Example sentences of "i [was/were] [not/n't] [verb] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | I , I were n't heard of him |
| 2 | I was not thinking of anything in particular . |
| 3 | I was not thinking of the fact that two New Zealanders were out for 99 , which is stupid and by no means a Test match first , nor to the fact that seven of England 's XI were born outside Britain . |
| 4 | ‘ I was not speaking of Felipe . |
| 5 | I suppose he thought I was not giving of my best , and as I was known as a rather shy , reserved sort , he had decided that a quiet word at an informal moment would be the best approach . |
| 6 | ‘ I was not talking of sails , ’ he said . |
| 7 | As a boy , of course , I was not to know of such matters , such degradation , such humiliation and indignities . |
| 8 | Blaming it on the Company would be just a fallback — you would n't believe me if I said I was n't drinking of that but you might believe me if I say we 'd prefer the good old British way : that nothing happened and there 's no blame at all . |
| 9 | ‘ Do n't worry , I was n't thinking of messing around with him . ’ |
| 10 | But I was n't thinking of hiring the Earl of Lichfield and a lot of London models . |
| 11 | Therese said , ‘ Mon petit , the people who talk do n't matter , I was n't thinking of them , I was thinking of your mother , of what they might be saying about her . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I was n't thinking of a bank , Folly . |
| 13 | ‘ I was n't thinking of bringing him to justice . |
| 14 | ‘ I was n't thinking of going as far as that . |
| 15 | SERAFIN : I was n't thinking of Mrs Padmore . |
| 16 | ‘ Yes , she was , though I was n't thinking of Lucia . ’ |
| 17 | I was n't thinking of taking her there , I was thinking of taking you ! |
| 18 | No , I was n't thinking of any time . |
| 19 | Oh no , no , I did n't , I was n't thinking of that , but er |
| 20 | I said i I was n't thinking of that ! |
| 21 | ‘ But I was n't thought of as a Beauty . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Since you remember those moments we shared so vividly , my prowess as a lover must have left some impression on you , ’ he gritted toughly , then , his eyes glinting dangerously , he told her , straight from the shoulder , ‘ Though in actual fact I was n't talking of our time on your bed , but of your interest in my financial standing ! ’ |