Example sentences of "be [prep] [conj] i [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's as if I was talking to somebody . |
| 2 | One of my boyfriends said that it 's as if I was from another planet . |
| 3 | Other times , it is as if I was writing about someone else . |
| 4 | This made me feel a quite genuine shame and remorse although — it was as if I was torn into two separate parts both rationally and emotionally — I knew that hurt bewilderment was something I should beware of : he was my enemy who would use any art to outwit me if I could . |
| 5 | It was as if I was another man . |
| 6 | This morning I can kind of feel it , but last night it was as if I was when I swallowed there was a big lump . |
| 7 | But Chaman was very protective and supportive ; it was as if I was still living with my mother . ’ |
| 8 | And now it was as if I were sinking blissfully into a warm bath and lying there perfectly relaxed … |
| 9 | It was as if I were back in Roman times . |
| 10 | It was as if I were surrounded by snarling dogs held back by chains . |
| 11 | It was as if I were doing him a big favour . |
| 12 | It was as if I were a mindless pin , being drawn through a magnetic field . |
| 13 | I ca n't really remember what it was like but I was very pleased with it . |
| 14 | I says I want to learn sommat so I went to and I do n't know what it was , whether it was my attitude , but they , they asked me to do this and I was so good at it , so they started finding jobs for me and it was at and I was anxious for knowledge , and I tell you took anything on , which is important and the big firms did n't . |