Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [adv] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But erm I felt as though , I felt exactly the same , I felt I 'd just been asleep I just had my eyes shut and I felt opening one eye to have a look out and see what people were doing . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'd rather been inclined to favour the theory that Fedorov is working for the Hapsburgs . |
| 3 | After I 'd kissed her goodbye I felt pretty happy because not only had I at last had an extremely enjoyable sexual experience , but I 'd also been able to give enjoyment . |
| 4 | But when I have got you an heir , I 'd best be careful , eh ? |
| 5 | I 'd probably been off-balance , what with the drinks and the crowds and everything . |
| 6 | And , since I 'd often been obliged to meet his other women during the course of his business , I maliciously decided that he would have to encounter my bit on the side , day in and day out . |
| 7 | I 'd never been involved in before as an Area Housing Officer , and just involved with day to day management , but with it being a clearance area it 's a totally different approach , and the sort of things that you deal with are totally different as well . |
| 8 | It was Irene , for instance , who pointed out something I 'd never been able to put my finger on : that Tod ca n't talk and smile at the same time . |
| 9 | I 'd never been interested in guitarists as guitarists until I heard Johnny Marr . |
| 10 | She knew I 'd never been interested in Florian . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'd worked in studios before , really complicated state-of-the-art stuff , and I 'd always been obsessed with multi-tracking . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'd always been good with a sewing machine , ’ she says , ‘ so a kindly neighbour asked me to run her up a few silk separates for the summer holidays . |
| 13 | and I 'd always been sorry that my dad told us , you know . |
| 14 | This she combines admirably with looking after 14-year-old Alex , 12-year-old Rosie , and 5-year-old twins Fifi ( Fiona ) and Nicky : ‘ It was a new direction but something I 'd always been interested in . |
| 15 | It was terrible , I 'd always been independent , or when I was n't for a while I got my own social security money . |
| 16 | I 'd better be sure cos this it 's not a cheap one that one so that |
| 17 | But , no yeah yeah well , I thought , I thought I 'd better be safe , yeah . |
| 18 | Just in case Reynolds ' letter has had any influence on venue managers or promoters , on my next trip up to London to see Blyth Power at the Robey , I 'd better be prepared to wear a tie . |
| 19 | Just in case Reynolds ' letter has had any influence on venue managers or promoters , on my next trip up to London to see Blyth Power at the Robey , I 'd better be prepared to wear a tie . |
| 20 | It 's same as , what ow she 's gone into hospital with her , you know , and I 'd actually been that day , you know what I mean , I do n't mind , do n't get me wrong , I 'm not cross , 'cos I do n't mind . |
| 21 | After the yard was the house that was built for , and due , so much more life than I 'd ever been able to give it . |
| 22 | The cheapest rate I came across was right down at the southern tip of the country where Invercargill 's Southland Aero Club were virtually giving a Tomahawk away for NZ$80 per hour solo ( £24.25 ) . |
| 23 | Or something to that effect — all I recalled incontrovertibly was that old-fashioned construction , ‘ if thou canst ’ … |
| 24 | ‘ The movement I enjoyed most was canter half-pass across the short diagonal with a flying change on the centre line , half-pass back across the diagonal and finishing with another flying change as we reached the outer track . |
| 25 | The sound I heard now was lighter and hollower and … somehow familiar … |
| 26 | All I needed now was double the luck . |
| 27 | But all the children I questioned afterwards were emphatic that they would like to repeat the experience . |
| 28 | Well she drinks sherry you see I thought well is that a sweet sherry ? |
| 29 | " I thought now was supposed to be the marvellous time , and we 're all meant to be living it up , burning the candle at both ends , finding out what we want to do with our lives . " |
| 30 | The criticism of the argument from analogy which I gave above is due to Wittgenstein . |