Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [pron] [pers pn] was " in BNC.
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| 1 | An unusual bird flew past , so I asked what it was — and an inner voice told me . |
| 2 | I asked what it was and one of my companions said : ‘ It is the torso of a man who was [ this morning ] cut into three pieces . ’ ’ |
| 3 | The first time I saw Mlle de Montijo was at a reception given by Princess Mathilde for the Duchess of Hamilton ; I was struck by the beauty , the grace of this foreign girl , and I asked who she was . |
| 4 | The person on the SIS switchboard was , I am sure , Liz of old , but when I announced who I was there was no acknowledgement of recognition on her part . |
| 5 | When his initial interest waned , the teacher paid no more attention to him : ‘ Then I realized what he was interested in me for and we ended up just walking past each other , completely ignoring each other . ’ |
| 6 | I realized what I was doing and decided to have this problem analyzed , and I traced it back to when I was in hospital as a child . |
| 7 | Then I realized what I was saying . |
| 8 | Suddenly I realized what I was leaving behind — my childhood , my home , and Joe . |
| 9 | ’ I realized what I was saying . |
| 10 | I thought what 's that digging in until I realized what it was |
| 11 | Finally we stopped at a machine knitting company and I realised what she was shopping for . |
| 12 | Then I realised what I was saying , and it sort of realised that it was n't really a a complimentary thing to say to her . |
| 13 | On another occasion , we could all hear a loud buzzing noise in the office and were frantically trying to track it down when I realised what it was . |
| 14 | It was n't until later that I realised what it was . |
| 15 | The second time I realised what it was . |
| 16 | I realised who I was O K — I just could n't live inside the envelope . |
| 17 | When I met him he was marvellous to work with . |
| 18 | When I met him he was co-manager of a jazz cafe in Edmonton . |
| 19 | last time I met him he was off sick . |
| 20 | eh , I du n no , when I met him he was quite |
| 21 | As I said , part of Barny 's problem was that he 'd never had any contact with people at all , and by the time I got him it was too late . |
| 22 | Jump in the air and basically when I tried what he was doing , I mean , it turned out he 'll tell me what it was . |
| 23 | Finally , at one of the smaller institutes , one on the Restoration of Palaces , I found what I was looking for . |
| 24 | Fate seemed to be steering my course , as in Theosophy I found what I was seeking . |
| 25 | Sure enough I found what I was looking for : a concealed pocket inside the quilted jerkin . |
| 26 | I told myself it was only for a while . |
| 27 | I mean , I let him spend all that money on me , and although I told myself it was fair , it was n't . |
| 28 | I told myself it was because you disgusted me , but really I was afraid of what I might do and say . |
| 29 | ‘ I told myself it was because of the play , but deep down there was something driving me back to you . ’ |
| 30 | I raged inwardly against his injustice and vindictiveness ; I told myself he was a pro-Jewish fanatic , and anti-feminist to the point of misogynism ; that he was a bigot , a bully and a nepotist ( this last was more than unfair , as the extent of his nepotism was his sister 's husband 's niece who was a chambermaid ) . |