to help me move . |
| 14 | Yeah , mm well I was just picking a bit out of it |
| 15 | I can remember being invited by him to Crystal Palace and I was just leaving the house , with my bag lovingly packed by my Mum , when the telephone rang . |
| 16 | I was just wanted the numbers |
| 17 | , Well done , he 's right , no you were n't , I was just calling an order down to the lower basement . |
| 18 | I was just remarking the other day , I think I brought one of the first Land Rovers to the borders from Edinburgh . |
| 19 | ‘ I was just pushing the ball , my passing shots were not going too well . |
| 20 | ‘ I was just passing the door , orficer . |
| 21 | ‘ Not really , I was just enjoying the view . |
| 22 | That 's it , I said I was just telling the children well what happens if anything happened to Brian . |
| 23 | Exactly , I was just thinking the same thing . |
| 24 | Well it was a large double-fronted house and it was sand-bagged all round and there were tables and to er , administer , you know , wardens in the unevent of air raids which they used to do and they used to patrol the streets looking for lights to see if pe my nan actually got fined once cos she , she event inadvertently went into a room and put the light on and forgot she 'd left the curtains open and an air raid warden happened to be around she , she got hauled into court and fined five pounds for that , er she er I , I once I was just thinking the other day just telling a friend of mine , they had an actual practice air raid once and in some old buildings in the Burchells and we as kids had to go and lie in there and wait till we 'd got a tag on and what would happen to us a label and they took us to the first aid post in , an ambulance came and picked us up on a stretcher and took us to the first aid post in Road . |
| 25 | I was just draw a cemetery . |
| 26 | ‘ I was just getting a blow job from Michelle Pfeiffer . ’ |
| 27 | I think I was just getting a film . |
| 28 | ‘ I was just taking a walk . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I was just taking the dog for a walk . |
| 30 | I was just taking the children for a walk in the park . |