Example sentences of "as i [verb] he was " in BNC.
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| 1 | A shiver ran up my spine and into my scalp , as I realized he was singing ‘ Mary from Dunloe ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ As far as I know 'e was 'avin' it orf wiv one o' the young gels where 'e worked . |
| 3 | That 's right the tenth replacement depot in Lichfield and they used to come round to Walsall looking for absentees and deserters and they there was actually a shooting match in Street the MPs started firing the guns at these fellas who 'd gone absent without leave , and , but as I understand I remember at the time there was a lot of racism in America then and they , they picked these coloured fellas up and apparently the C O at Lichfield was very much a southern colonel and he was a racist and they used to chain these coloured guys up behind the trucks and make them walk all the way back to Lichfield behind the trucks driving the trucks at walking pace and I understand there was a , a salver , a commemorative salver in the Town Hall to be presented to him , and some an MP in the Council he were looking for this colonel , but as I understand he was court-martialled after the war for racism and so I do n't think he 'd be wanting , wanted to be connected with Walsall any more , so but this was |
| 4 | Erm as I say he was a he was brilliant man er I mean we all we I 'm about one of the last of the ones that were taught under him . |
| 5 | Now well let's have a look at this horse and another schedule because as I say he was trained in Ireland by Arthur and er we saw them at Punchestown back in April where he finished second to another of his rivals today Bishops Hall . |
| 6 | the people that went before have to sort of do it , but as I say he was n't er , er |
| 7 | But as I say he was the most conscientious removal man and after two years when he came in he was so upset . |
| 8 | So even if Westermarck was right , as I believe he was , it would be extremely surprising if his hypothesis explained all of what humans do . |