Example sentences of "[be] [noun pl] [Wh adv] i [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There are reasons why I ca n't go back , apart from … ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I tell you , there are times when I could agree with the good doctor of Norwich , old Tom Browne , that it were better if we humans propagated in the manner of trees . |
| 3 | She 's not a bad sort but there are times when I could shake her . ’ |
| 4 | His trip here was a homecoming , and there were times when I could see in his eyes that he was reliving his first memories . |
| 5 | Except that we were never completely apart , my love , for you were always beside me , and you were always there , and I think that without you there there were times when I should certainly have been crushed by the weight of a Crown I did not really want . |
| 6 | There were days when I could n't even walk . ’ |
| 7 | There were occasions where I 'd do a whole solo and be totally satisfied with it and then Max would go , ‘ Well , this one section here is a little bit late … ’ |
| 8 | Looking back , there have been occasions when I might have had a bit more foresight , particularly when this chap rang me from Newcastle one day raving about this brilliant young footballer he wanted me to look after . |