Example sentences of "[was/were] [conj] i [vb base] [adv] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | And some aero aero aeroplane erm g er er what er I think they were If I remember rightly , they were the er Oh dear . |
| 2 | And what this means is that from now on the cla lectures will trail the classes , which , which does n't matter and is actually quite er a good thing in the sense that what will happen from now on is that we 'll first do a topic in the class and then I will give the lecture on it the week after , or possibly even two weeks after , which is okay because it means that then in the lecture I can concentrate on filling in the gaps , straightening out the misunderstandings and generally adding to what we did in the class , rather than leading as it were as I have up until now . |
| 3 | So it was that I set out laboriously to catalogue the very schema of my own sanity , to list exhaustively the full range of my personal habits . |
| 4 | I have been constantly told what a fine man he was and I regret not being able to experience and appreciate his qualities first-hand as I have grown from a child to an adult . |
| 5 | The trouble was they were really bony , that 's the only thing it was and I do n't like eating |
| 6 | Yes it was , and it was and I do n't want |
| 7 | He , he was and I forget how old he was |
| 8 | He said , I 'm going , he said , But , he said , I 've got to , I 've got to take the s the , this millionaire ran this firm and his name was if I remember right . |
| 9 | I think that you might call Duff Hart-Davis a travel writer too , at least by osmosis , since his godfather was if I remember rightly Peter Fleming , who might well have had a stern word or two to say about Mrs Izzard 's book . |
| 10 | But that was if I remember rightly that was a mock-up . |
| 11 | I do n't know what his diagnosis was but I do n't think either of them even vaguely suspected alcohol . |
| 12 | And I will , I ca n't remember what it was but I do n't think I 'll get it again . |
| 13 | On the eve of the match , the 34-year-old Welsh international said : ‘ The simple reason I started wearing black was because I do n't like all the colours the company are making . |
| 14 | Oh I was in repudiation of my contract well I du n no what what it means to repude some things , you know I jumped to get a dictionary and found out , but I really do n't know what my contract was because I do n't think we ever had any . |
| 15 | I always say that I enjoyed the R and R but it was as I go down |
| 16 | Well he was when I come home from work . |
| 17 | But the discipline was at school w it was when I look back it was marvellous , we we were never really bad lads . |